THP columnist Todd Williams assesses how Netherlands and Germany advanced to the European Hockey Championships men's final
While falling short of the Belgium v Germany game at the 2019 Euros in terms of sheer quality, it was great to see...
THP columnist and coach Todd Williams picks out the main points from the European Hockey Championships in Amsterdam
More flexible, more agile. Holland women's coach Alyson Annan has concocted a better team than the one that competed in the Rio...
THP columnist and coach Todd Williams picks out the main points from the European Hockey Championships in Amsterdam
The main headline in Belgium's defeat to England was that the men's world champions were rattled. Now, that's unusual.
You look at when...
THP columnist and coach Todd Williams picks out the main points from the European Hockey Championships in Amsterdam
England men heading to familiar territory
There were really good signs for England in their 5-0 victory. This time two years ago, they...
Opinion
As far as years go, 2007 wasn’t particularly significant in the international men’s game. With no Olympics or World Cup, the Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur was the major prize. Germany won their ninth title with a tight 1-0...
In our current world, the rise to public prominence of Marcus Rashford and Barnard Castle - respectively, the highly impressive footballer and the Durham town made famous by Dominic Cummings - have understandably been part of an increased level...
Published before lockdown, columnist Todd Williams says narrowing of top domestic clubs is detrimental to the game
So, let’s get straight to the point: Premier League hockey in England is broken. It is failing clubs, players and coaches all around...
You’ve got a brilliant game lined up at training, an even number of players and then suddenly another player turns up, or even worse, someone gets injured. What do you do? asks Todd Williams.
Add purpose
Well, of course you can play...
There have always been some head-scratching rules in our game that have made it, at times, a little more dangerous than it should be, writes Todd Williams
Going as far back as my father’s playing days, I recall stories of...
No turkeys here! The Hockey Paper's columnist Todd Williams creates his 10-point vision to make hockey a better place in 2020
Dear Santa,
I’ve just been up to my daughter’s bedroom and found her Christmas list. You can imagine how surprised...
