Jade Close

Jade Close (born 18 October 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. She plays club hockey for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League. She is a member of the Hockeyroos and has had 55 caps for the team. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.



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[hide]  *1 Personal  ==Personal[ edit] == Close, nicknamed Ruby, was born on 18 October 1987 in Wagga Wagga.[1] [2]  She is from Penrith,[1]  New South Wales.[3]  She lives in Perth, Western Australia because the national team trains there. When not training with them, she stays at home with family in Penrith.[1]  She was a ball girl at the 2000 Summer Olympics during the Hockeyroos' gold medal match.[1] ==Field hockey[ edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Close is a striker,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-penrith_1-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hockeyaus_2-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  who started playing the sport because her sister's team needed an extra player.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hockeyaus_2-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  She plays for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League, wearing jersey number 4.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hockeyaus_2-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  Her hockey sponsors include Mazon (Just Hockey) and Lawrence & Hanson.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hockeyaus_2-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] ===National team<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Close made her national team debut at the European Tour 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hockeyaus_2-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  When the Hockeyroos got new coach Adam Commens in  January 2011, she was one of four players identified to aid in developing the national side.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18monthsago_4-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]  As of 21 June 2012, she had 55 caps with the Australia women's national field hockey team.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-penrith_1-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]
 * 2 Field hockey
 * 2.1 National team
 * 3 References

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In June 2012, Close played in the Investec London Cup.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-invesccup_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  She played in Australia's 1–4 loss to the Netherlands.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-netherlands_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-moredutch_7-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nolygoal_8-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-closeloss_9-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Close was named to the Australia women's national field hockey squad that will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-abc2012_3-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-penrith_1-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-crookwell_10-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-redhair_11-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-moreconfirm_12-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-southerntable_13-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  making her debut as a twenty-four-year-old.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-penrith_1-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  In preparation for the Games, she participated in a four-week Perth-based training camp in June and  July 2012 .<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-penrith_1-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  She and her team-mates were scheduled to leave for the London Games on 17 July.