Ashley Jackson when he was in year 7 he joined rose hill school

Rose Hill School

Rose Hill School is a British Independent School situated in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools. The school is co-educational.-Summary:...

 in Tunbridge Wells. He is an English field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 player. He was a member of the British squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 and appeared again in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The midfielder/striker made his debut in 2007 for the English senior side at the age of 19. He currently wears the number 7 shirt for both England and Great Britain and sometimes strikes Penalty Corners for the National Team. Jackson played for HGC

HGC (field hockey)

HGC is the acronym of the field hockey club H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, which is located on the border of Wassenaar and The Hague in The Netherlands. The club was founded on September 22, 1906....

 in the Dutch league for a number of years, alongside England/GB team mate Barry Middleton

Barry Middleton

Barry John Middleton is an English field hockey player. He was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and fifth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the England Squad that won the 2009 Eurohockey Nations Cup and gained silver at the 2010...

. He now plays outdoor hockey for East Grinstead Hockey Club

East Grinstead Hockey Club

East Grinstead Hockey Club is a field hockey club, founded in 1897. It is based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. The men's 1st XI play in the English Hockey League Premier Division, while the women's 1st XI play in the South Club's Women Hockey Division 3B...

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. He continues to play indoors for East Grinstead as they defend their National Indoor League and Championship titles, and has also helped them to obtain the European Indoor title for the 2009/10 season. He schooled at Sutton Valence Kent.

He was named FIH

International Hockey Federation

The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...

Young Player of the year 2009 and is the first English player to receive this accolade.

Ashley has said 'it will be a two horse race between EG and Reading once again' in the English National Hockey League.