Introduced to hockey by family at a young age, Evans' father Roy coached hockey for South Australia at a national level, whilst her older brother Dylan has also played representative hockey for the SA Hotshots.[5][6]
Evans currently resides in her home city of Adelaide, where she works as an Exercise Physiologist.[5]
CareerEdit
Domestic hockeyEdit
Club levelEdit
Evans started playing hockey at age 7 for Burnside HC. She transferred clubs to North East HC (NEHC) whilst still a junior player. At just age 12, she made her debut for the NEHC Division 1 women's team in Hockey SA's Premier League competition.[7] Evans is a life member of NEHC, where she is continues to represent the club as a player-coach in the Premier League division.[8]
In 2019, following the overhaul of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Evans was named in the preliminary Adelaide Fire squad for season one of the new league.[11] She went on to represent the Adelaide Fire in every match of the league, with the team finishing in third place.[12]
International hockeyEdit
HockeyroosEdit
Known for her speed and swift stick skills, Evans made her international debut for Australia in early 2010 during a test-series against New Zealand in Perth.[3]
Evans secured a place in the 2011 national squad, working towards a potential Olympic appearance in 2012.[5] She made her first appearance at a major tournament during the Oceania Cup in Hobart, where she won a silver medal.[13]
IndoorEdit
In addition to field hockey, Evans also made an impact on the hard court, being selected in the Australian Indoor Squad from 2007 to 2016 and impressively competing at two FIH Indoor World Cups.[14]
Evans competed at the 2011 and 2015 FIH Indoor World Cups, finishing in eighth position on both occasions.[15]
Recognition & AwardsEdit
Hockey SA Premier League Women's Best & Fairest – (2009 and 2016)[11]
holly, evans, born, february, 1987, former, field, indoor, hockey, player, from, australia, personal, informationborn, 1987, february, 1987, adelaide, south, australiaheight155, playing, positionmidfieldersenior, careeryearsteam2004, 2018sa, suns2019, adelaide. Holly Evans born 20 February 1987 1 is a former field and indoor hockey player from Australia 2 3 Holly EvansPersonal informationBorn 1987 02 20 20 February 1987 age 36 Adelaide South AustraliaHeight155 cm 5 ft 1 in Playing positionMidfielderSenior careerYearsTeam2004 2018SA Suns2019 Adelaide FireNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls 2010 2012Australia15 1 2007 2015Australia Indoor24 12 Medal record Women s field hockeyRepresenting AustraliaOceania Cup2011 Hobart Team Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Domestic hockey 2 1 1 Club level 2 1 2 National leagues 2 2 International hockey 2 2 1 Hockeyroos 2 2 2 Indoor 3 Recognition amp Awards 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditHolly Evans was born and raised in Adelaide South Australia 4 Introduced to hockey by family at a young age Evans father Roy coached hockey for South Australia at a national level whilst her older brother Dylan has also played representative hockey for the SA Hotshots 5 6 Evans currently resides in her home city of Adelaide where she works as an Exercise Physiologist 5 Career EditDomestic hockey Edit Club level Edit Evans started playing hockey at age 7 for Burnside HC She transferred clubs to North East HC NEHC whilst still a junior player At just age 12 she made her debut for the NEHC Division 1 women s team in Hockey SA s Premier League competition 7 Evans is a life member of NEHC where she is continues to represent the club as a player coach in the Premier League division 8 National leagues Edit Evans made her debut into the Australian Hockey League AHL Hockey Australia s former premier domestic competition in 2004 She was a member of her home state s representative team the SA Suns 9 During her ten year AHL career Evans won one national title with the side at the 2011 edition of the tournament 10 In 2019 following the overhaul of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League Evans was named in the preliminary Adelaide Fire squad for season one of the new league 11 She went on to represent the Adelaide Fire in every match of the league with the team finishing in third place 12 International hockey Edit Hockeyroos Edit Known for her speed and swift stick skills Evans made her international debut for Australia in early 2010 during a test series against New Zealand in Perth 3 Evans secured a place in the 2011 national squad working towards a potential Olympic appearance in 2012 5 She made her first appearance at a major tournament during the Oceania Cup in Hobart where she won a silver medal 13 Indoor Edit In addition to field hockey Evans also made an impact on the hard court being selected in the Australian Indoor Squad from 2007 to 2016 and impressively competing at two FIH Indoor World Cups 14 Evans competed at the 2011 and 2015 FIH Indoor World Cups finishing in eighth position on both occasions 15 Recognition amp Awards EditHockey SA Premier League Women s Best amp Fairest 2009 and 2016 11 References Edit Team Details Australia tms fih ch International Hockey Federation Retrieved 17 April 2020 Hollywood rewarded with Hockeyroos shot Retrieved 9 January 2017 a b History of the Hockeyroos hockey org au Hockey Australia Retrieved 17 April 2020 Australian Indoor Teams hockey org au Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 13 March 2015 Retrieved 17 April 2020 a b c Holly Evans hockey org au Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 19 March 2012 Retrieved 17 April 2020 Holly Evans sportforwomen com au Sport for Women Retrieved 17 April 2020 Holly Evans to play 300th match this PL Friday Retrieved 9 January 2017 SENIORS nehc asn au North East Hockey Club Retrieved 17 April 2020 Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007 2008 PDF clearinghouseforsport gov au Government of Australia Retrieved 17 April 2020 Southern Suns win national hockey title adelaidenow com au The Advertiser Retrieved 17 April 2020 a b Holly Evans hockeyone com au Hockey One Retrieved 17 April 2020 EVANS Holly hockeyaustralia altiusrt com Hockey Australia Retrieved 17 April 2020 Hockey Australia Annual Report 2011 2012 PDF clearinghouseforsport gov au Government of Australia Retrieved 17 April 2020 North East Hockey Club State Representatives Retrieved 9 January 2017 EVANS Holly tms fih ch International Hockey Federation Retrieved 17 April 2020 External links EditHolly Evans at the International Hockey Federation Holly Evans at HockeyAustralia altiusrt com Holly Evans at Hockey org au at the Wayback Machine archived 15 August 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holly Evans amp oldid 1138752710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
