**Estimated reading time: < 1 minute**Dutch & Rotterdam striker Jeroen Hertzberger spent the day with Florian Fuchs, the German & Bloemendaal forward. They were playing hockey, talking hockey and even went for… a swim 😉 Enjoy the new YouTube channel by Jeroen Hertzberger.
**Estimated reading time: < 1 minute**On Friday 2018-08-24 we were LIVE on our facebook page with some of the best goalies in the world, talking goalie life & expectations for the exciting months ahead: Tobias Walter (Dragons & Germany) Pirmin Blaak (Oranje-Rood) & Netherlands) – unfortunately had IT troubles so he did not make it David Harte (Kampong & Ireland) […]
**Estimated reading time: < 1 minute**Did you know the FIH started, or should I say restarted a global video magazine? They partnered up with a prestigious British video producer with lots of experience in F1 and other major sports to create a show that introduces hockey to sports fans worldwide by capturing a truly global perspective in order to build […]
**Estimated reading time: 5 minutes**Rumour has it the FIH will organise football (!) ⚽️ tournaments in certain parts of the world and have the winners of these football matches qualify for the Olympic hockey ? tournament. Because you know… certain parts of the world don’t have a strong hockey tradition just yet. And it would be soooo unfair to […]
**Estimated reading time: 8 minutes**The year 2018 is a World Cup year for hockey! The women’s world cup is done and dusted by now and the men’s is just around the corner. We’ll make some time for a more thorough evaluation of the women’s world cup when the dust has settled and we’ve had time to discuss it with […]
**Estimated reading time: < 1 minute**Unfortunately you will need to be able to understand Dutch if you’re going to appreciate this monologue by Valentin Verga about his love for the game. The Argentinean born Dutch midfielder describes what hockey means to him in a short monologue of some 8 minutes as published by Hockey.nl. Click here to see the original […]
**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**Last week I published some thoughts that struck a chord in the world of hockey. My piece on “The end of hockey” got lots of reactions, support and feedback. Some in public, some in private. Some from hockey people, some from media and some from (FIH) administrators in our game of hockey. Including feedback from […]
**Estimated reading time: 7 minutes**The end of hockey is getting near… Or at least the end of hockey as we know it. It’s unlike me to be a pessimist, especially when it comes to hockey. A sport I love and I’ve seen grow exponentially in my “backyard” of the Netherlands and Belgium. So why be negative you might ask? […]
**Estimated reading time: 7 minutes**This weekend the last Champions Trophy ever (read more about this here) will get underway. The Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy (hashtag #HCT2018 for social media) opens wil the ever so special India vs Pakistan. Probably the most talked about rivalry in our game of hockey. India vs Pakistan Once great nations in the world of […]
**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**It’s like saying goodbye to a dear old friend… OK, maybe that’s just a bit too much drama. But it will mark the end of an era in the world of hockey when the city of Breda, in the south of the Netherlands, hosts the last ever Champions Trophy starting this Saturday 2018-06-22, with a […]
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