What happens when your team go a goal down in hockey?
Last night I went to watch the SA men’s national team play against Spain. What a great game it was. The thing I enjoyed the most was how SA kept playing their own game despite going a goal down quite early in the game. How many times have you seen or been part of a…
7 Steps To Take For A Successful 2016
7 Steps To Take For a Successful 2016 The start of a new year is the perfect time to look ahead and plan what we need to do to have a successful year. Whether it is for your hockey in 2016 or just your life in general. “Those that fail to plan, plan to fail” Most people that…
6 Ways Hockey Players Can Stay Fit Over Xmas
Xmas is most people’s favourite part of the year. The festive period is a time to spend with family and friends away from the grind of everyday life. Most people set any form of fitness aside during the holidays because they think they don’t have enough time. But I am here to tell you that you can…
Ellen Hoog: The Dutch Field Hockey Superstar
The 30 year old Netherlands midfielder Ellen Hoog is one of the most popular field hockey players in the world and there’s no surprise why. About Ellen: DOB: 26th March 1986 Height: 1,64m International Debut: 2004 Stick sponsor: Ritual Favourite movie: The Notebook Inspirational sports person: Lionel Messi Pre-game ritual: Always puts her right shinguard on first…
How To Balance Sport and School, Studies or Work
For a lot of people, exam time, studying and work situations can be stressful. Just about every sports person would prefer to be on the sports field than to be locked away in a room for hours on end cramming. However, most kids and parents reduce or stop playing sport all together when the pressure hits, saying: “I…
Field Hockey Motivation | The Beauty of Hockey
Looking for some field hockey motivation? It is difficult to explain the feeling we get from playing hockey, so I decided to create a field hockey inspirational video that attempts to capture the magical moments and feelings that we experience playing, watching and coaching field hockey. Enjoy this post? Signup below to receive the latest hockey tips, skills and…
The #1 thing that gave me the winning edge in field hockey
At some stage, pretty much every sports kid dreams of playing their for their country, it’s the honour and the pride of reaching the highest level… but a lot of people fall short of this and it’s not necessarily because they aren’t good enough! I have experienced this first hand when I was a teenager, missing…
Best Field Hockey Drag Flickers (Top 10)
10 Best Field Hockey Drag Flickers Watch the videos below of some of the “best field hockey drag flickers” in the world. These are our personal favourites, but feel free to add your opinion of others that we have left off in the comments below. Part One: Part Two: Who is your favourite field hockey dragflicker?…
How Hockey Player Sophie Barnwell Overcame Her Shin Splints Injury
Injury is something that no-one wants to face. It can be annoying, frustrating and it can drive you crazy, especially if you can’t fix the root cause of the problem and it keeps coming back. Shin splints in one of the common hockey injuries that hockey players face, especially teenagers who are growing at an extraordinary rate.…
How Coachable Are You?
Are you coachable? I used to hate being told that I was doing something wrong… I just wanted to do everything perfectly! Fortunately I have come to realise that sport is made up of many mental challenges, which we often bring upon ourselves. Have ever been given feedback which felt like it was a personal attack…
