Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Latest breaking news, previews and match reports written by Hockey Paper staff

Shirts and black and white ties: Ever heard of Henbury Ladies Hockey Club?

Mike Haymonds continues to chart The Hockey Museum's neverending array of unearthed stories The most amazing and unlikely things happen when you talk to people,...

Why getting fit for Masters Hockey World Cup really mattered

Australian over 35s gold medallist Angus Armstrong on why masters hockey is an experience of a lifetime Being selected in the Australian side for the first 2018 over...

Tyranny of distance: Coaching masters hockey remotely in Australia

Player assessments, camps, planning and reviews. Coaching an over-35s Masters World Cup team to success needs plenty of hard grind, writes Bill Tomkins. Coaching and...

The year India women made a mark on world hockey stage

The year 1953 was a big one for the nation and for hockey, especially women’s hockey, writes The Hockey Museum's Mike Smith. In March,...

History of hockey: from power games, to Olympic tactics

History of hockey: from power games, to Olympic tactics  The name hockey is derived from the English "hook" or from the ancient French "hoquet" (shepherd's...

Beeston new men’s coach relishing club prospects

Mark Bateman, freshly-installed as Beeston's men's coach, says he will lead "the most forward-thinking club in England" and one which was "too good to...

Tributes paid to Canterbury Hockey great Dick Laslett

Hockey greats Sean Kerly and Mel Clewlow have led the tributes for the recent passing of Canterbury HC's Dick Laslett, described as an "unsung...

Helen Richardson-Walsh expresses shock at Hockey 5s World Cup venue

Rio gold medallist Helen Richardson-Walsh has expressed her shock at the staging of the first Hockey 5s World Cup in Oman. There was widespread condemnation...