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Brinsley Powell is an accomplished coach and program leader with extensive experience in both hockey and cricket. Currently serving as the Program Lead Head Coach for the Ireland U18 Boys' Programme and the Ireland Senior Men Indoor Coach at Hockey Ireland since January 2023, Brinsley also manages a retail operation as Store Manager for Total Hockey. Additional roles include Head Coach at Corinthians Hockey Club and Owner and Head Coach at Balanced Performance Coaching, focusing on technical skills and gameplay understanding for high-performing players. Previous positions encompass Head Coach for the Ladies 1st Team at Western Province Cricket Club, Brand Manager at Pro Series Indoor, and Pro Coach at South African College School. With a decade of coaching experience at multiple levels, Brinsley has also contributed as Lead Performance Coach for Western Province Hockey Union and co-founded Run The Game, emphasizing coach education. Brinsley holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of South Africa.
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The Irish Hockey Association is the National Governing Body for the sport of field hockey in Ireland. Governing the 32 counties of Ireland, the Association is responsible for the management and overall development of all areas of the sport. The Association was formed in 2000, as a result of the merger of the two pre-existing Unions which governed men's and women's hockey separately. Both pre-existing Unions' origins date back to the late 19th Century, when they were formed within a year of each other. The IHA has a total of eight affiliated Branches that govern the sport at regional and local level. Separate Branches administer men's and women's hockey, although plans are being put in place to merge the sport at Branch level also, as is the case at national level. Five women's hockey Branches exist – Leinster, Munster, Connacht, Ulster and South East, with three men's hockey Branches existing in the form of Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The sport's approximate 168 clubs and 280 schools are affiliated to the IHA through its Branch network. The Irish Hockey Umpires Association, which manages the sport's umpire base, and the Irish Universities Hockey Association, which governs the sport in Ireland's university system, are also affiliated to the IHA.