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The EHL, in association with ABN AMRO, will host a special Junior EHL at HC Bloemendaal on Friday, 3 April with four of the best youth clubs from the continent set to battle it out for the title.

Univ of Birmingham's Abi Porter tracks Leicester's Kerry Whitehead, Sept 13 2014, credit Andy Smith

AFTER narrowly losing to league leaders Surbiton last weekend, the University of Birmingham continue their push for a play-off spot when they host rivals Holcombe in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division on Saturday.

Stockport take the 2015 U18 Girls' Championships

National Schools Championships for Girls

1st Stockport
2nd Cranleigh
3rd Repton
4th Queen’s, Taunton

The final day of the Girls’ U18 Schools Championships saw another team with their name on the trophy for the first time as Stockport Grammar School defeated Cranleigh 1-0 in the final. The only goal of the game came from Lauren Hunt in the second minute after Stockport won a penalty corner. Cranleigh looked for the equaliser, but couldn’t find a way past Maya Gordon in Stockport’s goal and the Manchester side hung on to take the 2015 title.

Repton win 2015 U16 Girls' Schools Championships

National Schools Championships for Girls

1st Repton
2nd St. George’s
3rd Grammar School at Leeds [GSAL]
4th Clifton

The final day of the Girls’ U16 Schools Championships saw Repton take the U16 title for the first time with a comfortable 4-1 victory over St. George’s. Hannah Davey and Esme Burge scored a brace apiece and with three of the goals coming inside 18 minutes the damage was already done before the half-time hooter sounded. In the third/fourth play-off GSAL clinched third place with a dramatic 6-5 victory on penalty strokes after the game finished 1-1 at full-time.

“Wild reverse hits during play are more dangerous than a penalty corner attempt. Experienced forwards have control, so when they attempt to whack the ball in, it is a controlled shot. The danger to players defending at the goalmouth comes from hits by players at the lower levels,” says Floris Jan Bovelander in a chat with Nandakumar Marar.


The Dutch hero in his prime…Floris Bovelander takes a penalty corner in a match against Argentina during the 1990 World Cup. Bovelander had set off a penalty corner revolution of sorts with his thundering shots to the boards.THE HINDU PHOTO LIBRARY

Floris Jan Bovelander believes moments such as the penalty corners are necessary to infuse life into hockey. The penalty corner specialists are counted as assets, while each save made by the goalkeeper is a cause for celebration in the goalmouth and the dugout.

While Ellen Hoog may allow herself just a few seconds to reflect upon a hugely successful year, her focus is now on the future… and it is looking very orange


(Photo: FIH)

For the Netherlands midfielder Ellen Hoog, 2014 was a good year. Over the course of 12 months, the 28-year-old was voted Best Player of the Tournament at the Hockey World Cup, became Amsterdam’s Sports Woman of the Year and then took the title, FIH Player of the Year. Currently, her trophy cabinet includes two Olympic Gold medals, two World Cup wins and a Hockey World League title, and she is now eyeing up a third Olympic gold in Rio 2016.

By Graham Hamilton


Stuart Macdonnell's resignation highlights the apparent differences that are starting to envelope Irish and Ulster hockey

Ulster Hockey - currently engaged in a consultation process with the Irish Hockey Association, the other provinces and its own clubs over the introduction of a full all-Ireland league set-up next season - has been rocked by news that the vice-chairman of their Management Board has quit his post as a result of those very talks.

By S.Thyagarajan

Submerged in the avalanche of words that formed as the countdown for the cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in every sphere of the media, it is no surprise the third edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) sailed through a prosaic phase.

By B G Joshi

The final results and tables from the HHIL2015

Abi Harper and Emily Maguire celebrate a goal for Reading

With the outdoor season now back in full swing it means the curtain has come down on the indoor campaigns for another year. With the domestic finals done and dusted at the end of January, attention turned to East Grinstead and Reading, England’s two representatives in the European Indoor competitions.

By BRIAN YONGA


The national women’s hockey team at City Park after winning the World League One Series at City Park Stadium on September 7. They had a disastrous outing in Montevideo, Uruguay, last week. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP

It was meant to be a golden opportunity for the national women’s hockey team to battle it out with the world’s best in the quest for an Olympic spot. Sadly, it turned out to be a disaster.

By Aftar Singh


National hockey team goalkeeper S. Kumar in action during the World Cup match against Belgium at The Hague, Holland last year. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Goalkeeper S. Kumar just can’t seem to get enough of playing in the Hockey India League (HIL).

Double gold medallist joins coaching elite, as FIH pushes for more top level female coaches.


(Photo: Hockey Australia )

Katrina Powell has always pushed herself, two Olympic gold medals is testament to that. And now the former Hockeyroo is leading by example as she works her way to the top ranks of hockey coaching, with the ultimate aim of coaching a senior international team.

With the Indoor Hockey World Cup taking place in less than a month's time, we look at the development of the game and preview the showcase event.


(Photo: FIH)

Fast, furious and great entertainment, indoor hockey is the lesser-known relative of the outdoor game, but with the advent of the fourth Indoor World Cup in Leipzig, Germany, in February, the sport is making waves around the world.

By George Brink

As the sports world is reeling from the tragic death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes after being struck on the head by a bouncer, the question is, could this happen in Hockey and what are the FIH doing about it?