hockey today has expanded massively throughout the world. Ireland alone would have three teams from boys and girls to represent them against other counties. These teams would also be a wide variety of people throughout Ireland, coming from Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster. The youngest squad available would be under 16s. The development would start by scouting from schools all over Ireland, especially the well know hockey schools. Only taking the best of what they see and holding intense trials and fitness which would go on for months until they reach to a team with the number of people they need. On a year to year basis Ireland would have and u16s team and an u18s team and every now and again they would have an u21s team depending on the talent or the funding for the year.
When Ireland have selected and developed their team they start off with the Scotland series tournament and they play Scotland for three days in a row. testing their ability and making sure they have made the right choice. They develop then on helping it grow and become stronger and become a proper team. Each year everyone would have to retry for the team and see if you make it again because each year the standard can get better or worse.
