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Mark Bateman

Name: Mark Bateman
Nickname: “Coach” & “Baters”
DOB: 8/5/1985
Previous clubs: None (in a coaching capacity)
Honours: Wales 16,18 & 21’s, Cheshire 16- 21’s, North 21’s, National league player and winning the league with Crewe as coach
Occupation: Student/ Hockey coach
Position: Head coach
Number: N/A (12)
Highlight in hockey: Having the current crop of players to work with and the friendships that come from the sport as well as any win!!
Low time in hockey: Losing the semi final of the European championships in Gibraltar 2006 when there was real potential to win the tournament. Any game lost where I feel we should have won!!
Position in fantasy league 05/06 season: 13th – My team had so much potential!!!

Favourite Book: Dan Brown – The Da Vinci Code & Lance Armstrong’s - It’s not about the Bike
Fave cd: Don’t have one, but my song would be The Verve – Bitter sweet symphony and Ian Brown’s F.E.A.R
Fave food: Chicken ceaser salad followed by scotch pancakes – ideal!
Fave quote: “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the ONLY thing!!!”
Fave and worst movie seen: Fave - Anchorman – the legend of Ron Burgundy and the Blair Witch Project - Rubbishhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Funniest moment in hockey: Dave Kettle’s master class in the Euros’ and Jono –“finger in a bottle incident”
Sportsperson most admired: Lance Armstrong and Brent Livermore
Hockey and sporting goals: Coaching: To consistently win whilst maintaining an enjoyable set up within the team, Take the Vagrants to the national league and make a reputation for myself as a talented coach. Playing: Gain senior Wales’s caps and consistent pitch time in the National Prem.
Strengths: Knowledge of player movement and patterns of play, as a player – fitness and vision
Weaknesses: Umpires not knowing the rules – me advising from the sideline, as a player- trying to do too much and flexibility
Hockey phone a friend: Lee Ible
3 choice dinner guests: Lance Armstrong, Kiera Nightly and my Great granddad – Harry Mortimer