Player Spotlight
John G. Hooper
- Name:
- John G. Hooper
- AKA:
- Hoops
- Team:
- Mens 1s / VP
- Position:
- VP
- Squad Number:
- 1
- Born:
- Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
- Age:
- 40
- Comes from:
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Previous Clubs:
- Deacons Hockey Club - Barbados, Australian club - Waverley Hockey Club, Mornington Hockey Club, Peninsula Womens Hockey Club, Mornington Women's Hockey Club, TEM Hockey club, Essendon Hockey Club, University of Tasmanian, North West Grads Hockey Club, Melville City Hockey Club, East Devonport Hockey Club, West Devonport Hockey Club
- Hockey Honours:
- Played Senior level for Tasmania and Victoria in Indoor and Outdoor. Coaching in multiple countries FIH (World Hockey) High performance and Development coach
- Best Hockey Memory:
- Coaching Cheltenham Men's Hockey club and helping to get the 1sts promoted to Premier Div 1 and the 2nds 3rds and 4ths all promoted. All in a two year period. Coaching 4 successful national U/18 Mens Indoor hockey titles
- Claim to fame:
- Coaching Men's and Women's 1sts at Cheltenham HC
- Known for saying:
- "The long and the short of it", "Hit the f.....g ball" and "leave my balls alone"
- Most enjoys:
- Winning hockey games when coaching and playing
- Absolutely hates:
- Bullying
- Super hero power:
- Superman's X-Ray vision (especially seeing what people wear underneath)
- Worst hair cut:
- ha ha Cheltenham UK 2006 asked for a Number 8 on top and number 4 on side. Got a number 2 all over. Just started teaching at Cheltenham Ladies College. mmmm not well received.
- Famous person met:
- Queen of England
- Worst subject at school:
- Technical Drawing
- Favorite teacher:
- Penny Bester - Year 12 Biology Teacher Don College, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
- Secret talent:
- Cooking
- Favourite thing to do in Cheltenham:
- Go walking (rambling) in Cotwolds hills
- Favourite night out in Cheltenham:
- With the Cheltenham hockey boys and girls drinking at my favourite water hole in Bath Road called Morans
- Favourite film quote:
- Russel Crow in Gladiator - "What we do in life echoes in eternity"
