Lock leads the way in Spanish revolution

Spain's Head Coach Adrian Lock. Pic credit: Getty Images/FIH

Adrian Lock is the English-born Head Coach for Spain's Red Sticks. He has been in position for five years and, over that time, he has overseen a hockey-shaped Spanish revolution, moving the team from a middle ranking nation to a team that is now knocking on the door of the big nations in the FIH Hero World Ranking top 10 – Spain are currently ranked 11th. On the day of this interview Lock's Spain had just recorded their biggest win in their World Cup history, beating South Africa 7-1. The previous record had been a 5-1 victory over Nigeria in Madrid in 1978.