Athlete Profile

Sam Jones

Men's Junior Team

Nickname: Jonesy
Position: Defender
Height: 185.30 cm
Age: 20
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Residence: Victoria, BC
Languages: English

Teams: UVic Vikes
Former Teams: St. Georges in Vancouver; Hawks in Vancouver; SLAM in Auckland, New Zealand
Coaches: Rick Roberts, Sunil Unka, Mike Lee, Aaron Guest, Indy Sehmbi, Teji Aujli
First Int'l Appearance: 2010 in Moorpark, California vs. USA

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Field Hockey Background

I was introduced to field hockey at a later age of thirteen. I was begrudgingly accompanying my Dad to pick up my sister from practice at Hamber. Originally, I was not impressed with having to tag along with Dad; however, this opinion quickly changed when I first saw the sport. I watched as a bunch of girls whacked a ball around the pitch and thought of how much better I could do the same thing. Later on, Dad signed me up to play with the Hawks and the rest is history.

Proudest Moment

My proudest moment, as I'm sure it is for a lot of us, was putting on our National Teams jersey for the first time.

Career Highlights

- U16 Provincial Club Champions
- U18 Provincial Club Champions x2
- U16 BC Team
- U18 BC Team

My Life

I have two sisters: one older and one younger. Thus, making me the cream of the oreo cookie. One of my biggest goals in life is to, one day, play for the Men's National Team, as it is for many of us.

Education

High School: St. Georges

University: University of Victoria

Degree/ Major: Commerce, Business

Favourite Quote

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible."

Advice for aspiring athletes...

Just work hard, but really enjoy yourselves. From my experience the more you enjoy what you're doing the harder you're going to work, and it'll just come easy to you.