Wednesday, December 6, 2023

England Hockey

Holcombe first side to reach England Hockey Cup semi-finals

Holcombe women became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the England Hockey Tier One Cup by beating Wimbledon 2s 4-3 at Holcombe Park at the weekend. A double from Jade van der Zwan (2), plus strikes from Emma...

GB star Shona McCallin ends superb international hockey career

Shona McCallin has retired from international hockey after a stellar career with England and GB Hockey, as she passed over the No.24 shirt to a player she hoped would play with the “same pride, grit and determination”. McCallin stepped away...

England mull selection ahead of Junior Hockey World Cup

Simon Letchford, England and GB Hockey head coach for women's elite development programme, was in reflective mode as he stood on the pitch at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre following his side's narrow win over a young Scotland combine in the...

Thursday night hockey? Premier Division should set more fixtures like this

Holcombe Park -- A few teachers morphing into midweek English Premier Division players were briefly stressing but managed to get to the venue in time, while there was a healthy crowd for a bar-taking boost, as the rarity of...

Holcombe and Old Georgians set for rare Thursday night lights

Hosts Holcombe are looking to maintain their 100 per cent record when England Hockey Premier Division champions Old Georgians head to Holcombe Park on Thursday night. Barry Middleton’s side have dispatched Reading and Southgate in their opening two fixtures and...

‘Go and watch a Premier Division game – there is talent outside GB Hockey players’

The opening weekend of the Premier Division saw several results that provoked a reaction across social media. With all last season's top four losing, there were cries of “why can’t the England players play?” Firstly, let’s get one thing straight,...

England Hockey respond as Women’s Premier Division miss internationals

England women players will be back playing for Premier Division clubs after fans on social media questioned their omissions on the opening day of the Vitality Women’s Premier Division season. Champions East Grinstead and Surbiton lost their opening games -...

‘Changing nature of university hockey presents challenges over established sides’

Student player Emma Allroggen believes that the circumstances which universities playing Premier Division hockey find themselves in leads to different challenges than those faced by longstanding top flight club sides. Allroggen started playing hockey at the age of four, joining...

How to give England Hockey Premier Division long-term vision, identity and creativity

I’m not trying to solve all of hockey’s problems, certainly not grassroots problems. This is about the Premier Division and creating a product that raises the profile of the sport, raises the standard and gives something for kids to...

Euro Hockey 2023: England women lacked consistency, says Ralph

David Ralph, England women’s coach, admitted that his side lacked consistency as they failed to win a medal for the third EuroHockey running. England reached the semi-finals before losing 7-0 to world No 1 Netherlands and then falling short of...
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Buckingham fundraise to EuroHockey indoors – with Surbiton support

Rivals Surbiton have stepped up to donate to Buckingham’s Euro Indoor Club Cup fundraiser, telling them: “Go fly the...
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