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The next Hockey World Cup is due to commence in India November 2018. Lasting through December, this event will be closely followed by field hockey fans around the world. With the World Cup being one...
Former GB and England midfielder Hannah Macleod talks us through her hockey life...
I was stuck on three international caps for three years before the centralised system started in 2009. Danny Kerry, the coach, said that I could have a...
When the weekend comes, stepping over the white line onto the hockey pitch is usually “a great escape” for Will Murphy. In darker moments, he still can’t quite free himself and has found it a struggle – even from...
Last weekend’s league results confirm that Bowdon Hightown will have to fight for their place in the Investec Women’s Premier League via the relegation play-offs for a second consecutive season.
Buckingham have already qualified for the relegation play-offs. Wimbledon hold...
IT’S megabucks for HIL players, while international teams made up of full-time athletes gain increasing media exposure in mainstream sports coverage. But is hockey really a serious player in the world of professional sport?
Before I start, I should probably...
As the men’s and women’s England squads return from their respective South Africa trips, I am reminded that the immediate period post-Olympics is always an interesting one. Squads disband and are reformed, staff members move on to other roles...
University of Birmingham coach Phil Gooderham believes that rising star Erica Sanders has a "tremendous" future ahead of her and can replicate the success of Rio gold medallist Alex Danson.
Sanders, who made her England debut on the recent South...
Crowned the world’s best goalkeeper for a second year running, David Harte says it is an achievement he “had never imagined possible”.
Part of that is probably because, until he started secondary school, hockey had never even crossed his path.
“The...
It was interesting and puzzling in equal measure to read that English league rules apparently prevented Ashley Jackson and Barry Middleton playing for East Grinstead and Holcombe respectively last week, denying their teams and the fans the talents of...
As Todd Williams correctly pointed out in a previous article in The Hockey Paper, when it comes to buying a stick there are an overwhelming number of technological claims, each designed to make that specific brand appear unique and...
