Jason Wellings

Born: 26 March 75

Position: GK

Height/Weight: 6-0, 200

International Caps: 34

Years on National Team:
2002 USA National Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Birthplace: Detroit, Mich.

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Residence: Walsall, West Midlands, UK

High School: Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, U.K. ('93)

College:

• Univ. of Central England, Birmingham, U.K.
• 1997 (Law Degree), 1999 Post Grad Diploma in legal practice

Occupation: Lawyer

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey at school at age 12
   
• International Highlights
  2002 - USA National Team...USA/Chile Series...2003 - Named to the U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup Qualifier Team (Santo Domingo/2nd)...USA Eagles Cal Cup Champions...Pan American Games (Santo Domingo)...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th/Santo Domingo)...2004 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup (7th, London, Ontario)...2005 - U.S. National Squad...2006 - U.S. National Squad...Canada Test Series (Chula Vista, Calif)...Named to 2006-07 USA National Squad at USA National Championships (Chula Vista, Calif.)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago Test Series (Virginia Beach, Va.)...2007 -USA vs. Mexico Pan American Games Qualifying Series (USA wins series 2-0-1)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago tour (Port of Spain, TRI; USA wins series 4-0)...China 4 Nation Tournament Team (4th, CHN, JPN, EGY, USA - Lanzhou City, CHN)...XV Pan American Games Team (Rio de Janeiro, 7th)...2008 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Auckland, NZL; 6th_
   
• National
  2006 - USA National Championships (Chula Visa, Calif.)...2007 - Placed 4th at USA National Championships with San Francisco Bay Area High Performance Center (Chula Vista, Calif.)...Named "Goalkeeper of the Tournament" for the National Championships.
  
• Club: Belper (U.K.); Nottingham Hockey Club (U.K.)

Personal:

Nickname: "J.J."
Career High: Captaining my country's team
Career Low: Missing out on the 2003 Pan Am Games semi-finals on goal difference despite beating the Dominican Republic 23-0.
Sport ambition: Medal at Pan Am Games
Ambition after hockey: Continue my legal career
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is : Track & field
Most influential person in your sporting career: Alan 'Sinnie' Sinclair. He is one of the most innovative, knowledgeable and perceptive coaches I've ever worked with. He developed my technique and had a real talent for getting the best out of me and my team mates. A knack for teaching players without them realising they were learning. Probably a man slightly ahead of his time.
Before every game I : Eat Jaffa Cakes
Most unusual thing that has happened to you: An Aussie fan asked to take a picture of me holding her baby son!
I can't live without: my laptop
Most people don't know that I: speak German
My philosophy on life: Never be afraid of moving slowly only of standing still.
Favorites: Food: Chicken Tikka Badami (Curry); Movie: Anchorman; Pro Team: San Diego Chargers; Musical Artist: Depends on my mood;
Hobbies: Weight training, club coach Under-13 and Derby College
 

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