Friday, December 1, 2023

Club

The clubs pushing Walking Hockey forwards

Lockdown lift was the launchpad for Inverleith Walking Hockey for the over-50s which is now going from strength to strength with players of all levels taking part in mixed games. The venue is The University of Edinburgh Playing Fields at Peffermill every Tuesday...

Brits lost over four million teeth due to sporting injuries

Britons have lost over four million teeth thanks to sporting injuries. According to a poll of 2,000 adults, 16 per cent have lost a tooth after falling or suffering an injury. However nearly half experienced tooth loss while playing sport, although...

Black Friday: VEO offers ground-breaking technology for hockey clubs

Have you wondered how you can record your club’s matches? Veo is a specialist technology company who make portable AI cameras which capture and follow the action on the field. Renowned for their popularity in football, their ability to capture...

‘Massive divide’: Men’s Premier Division goals highlights disparity

Has there ever been such a net-bulging start to a Premier Division as witnessed from the men’s top flight heavyweights? Pure entertainment or too many mismatches? Old Georgians, Surbiton and Holcombe hammered over 180 goals between them in 11 matches,...

‘When you’re involved in hockey world, there’s nothing like it – you always feel welcome’

Since winning gold at Rio 2016, Sam Quek has embarked on a career in broadcasting as well as becoming a mother of two. While such a packed schedule has its challenges, hockey remains a place where she can switch...

Hockey club crowdfunds second defibrillator after Dutch player’s life saved

A Wiltshire club has raised funds to install a second defibrillator after a Dutch player’s life was saved from their clubhouse machine. Arno Van Oorstehout, of Alecto HC in the Netherlands, suffered a cardiac arrest during a match at Chippenham...

Community College is set to become Plymouth’s new home of hockey 

As part of the city’s ongoing investment in sports facilities, a brand new, 2G sand pitch will be installed for both school and community use with modern flood lighting to ensure that it can be used all year round. While...

Meet the touring side with the hockey ‘AGM’ everyone wants to attend

Phil Benton, from Alderley Edge Hockey Club, on an 'undesirables' side set to celebrate 50 years of continuous touring The Undesirables - Cogito Ergo Sum. Although ancient stone tablets show two figures standing opposite each other in a now familiar...

Hockey Social: Club installs new astro – after 10-year fundraiser

We round up regular stories across the UK and globe, from clubs to players and inspiring stories beyond the pitch A Cambridgeshire club is enjoying the fruits of an incredible 10 years of fundraising as it finally opened its new astro...

Mother, daughter link up to secure win for Scottish club

A mother has praised her daughter after the pair teamed up to help Perthshire Hockey Club continue their fine start to the season. Karen Thomson, 53, and 17-year-old daughter Riley Thomson were both playing for Perthshire HC women’s 1s last...
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‘I worried if I’d be the same hockey player’: How positives can be found in tough situations

TILLY BUTERWORTH is playing at the Junior Hockey World Cup with England women. Here, she writes an honest assessment...
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