Kate Hollywood



Kate Hollywood (born 28 May 1986) is an Australian field hockey player who has represented the Australian international team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has also won twoCommonwealth Games gold medals, in 2006 and 2010. Domestically, Hollywood plays for the New South Wales Arrows in the Australian Hockey League (AHL). Known for her "speed, vision, and accuracy in passing",[1]  Hollywood plays in the midfield and, having been a member of the Australian national team since 2005, she is one of the side's veterans with over 150 international caps.[2]

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[hide]  *1 Early life ==Early life[edit] == Born to Carolyn and Bob Hollywood[3]  on 28 May 1986, Hollywood is originally from Gymea Bay.[4]  From a hockey-playing family—her father played first-grade hockey in Sydney[5] —she began playing hockey at four years of age for her local team, Sutherland Hockey Club.[6] ==Career[edit] == After her debut season with the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League in 2005, Hollywood was selected to play for the Australian team for their April 2005 tour of the United States.[7]  As an 18-year-old, Hollywood made her international debut on the tour against the Americans[7]  and, after an impressive debut, she became a constant fixture in the Australian team.[8]  In July Hollywood was selected to play for the Australian under-21 team at the Junior World Cup.[9]  Only months after her senior debut, Hollywood played at the 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy where she won a silver medal, losing the final in a penalty shootout to the Netherlands.[10]
 * 2 Career
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The next year, Hollywood played for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shire_3-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  Australia won the gold medal,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-injury_8-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  defeating India 1–0 in the final, which Hollywood described as the "highlight of her career"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fox_1-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  and her "greatest moment".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  Hollywood also played at the 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, but the Australians couldn't repeat their performance of the previous year and didn't feature in the medals. Despite being a regular fixture in the Australian team for the majority of the year, Hollywood was not selected to the Australian squad for the 2006 World Cup.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">2007 saw Hollywood suffer her first injury setback, as she was sidelined for four months to recover from surgery due to compartment syndrome.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-injury_8-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  Hollywood, however, made her way back into the Australian team in time for the 2007 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy where Australia lost the third place play off to Germany.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Prior to the 2008 Olympics, Hollywood competed at the 2008 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, but Australia finished a distant fifth.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  Hollywood then proceeded to complete a "childhood dream" by playing at her first Olympic Games.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lights_15-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  Although there was much speculation in the lead-up that Australia was a genuine gold medal contender,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lights_15-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  the Australians finished third in their group and did not progress to the semi finals. Australia ended up finishing a disappointing fifth overall.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The next year saw Hollywood, who had become one of the national team's senior players due to multiple retirements after the Olympics,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]  play at the 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy. Hollywood played her 100th match at the tournament,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  as the Australians won the silver medal, losing to Argentina in a penalty shootout in the final,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-relegated_19-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  the second time Hollywood had lost in a penalty shootout at the Champions Trophy final.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Australia failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy in 2010,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-relegated_19-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  so the first major tournament that Hollywood was scheduled to play was the World Cup.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  After breaking her hand in June, Hollywood raced to become fit in time for the World Cup, which began in late August.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]  Hollywood did recover in time and, in what was becoming a pattern for the Australian team at major tournaments, they again finished fifth after failing to make the semi finals.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22]  Hollywood played at her second Commonwealth Games later in the year,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  one of only five players who represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  She scored one goal for the tournament as the Australians won the gold medal, Hollywood's second Commonwealth Games gold, after winning the final against New Zealand in a penalty shootout.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Despite winning the Commonwealth Games in 2010, the Australian team fell to fifth in the world rankings. As a result, a new coach, Adam Commens, was hired. He began his time in charge of the Hockeyroos by dropping five experienced players, Hollywood included, from the Australian national squad, citing "emphasis on youth". Hollywood was subsequently moved into the development squad to "develop on areas [she] needs to work on", with Commens declaring that this was not the end of Hollywood's career.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-axed_2-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  As she had changed from a midfielder to a defender in the Australian off-season, Hollywood said that it "wasn't a major shock", but that she has enjoyed the move and is determined to win her way back into the Australian side for the 2012 Olympics.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  During the year, Hollywood finished her bachelor's degree in physical education, played professionally for Dutch side, Rotterdam, and also played in New Zealand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  In October, Hollywood was rewarded with a call-up to the national team for a series against China. Commens said that she had "done well for Australia A during various matches throughout the year" and that "with some strong performances in this series against China she could challenge for a spot in the [Olympic] squad".