Monday, December 11, 2023

Youth

‘Best game of our lives’: Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup

Mikki Roberts announced herself on the world stage as the next gen in penalty corner prowess as the Netherlands women lifted the Junior World Cup title. Roberts converted a setpiece brace in Santiago as the Dutch rallied from two...

Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup: England set up Dutch semi-final

A second-half strike from Scarlett Spavin was enough to see England women through to the semi-finals of the Junior World Cup in Chile. Spavin, who plays for Durham University, netted from a 39th minute penalty corner as England set up...

‘I worried if I’d be the same hockey player’: How positives can be found in tough situations

TILLY BUTERWORTH is playing at the Junior Hockey World Cup with England women. Here, she writes an honest assessment of the journey back from injury Within the sporting world there is much focus on the highs and lows. As hockey...

Germany complete EuroHockey junior double

Germany men and women won the EuroHockey under-18 Championship titles on Sunday in front of a bumper home crowd in Crefeld. Germany men won their fifth European junior title with a tight 3-2 win over Belgium in the final. The Netherlands...

Why we should banish ‘junior’ and replace with ‘youth’ hockey

Reader John Hendy says there should be a title to reflect the communication needs in the modern world When are we going to stop calling the younger members of our playing community ‘Junior’ and begin to refer, with appropriate respect,...

From Isle of Man to Newcastle, young talent recognised at Hockey Writers’ Awards

Four new rising talents of the game were recognised in the Hockey Writers' Club youth and junior awards 2022 after presentations were made at the annual awards lunch on Wednesday at Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, London. The judging panel...

Stourport aim to nurture midlands’ hockey talent after Talent Academy status

Stourport HC want to widen its appeal to more children from state schools after being offered a licence to operate as a Talent Academy, to work with 15-18-year-olds as they progress to future stars of Team GB. Stourport will run...

Colour and action from England Hockey Junior Club Championships

The culmination of this season’s Junior Club Championships programme, which started with over 700 teams entering the tournaments back in September, with 48 teams from around the country taking part in 24 finals on Sunday; The finals were spread over...

Winning Parent: Allowing young people ‘responsibility’ gift through failure and freedom

In the second part of our Winning Parent series, leading coach Danny Massaro explains how to make a person grow from within to make the player thrive It may sound simple to say but the one thing above all else...

Half-term fun with the Hockey Kids

Sabine Hahn's latest project is called World Hockey Kids, an interactive activity book. For more on Sabine's collection of hockey books for children, go to www.sabinehahn.net
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‘Best game of our lives’: Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup

Mikki Roberts announced herself on the world stage as the next gen in penalty corner prowess as the Netherlands...
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