FIH Pro League did not fail. Batra failed! Or did he…?
The first edition of the FIH Pro League has declared its winners… and its losers! Thierry Weil, CEO for the FIH declared the first edition
Overpromising and underdelivering
It seems to be the mantra for FIH president Batra in all of his endeavours: overpromising and underdelivering! We’ve seen it with the HIL (or
Will we have dry artificial turf by Paris 2024?
Thierry Weil dropped a small bomb last November in his very first FIH congress that has gone unnoticed mostly by hockey followers and -media. Speaking
Kill the unicorn
Sometimes you just have to kill the unicorn… before it kills you. No, do not fear… We haven’t gone off topic. We’re not doing fairytales,
Gotta love the EHL
Once again the EHL lived up to its reputation… In Eindhoven the hockey family came together over the Easter weekend and celebrated our sport. Almost
Hockey5s : our Frankenstein’s monster
In 2013 the FIH gave birth to hockey’s own Frankenstein’s monster. Contrary to the monster created by dr. Frankenstein this one has a name. We
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India & the Bovelander Foundation
Nov 9, 2020 • 01:01:40
The Bovelander Foundation uses sports, especially hockey, to support children, young adults and their communities in developing their personal, social, athletic and educational skills to improve the quality of their lives. Former Dutch international player Floris Jan Bovelander fell in love with India during his playing days. So when opportunity…
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Nick Irvine: A game of hockey is also about theatre
Oct 14, 2020 • 00:49:03
Nick Irvine…. not a lot of hockey fans will recognise the name. The voice however… 🙂 When EHL started to transform our sport, Nick Irvine was the voice that complemented the revolutionary way our game was shown on TV. A decade down the road we know Nick Irvine as the…
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So how about the EHL?
May 29, 2020 • 00:43:13
Now that lockdown restrictions slowly get lifted in most parts of the world, hope returns our sport will be able to take back its place in our lives. But we have to be realistic… For a certain time it will not be as it was. I believe… I have to…
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Talking Tokyo with Lucas Vila and Miki Delas
Mar 24, 2020 • 00:47:21
Talking Tokyo is our 6-part podcast series ahead of Tokyo 2020 by Studio Hockey. We take 1 player from each team and match him up with an opponent from the opening game at the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games will start on July 24th… we hope. That’s why from now…
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Tim White – new to the coaching staff of the Red Panthers
May 14, 2021 • 01:01:04
Floris Geerts meets up with Aussie Tim White, the new assistant coach (T2) to the Belgian national women’s team, the Red Panthers. Discussing the play off and championship finals of the 2020-2021 season. Once again a season scarred by the covid pandemic. But at least a season where the honour…
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Het vrouwenhockey door de ogen van Judith Vandermeiren
May 7, 2021 • 00:57:30
In de play off tijd van opnieuw een apart seizoen sprak Floris Geerts met Red Panther en Braxgata speelster Judith Vandermeiren. Voor een keertje zit er zelf met haar Braxgata niet bij dus kan Vandermeiren mooi het perspectief van buitenaf geven bij deze play off wedstrijden. Op zoek naar iets…
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Oude gloriën met een uitgesproken mening
May 4, 2021 • 01:08:16
Floris Geerts zocht enkele oude bekenden op. Dragons coryfeeën Manu Leroy en Jeffrey Thys bepleiten de “best of three”, bespreken de halve finales in het Belgische hockey… Episode 61 werd opgenomen op 2021-05-03 en ging online op 2021-05-05Host : Floris Geerts Podcast: De Belgische Hockey Podcast
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In gesprek met Jeroen Baart
Apr 29, 2021 • 00:46:34
Samen met Jeroen Baart – sinds een jaar of 6 de coach van de U21 van België – bespreekt Floris Geerts de eerste halve finales van de play off. Behalve coach bij de Belgische beloften ook werkzaam bij Oranje Rood in de hoofdklasse van onder andere de Red Lions Thomas…