Destination Sport Travel and inspiresport are pleased to announce a new partnership with Hockey Wales.
As part of the partnership, Destination Sport Travel will support Hockey Wales with travel for its national teams, plus day-to-day corporate travel requirements.
Destination Sport Travel is a global leader in sports team and business travel working with 35+ teams and governing bodies including Manchester City, British Cycling, Football Association of Wales, Ospreys Rugby and Scarlets Rugby.
Meanwhile inspiresport, the UK’s leading development tour business for schools and clubs, will become presenting partner of the Hockey Wales National Schools Cup.
Endorsed by multiple professional teams and governing bodies, inspiresport have an established history of taking schools and teams on multi-sport and dedicated hockey development tours with popular destinations including The Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia.
As part of the partnership, inspiresport will also seek to bring schools and teams from the UK and overseas for development tours in Wales, providing them an opportunity to receive specialist coaching from Hockey Wales staff, play fixtures against local opposition and enjoy free-time activities.
Hockey Wales Chief Executive Paul Whapham said,
“Hockey Wales are proud to be the first Hockey Governing Body to agree a partnership with Destination Sport Travel. Our international teams spend a large part of their summer travelling across the globe to represent Wales on the international stage.
“The partnership with Destination Sport Travel will ensure that all our athletes benefit from their expertise, quality, and support in making international travel as seamless as possible.
“We are also delighted to be working with inspiresport and are looking forward to welcoming groups of young people to Wales. I’m confident that these young players will benefit from our coaching experience, as well as providing Welsh children the opportunity to have an amazing experience abroad.
“The support of inspiresport will enable us to enhance our national school’s competition, providing greater opportunities for young people to experience hockey.”
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