British hockey star Georgie Twigg discusses solid training and replicating Sean Kerly's success in London.
Team GB hockey player looks to improve on silver in 2012
British Olympic hopeful Georgie Twigg believes that solid training and game-like sessions are the key to success for the women's hockey team in 2012.
The Bristol High Performance athlete told
Sky Sports News Radio: "In every training session we are making sure it counts and we are just striving for bigger and better things.
"That is just what is so great about our team, we won't stop at anything and we know that every single person is giving 100%. Hopefully that will pay off...it will be great it being in London and having the crowd - it's going to be an absolutely fantastic opportunity."
Selections
With a total of 28 players in the entire GB training squad, only 16 of these will be representing their country this summer, when the final selections are made in May.
The Lincolnshire player added: "It is quite tricky because a lot of us won't be selected. We are all training hard and at the end of the day the best team will be picked. I think we all back that decision."
Having started out in hockey during her early school years, Twigg now trains at Bisham Abbey where the GB team have a centralised programme. She believes the regular training and interaction with the other members is vital to the side's development.
The squad have recently returned from the Champions Trophy in Argentina, where they claimed the silver medal. They lost 1-0 to the home side in the final and were up against the top eight teams in the world.
History
The Law student added: "It was an excellent tournament for us; we performed excellently as a team and managed to get through to the final for the first time in the history of GB or England ever getting to the final.
"It was a great effort from us and a great stepping stone towards London and shows us if we keep training hard and improving then a gold medal is in our reach."
The Clifton Ladies player, who has split her final year of university studies over two years due to Olympic commitments, is hoping hockey can have a strong impact in 2012 as it did in 1988.
With Sean Kerly leaving Seoul as a new sporting hero after helping Britain to the gold medal, Twigg is hopeful her side can achieve similar feats.
She said: "It was a great showcase for the sport and hopefully we can do the same this summer."
