‘Fearless’ Ollie Payne handed Great Britain Hockey selection
By Rod Gilmour Ollie Payne has been described as a “fearless and brave” goalkeeper by his first club coach in Devon following the news that the …
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Psychologist Andrea Furst praised for GB Hockey women’s turnaround
By Rod Gilmour GB women’s sports psychologist who played a signficant behind-the-scenes role as Team GB won Rio 2016 gold has been praised for the …
Katie Glynn and Zak Jones join GB Hockey ahead of Tokyo 2020
By Rod Gilmour Great Britain Hockey has landed two notable coups after New Zealander Katie Glynn and Welshman Zak Jones were announced on Wednesday as …
How GB Hockey coaching hub has inspired during lockdown
The sight of empty pitches during lockdown and the hundreds of coaches across the UK unable to deliver sessions to eager players has clearly left a void. But …
Hockey Olympians used in secret project to trial energy substance
By Rod Gilmour Great Britain hockey Olympians were used as ‘guinea pigs’ in a behind-closed-doors UK Sport project trialling a ketones-based drink …
Great Britain hockey ‘return to school’ after lockdown training
There were school-like ‘first day back’ images and jokes about missing satchels as Great Britain’s hockey players were back at Bisham HQ for …
Wales’ Rupert Shipperley passes off rugby for GB hockey dream
By Richard Bright Teak-tough geography teacher Rupert Shipperley hopes to rack up the air miles on the return road to Tokyo 2020 next year. The Hampstead & …
Team GB women’s hockey gold edged out in best women’s sport moment
By Rod Gilmour Nearly four years after Team GB women etched themselves into history, the hockey squad’s memorable, stop-the-nation performance has been …
Contact training allowed for elite athletes when hockey is ready
By Richard Bright Britain’s elite hockey players could be allowed to head straight into close contact tackling when they are permitted to start training …
GB hockey players able to resume elite training after lockdown
By Cassie Worth Great Britain’s centrally-contracted hockey players are able to resume full-time training only with immediate effect but can refuse to do …
