Saturday, December 9, 2023

Southgate

Southgate GK Anton van Loggerenberg: It’s been my dream to play overseas

South Africa goalkeeper Anton van Loggerenberg left behind the sunny climes of his native home in search of a hockey league that will take his game to the next level. It was a search that led him to the English...

Southgate and Isca secure promotions to England Hockey Premier Divisions

When Kwan Browne was announced as coach last May, he called the club a "sleeping giant" in his bid to take Southgate back to the top echelons of the men's domestic game. He now has his wish after Southgate...

Southgate aim to set bar for domestic hockey crowd attendance

Southgate Hockey Club has announced a bold plan to match or break the domestic league attendance record for a hockey match at its club - inspired by our Hockey Paper coverage! Southgate hope to entice a record-breaking crowd for its...

‘It’s not the money, committee had developed a clear and cogent plan’

Alastair Whatley, Southgate hockey’s secretary, on the darkness before a new dawn at the club The new season is now well under way and Southgate, like many clubs up and down the country, is working at full capacity as we...

Kwan Browne: I want to see Southgate back in English Hockey’s Premier Division

Kwan Browne says the “sleeping giant” that is Southgate HC can return to the men’s Premier Division after the Trinidadian left Hampstead & Westminster to join as head coach for the 2022/2023 season. Browne returns to Southgate, a club he...

How can we ensure our Premier Division sides are better reflective of all of England?

Hockey is played all over the UK but concentration of talent impacts game's image to detriment of all, writes ALASTAIR WHATLEY With upwards of a thousand members split across mens, womens and juniors, club communications, as secretary, is an important...

The weekly hockey newsletter battle: a crucial, thankless club task

When I took on the role of secretary at Southgate HC we’d just gone into our second of our three lockdowns and one thing there wasn’t a lot of was hockey. Which made my task of re-energising our weekly...

Charting life as club secretary, juggling day jobs with hockey admin

Alastair Whatley kicks off a new regular column charting the ups and downs of being secretary at one of the oldest clubs in the country It’s 4:45pm on a Thursday night. I’m meant to be in a theatre in Bath...

Dearth of good BBC Olympic coverage emblematic of wider issue facing hockey

ALASTAIR WHATLEY, a late and passionate convert but now fully invested in hockey, on the sport's need to get on the front foot and let people know that we expect more “I can’t understand why hockey isn’t more of a...
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History makers: inaugural Singapore Women’s Masters Hockey team crowned Asian champions

It may have been their first ever appearance at the Asian Continental Cup, but the Singapore Women’s Masters over...
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