As the next Olympic cycle begins and the new international league looms on the horizon, what will become of our sport in the coming years?
Our international federation has a new president and all international teams face the rebuilding process....
So much has changed from the early 1990s when our colleague and columnist Nick Irvine commentated hockey for Sky Sports at Birmingham University. A single camera set-up with rudimentary graphics, a yellow, sandy pitch and a dirty white ball...
It appears even soccer (football) is considering some significant changes. Marco Van Basten as technical Director of FIFA has raised the possibility of managing the player load, changing the shootout rules and even moving to remove offside.
He correctly suggests...
Every edition of The Hockey Paper so far has seen plenty of thoughts on improving the health and future of the two Premier Leagues.
Ian Jennings’ column on top players opting for the financial gain available from lower league teams...
A little over a year ago, I was diagnosed with a generalised anxiety disorder. Roughly characterised, that means I have excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry. It can be about
trivial things like what to have for dinner; or it...
We are coming towards the end of what has obviously been a momentous year for Great Britain hockey but it is time now to look forward to 2017 and start to get excited about what the future holds.
I have been...
How can we make our best players want to stay and play in the Premier Division, rather than perhaps taking the easier option of dropping down leagues for likely financial reward?
If they’ve played internationals, are current internationals or realise...
Rod Gilmour speaks to an unsung hero behind GB women's golden Olympics
Kate Richardson-Walsh has commended her “insane” hours. Lily Owsley calls her “The Consolidator” and believes the team “owes so much to her”. Maddie Hinch even admits that the...
Let’s cast our minds back to the women’s Olympic qualifying event in Valencia last summer.
Midway through the week, GB women had a day off and a recovery session at a local indoor pool. Buddy Holly was playing over the...
Over the next few weeks the best young hockey players on the planet will battle it out at the Junior World Cup. This is the top competition in under-21 hockey, but many of these players will hope it is...