The people behind Shut Out School
David Williamson
David has been involved in field hockey on both sides of the Atlantic for the last ten years. A Native of Northern Ireland he has played for a number of top clubs, winning a Double national Championship and played in the European club championship for Lisnagarvey HC before making a move to Pembroke Wanderers playing in the European indoor trophy and the EHL K.O 16
Having coached at top high school and club programs in Ireland he has also coached in the NCAA with Kent State and Monmouth University. Whilst in the USA David has worked with the USFHA through the futures and USFHA elite camps. David is a seasoned camp campaigner spending his summers with CE since 2002.
Back in Ireland he had a 7 year stint as assistant coach with the Irish national u18 team helping guide them to back to back 4th place finishes in the ultra competitive European Championships.
David has also worked developing numerous young international keepers for the Irish Hockey association.
Passionate about keeping he has pent time in Holland, Germany and Spain plus way too much of his time on the turf working on and developing new techniques and training methods.
You can contact David regarding anything SOS related at info@shutoutschool.com
David Harte
Davey is one of the top young keepers out there on a world stage and we are very excited to have in involved in the SOS.
Rather than attempting to sum up Davey’s undoubted talent SOS has sat down and interviewed him… read below for all the details on our star man!
Name: David Harte
Age: 21
DOB: 03/04/1988
Weight: 93kg
Height: 6ft 5'
Sponsor: Tk
Started Hockey: Age 13
Started Goal Keeping: Age 14
Reason for becoming a GK: Didn't like all the running outfield :)
Clubs: Cork Harlequins, Pembroke Wanderers, SCHC (Holland)
First Senior Cap: Vs France in Paris in 2006.
Current Caps: 58
50th Cap: In World Cup Qualifier Argentina Vs Belgium.
Tournaments Attended: Celtic Cup (France, Wales, Cork),
Setanta Trophy (Dublin),
Champions Challenge II (Dublin),
Olympic Qualifier (New Zealand),
Samsung 4 Nations (Chile),
European A Division (England),
European B Division (Wales),
World Cup Qualifier (Argentina).
Teams Played against: England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Argentina, Chile, Canada, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand, Pakistan, China, Malaysia, Japan, Russia, Belarus, South Africa, Egypt.
Best Moment to date: Drawing 1-1 with Spain (World No. 3) in opening game of European Cup 2007 making over 12 saves. Winning the European Trophy in Wales to gain promotion back into the A Division in Germany 2011.
Worst Moment to date: Olympic Qualifier New Zealand needing to beat Argentina by 2 clear goals to get to the final to play for the one ticket to Beijing. Winning only 1-0, keeping a clean sheet against the world No. 7 but at that time such a mixture of emotions winning but knowing it wasn't enough to go through.
Scariest Moment to date: In Manchester 2007 at the European Cup facing Taeke Takema in my 9th cap. Did manage to save his first flick but he scored the second :(
Personal View on Goalkeepers: I believe we are the most important players on the pitch. We are the only players able to guarantee at least a draw in a match keeping a clean sheet.
Best Save: Making a save in the top right corner against Xavier Ribas of Spain from one of his trademark drag flicks to keep the game at see it out at 1-1.
Future Ambitions: To play professionally for a club in Europe, to get 100 caps for Ireland and to qualify for a major tournament like the Olympics and World Cup with Ireland.
Contact Davey on davey@shutoutschool.com
Matt Winn
As Business director of the highly successful Champion’s Edge field hockey Matt brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to SOS American operations. His focus is on camp & event organization, marketing, staffing and business administration.
Contact Matt on matt@shutoutschool.com
