**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**Rio is getting close and Samba is in the air… Teams and coaches are gearing up to make the final selection for the Rio Olympics. Or as the FIH would say “The torch is lit for #sambasticks”. At the London Olympic park will be played the 2016 Champions Trophy. This once great tournament has been reduced […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**In Europe the field hockey competition has restarted almost everywhere after the traditional winterbreak. To use a sports metaphore from another sport: “The Rio bound teams and players just entered the final lap before the finish”. However this final lap, as indeed the entire race, is not run on a level playing field for all concerned. Don’t […]
**Estimated reading time: 2 minutes**The HIL is without doubt an added value in the international hockey calendar. It has proven this for 3 consecutive years and is about to embark on its 4th season… with new sponsors, new teams, new coaches… and new players. Next Monday (2016-01-18) the opening match will be played in Bhubaneswar between the local favorites […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**This Friday the Unibet Eurohockey Championships (hashtag #UEHC2015 or #EHC2015 to follow it using twitter and instagram) take off at the Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park in London. For those lucky enough to have witnessed the last Olympic Games it has the added bonus of a trip back down memory lane being played in the iconic […]
**Estimated reading time: 5 minutes**The #RoadtoRio seems to be the hashtag of this summer in the world of hockey. Seven nations have qualified, five to go! The Road to Rio has, above all, lots and lots of tournaments along the way… The IOC prefers for international federations to offer at least two qualification options for taking part in the Games. So […]
**Estimated reading time: 4 minutes**De opbouw naar een van de grote toernooien geeft altijd weer voer voor discussie. Zeker de opbouw naar het allergrootste sport evenement van allemaal, de Spelen. Ik ben geen fan van de keuzes gemaakt door de meeste coaches en bonden. Ik kan niet spreken voor die (hockey)culturen waar ik niet voldoende kennis van heb zoals […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**The FIH has been quite busy these last years implementing lots of new rules, new competitions and even new sports. In Buenos Aires the first of two legs of the third round of the Hockey World League finished yesterday. In Antwerp the second leg of this new tournament will start next weekend. I am a […]
**Estimated reading time: 3 minutes**Following from the previous post in this three part series, this blog will demonstrate how score-line effected pass direction for teams competing in the 2012 Olympics. As score-line research has typically only investigated pass location and outcome, there are no other studies that can be used for comparison. This is surprising given how important the results of […]
**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: 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 […]
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