England Lacrosse is delighted to announce the names of the 37 domestic players chosen to be a part of the England under-20 men’s performance programme for the 2023/24 season with some overseas athletes joining the programme later in the year.
With the first training weekend for the players taking place from 17-19 November, each player has been selected due to their impact and potential to develop as lacrosse athletes as they gain more playing experience and are exposed to different and high-level coaching techniques.
Several players who have been chosen are already highly experienced lacrosse athletes with Hugo Peel having travelled to San Diego in the summer to play (and score) at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship and Joshua Clegg, Drew Wilkinson, Will Brown, Jim Hartley, and George Shonfeld (along with Peel) all representing teams at The Fly 2023.
A number of these players will go on to gain further tournament experience next summer at the 2024 ELF U20 European Championship in Poland but all 37 players will be coached and nurtured as part of the England under-20 men’s performance programme over the next 12 months.
Head Coach of the England under-20 men’s performance programme, Mike Armstrong, said:
“I’m excited to finally get down to work with the players and coaching team for the 2023/24 programme.
“We have some great talent we want to nurture and I’m looking forward to November’s first training camp and seeing where we can go, not just in the run up to the Euros next year, but beyond.”
GK
George Jenkins
Joachim Ruby
Luke Bond
Noah Arnison
Sam Polya
Def
Alex Tyldesley-Worster
Archie Carr
Calum Watson
Dan Goodwin
James Thompson
Luke Flower
Matthew Forrester
Wil Baker
Will Hodgson
Will Locker
Mid
Drew Wilkinson
George Parker
George Smith
Hugo Peel
Jack Dearden
Jamie Mochan
Jim Hartley
Josh Phillips
Joshua Clegg
Leo Baythorpe
Ryan Frayne
Sam Ginger
Will Brown
Will Hodnett
Att
Ben Jackson
Ellis Baythorpe
George Shonfeld
Henry Smith
Oscar McCarthy
Owen Shuttleworth
Sam Griffiths
Zak Spreckley