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COVID-19 CLUB FILE
Tanni Grey-Thompson pays tribute to sports volunteers
As sport and physical activity continues its gradual and long-awaited reopening, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE has joined forces with Sport England and...
Club Hockey File: Telford & Wrekin square up to reach pitch...
Replacing a 17-year-old sand-filled astro is no easy task for hockey clubs at the best of times, writes Richard Bright.
BIG READ: How Lewes Hockey Club reached magic astroturf figure
The latest in our Club Files series, Rob Heinzl, Lewes club chairman, on raising funds to replace an old hockey astro and...
UMPIRES
Umpire’s voice in danger of losing out to player-centric hockey
Hockey is in danger of having an overly player-centric sport, writes our umpire columnist Andy Mair
I was fortunate enough to be working with the umpires...
Why the whistle should be mandatory for all hockey players
As a coach at school and club level, much of my preparation for a season would be focused on drills, cones, bounce boards, enough...
MASTERS
Summer Vets series prizes to reflect hockey inclusion
A summer masters tournament series will offer prizes to reflect how the pandemic has shifted hockey's stance on inclusion into the game.
Masters hockey won’t dwindle after pandemic
Most people will agree, the year 2020 was a wash-out on so many levels. For us ‘Grand Masters’...
HISTORY
‘An animating spectacle’: 125 years since first women’s hockey match
The Hockey Museum has unearthed newspaper reports to mark the 125th anniversary of the first ever women’s international hockey match.
Revealed: How France took Great Britain on the tiles ahead of 1920 hockey gold
France attempted to get their cross channel opponents Great Britain drunk in Antwerp the night before the men's gold medal match at the 1920...
