On the field, where his players beat with frightening speed, drift to one side and then the other, or burst past them with raw power and close ball control, Hemp is a ready-made superstar.
Despite her tender age, she has probably already surpassed people like Lucy Bronze and Ellen White as England’s most important and talented player. And yet she still seems comfortable with the inevitable pressure and expectation that accompanies that kind of superlative about her ability.
“I do not feel really pressured,” explains Hemp, in a soft voice that still has more than a hint of a Norfolk accent, five years after she left her hometown, North Walsham, near Norwich.
“But as I get older, I also realize that there will be more and more of it on my shoulders. I’m just taking it in my stride. I like the fact that people have those expectations of me.
“If you have one good game for England, you are expected to have another. That’s just how it is when you play for your country and your club.
“I have set a standard for myself and I want pressure this summer. I want to be the best, I want to be the player in this team that people are looking for to make something happen.
“I want the expectation of me to come up with something, to be brave on the ball. In the position I play, you have to have that confidence to be creative.
“You can not feel nervous or under pressure, because you will be too shy to play well or try things. If people expect things from me this summer, it’s good, that means I’ve played well before.
“I do not shy away from the challenge in front of me, I want it in front of me. That’s not something I’m worried about. “
“The whole country is going to come after us”
It’s a powerfully convincing answer to a question about the worry about too much pressure accumulating on her young shoulders. Hemp looks and sounds ready to play in her first tournament for England, having already made her debut for Great Britain at the 2021 Olympics.
“The tournament feels like it’s fast approaching,” said the former Bristol Academy forward. “And it is every child’s dream to play in something like that. To play for England at a home tournament, in crowded stadiums, I don’t think it gets any better to be honest.
“It is one of the world’s biggest stages and this summer can be really special. We have a fantastic team, some great players and it’s really exciting to think about what we can achieve in July.
“Maybe this year’s postponement will mean that I’m a better player at the Euros than I would have been before the pandemic pushed it back,” said the four-time PFA Young Player of the Year, “I am definitely a more experienced I’ve been to a big tournament at the Olympics and it just made me want to be a part of another one.
“During the build-up, you could see with the ticket sales that the whole country will come after us. It’s going to be a lot different than the Olympics [behind closed doors]. I can’t wait to get started. ”