Anna Toman, Author at The Hockey Paper

8 December 2022

GB and England women's star on the painful loss of her father, Frank, who died peacefully in October Dad was never scared of dying. An...

12 October 2022

I left quite a bit behind in Holland with my club side SCHC but I was excited to come back to England for this...

5 October 2022

What I’ve learnt at elite level I've been in a very fortunate position that I have been selected for everything and I have been injury...

30 August 2022

Our columnist looks back on a glorious summer which included Commonwealth gold as England women won their first major title in seven years in...

28 July 2022

It was inspirational to watch the football and see England women beat Sweden in the Euros 2022 on Tuesday night. We had a big...

1 July 2022

Compared to the build-up of our home tournament in 2018, the 2022 Women’s World Cup has come round quite quickly. With the Olympics being...

9 May 2022

Our columnist ponders how many talented players have been lost to hockey at a young age due to a lack of comfortable sports kit...

4 April 2022

The scheduling of the English domestic season for indoor and outdoor has always baffled me. Hockey is classed as a winter sport but why do...

Anna Toman