Tuesday, November 28, 2023

hockey goalkeeping

‘Maddie Hinch transformed goalkeeping, hockey and mental health culture – we owe her so much’

Our columnist reflects on playing alongside England and GB great Maddie Hinch, who changed goalkeeping and the sport in the UK, as well as creating an open environment for mental health Maddie Hinch made goalkeeping cool. I even started thinking about...

Maddie Hinch enriched hockey and changed goalkeeping with her sheer dynamism

Sat against the advertising hoardings in Valencia, Maddie Hinch put a hand over her sweat-induced hair and breathed a sigh of relief and joy in equal measure.  GB women had just qualified, in 2015, for the Rio Olympics before racking...

Tips from the top: Maddie Hinch on hockey shoot-outs and goalkeeper rise

How to deal with hockey shoot-outs The key is to work out their go-to strengths. Under pressure that’s what an athlete wants to resort to. I am trying to work out if I am that person at that moment. What is...

Behind the mask: England and GB Hockey have unearthed a goalkeeping gem

Having had some time to reflect on England’s ultimately unsuccessful Hockey World Cup campaign, I’d have to say my overriding feeling of the whole thing is one of disappointment but also of hope and optimism. Paul Revington’s side topped a...

Hockey World Cup: How GB goalkeeper coped in Terrassa heat at 1992 Olympics

Terrassa --  Clad in foam, Jo Thompson, the former GB goalkeeper, says she could cope with the cauldron of Olympic hockey back in 1992. Her team-mates felt the conditions then. It was in training and warm-ups where Thompson felt...

Win £400 of Mercian goalkeeper foam for your school or hockey club

The Hockey Paper is leading a campaign to find a worthy recipient of a set of junior goalkeeping foam donated by Simon Mason, of Mercian. The Kit was a prize for the winning team at a recent Masters tournament at...

UK summer hockey camps: Fortitude, goalkeeping specialists

Fortitude Goalies are passionate and committed to delivering expert coaching to all levels of goalkeepers in the UK and abroad for their long term development. They have been guiding goalkeepers on their journey to reach their goals and becoming...

Ollie Payne: ‘Goalkeeper style Mark Hickman has brought into UK hockey suits me’

A smile spreads across Ollie Payne’s face as he opens up on his meteoric rise to become England and GB No.1 and the little club in Totnes which gave him the grounding. “For me Dart HC was perfect,” says...

Hockey Matters: Strength and conditioning tips for goalkeepers

Hockey goalkeepers have unique requirements, from a technical, physical, psychological and tactical perspective.  Not only do goalkeepers need to be agile, reactive and explosive, they also need to be able to repeat these high-intensity actions over the course of a...

‘Balance is something alot of goalkeepers struggle with’

Surbiton’s Ore Ogunlana talks about how a focus on balance has helped his goalkeeping For me it’s all been about balance this season. When someone has come in to take a shot, it has been about remaining totally balanced. Once...
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