In the second part of a special series on junior hockey coaching, TODD WILLIAMS says that drills must now drive sessions over endless gameplay
There’s a case to be made to say that coping with Covid has brought the opportunity for...
In the first part of a special series on junior hockey coaching, TODD WILLIAMS asks why gameplay alone won’t develop players technically
Honesty, they say, is the best policy. However, as happily as the word is thrown about in sport,...
Columnist TODD WILLIAMS says Kookaburras have been less insistent on goal chasing in bid for first Olympic title in 17 years
The semi-final win over Germany was one of the most controlled performances I have ever seen by an Australian...
At the Rio 2016 Olympics, the triumvirate of Sophie Bray, Alex Danson and Lily Owsley fomed part of the drive which took Team GB towards a mesmeric women's hockey gold.
Owsley has maintained her speed and class in the class...
The Olympic selection process is an emotive subject. TODD WILLIAMS looks at how to be a better, stronger person in dejection
With pushbacks finally looming at the Olympics, focus can now shift to performances and results and away from that...
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...
