There are four Scots in the women`s Great Britain training squad - Emily Maguire, Sarah Robertson, Morag McLellan and goalkeeper Amy Gibson - and their chances of making the Rio Olympics will depend on GB gaining one of the three automatic qualification spots in the semi-final of the World League to be held in Valencia in three months time.
But that is far from a foregone conclusion as GB, ranked eighth in the world, are in Pool A along with Argentina (3), China (7), Spain (15) and Canada (20) in an announcement made yesterday by the International Hockey Federation. Danny Kerry`s charges must come in the top two in that pool competition to make the semi-finals and have any chance of the guaranteed ticket to Rio. In the semi-finals GB are likely to be up against tough opposition from the other pool in the shape of the United States (5), Germany (6) and South Arica (11).
However, the Scotland quartet must first get into the GB squad of 18 for the Valencia tournament to have any realistic chance of making Rio.
Meanwhile Scotland's under-16 squad faces tough opposition in the Netherlands from tomorrow in HDM's annual Youth International Easter Hockey Tournament.
The tournament features teams from Australia, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, Russia and the USA and the Netherlands. Scotland will play Westlake (NZ), Dynamo Elektrostal (RUS), Kearsney (RSA), HDM (NED), HG Nürnberg (GER), Derby (NED), Rot Wei� München (GER), HVA (NED), Mannheimmer (GER).
Scotland's under-16 girls face Diocesan School for Girls (NZ), HDM, Groningen, Abcoude, Cartouche, Purmerend, AMVJ (all NED).
Boys: Alastair Richmond, David Nairn (Hutcheson's Grammar School), Andrew Duncan (St Pauls RC Academy), Andrew Lochrin (St Andrews and St Brides),
Barry Platt (Uddingston Grammar), Ben Pearson (Dollar Academy),
Cameron Golden (The High School of Dundee), Duncan Gladwin (Thomas Telford), Ewen Mackie (Balerno High School), Fraser Moran (Bellahouston Academy), Jack Cochrane, Jack Jamieson, Neil McIntyre (Glasgow School of Sport),
Jamie Blaikie (Perth High School), Kyle Wright (Loretto School), Lewis Murray, Rory McDiarmid (Douglas Academy), Matthew White (TCSOA), Owen Jenkins Garcia (Craigmount High School), Sam Weissen (Fettes College).
Girls: Emma McDiarmid (Douglas Academy), Kayleigh Justice, Margery Justice (Craigholme School), Lucy Findlay (Kelvinside Academy), Imogen Davies, Maddie Cleat, Elidh Fleming (St Columba's), Lexi Sabatelli (Bellahouston Academy), Maris Cawthorn (Selkirk High School),
Rhona Gowans (Galashiels Academy), Eleanor Skinner (Glenalmond School), Emily Dark, Katie Stott (Kilgraston School), Isla Hewitson (Barnard Castle School), Ella Watt (George Heriot's School), Emily Cross, Hanna Mckie (Mary Erskine School), Rachel Smith (George Heriot's School),
Katie Maccallum (George Watson's College), Iona Colqhoun (Cults Academy.
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