**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**The start of a new year often is used to contemplate what has been done and how to learn from this towards the plans for the future. Which is a good thing to do on a regular basis and maybe more often than once a year… Last year I’ve written several blog articles with my […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**People don’t like change… hockeypeople are no different. Allthough… sometimes we seem to be the exception to the rule. Our sport has proven to be very innovative and not scared to change the rules to improve the game… and to abandon these changes if they do not work out. I love this! Let me suggest […]
**Estimated reading time: 2 minutes**The Junior World Cup has entered the deciding phase and the regular top 3 of the world is once again meeting up with expectations. Germany, Australia and the Netherlands live up to their reputation. Malaysia is the Asian player featuring among the top 4 but what to think of France playing a semi final at […]
**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**Those following national and international tophockey can expect 7 months of some of the finest our game has to offer… non stop almost… The players combining top clubhockey with international tophockey will be needing the extra long summerbreak after the World Cup ending on June 15, 2014. But for us mere mortals and supporters it’ll […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**Today (2013-11-09) it’s exactly 1000 days until the opening of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games… This might seem still a long way away but we all know in every day life, time goes fast and faster. Even more than in regular life topsport requires planning ahead. This is so for players with ambitions, for teams, […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**“Don’t whine, don’t complain and don’t make excuses. Just get out there, and whatever you’re doing, do it to the best of your ability.” How’s that for an intro… It’s a quote from one of my favorite TED talks… If you have not yet been introduced to TED, please take the time to get acquainted […]
**Estimated reading time: 2 minutes**Kickstarter is thé reference when it comes to crowdfunding worldwide… Strike the right chord, add some great promo video stuff, be creative with your rewards for backers and if your idea came at the right time to the right people it could take off in a way you never would have imagined, not even in […]
**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**It will be a difficult hockey year 2013-2014. Mostly because it will be the year confirmation is needed… Confirmation for some of the succesful surprises/innovations of recent times in our game of hockey. But let me start by reassuring you… I’m an optimist, I think confirmation will follow… for most anyway! Belgian hockey Those who […]
**Estimated reading time: 7 minutes**I do admire the officials at the reigns of our hockey sport. Their innovation in different areas is one way to guarantee the attractiveness of the sport and to prevent it from becoming obsolete. However another quality should also be the ability to not be afraid and turn back on decisions that have proven to […]
**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**The international hockey federation FIH published their new world ranking today. As usual and expected a document without surprises… In a sport such as tennis the fluctuations in the ranking are somewhat more visible because players can only accumulate points for one year. Because every year the same important tournaments are being organised and points […]
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