In my sunny hometown Cascais, there is this lighthouse called Farol de Santa Marta. I have always thought of it as a beautiful and meaningful building. It literally and figuratively enlightens, shows the way, it was a reference for the those at sea but also for the ones inland. It’s tall and colourful construction exists in […]
‘There was formerly a capacity for light-heartedness and play which has been to some extent inhibited by the cult of efficiency. The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.’ This quote from the late British philosopher Bertrand Russel, had a profound […]
This is the second of the three parts of the article ‘What would you change in Hockey?’. In mid September we have publish the first part that you can read it here, and now we decided to invite different guests, again from different backgrounds to share their vision about what could change in our sport. […]
Here is the new Self-Pass skills video! We want to show you the beautiful side of our sport by bringing the most exciting skills and hockey players in the world! ENJOY!!!
Who is Maria López? I’m 25 years old and I’m from Gijón but when I was 18 I moved to Madrid where I combined my studies with hockey up until last year when I graduated in Business Administration and Directing. Whenever I can I try to play other sports, go out to dinner and travel. […]
‘Hockey is a sport in permanent change’ must be the most quoted sentence heard lately, isn’t it? We think and project our game as an open and sophisticated sport; change and innovation are becoming ‘traditional’ regarding rules and formats. This forward thinking that is reshaping the game year after year is sustained by the desire to attract […]
Today the FIH announced they would be taking away 10 minutes of our beloved game! Our game of hockey would no longer be played over 2x 35 minutes but will change into 4 quarters of 15 minutes…
Overview This blog post is the first of a three-part series into the effect that score-line has upon passing in hockey. For these blogs, score-line refers to whether the analysed team at the time of performing a pass was behind (losing), level (drawing) or ahead (winning). This blog will examine pass outcome, which is the […]
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 […]
It is important for goalkeepers to have polished technique, but there is a case in argument for the goalkeeper in hockey having forgotten how important it is just to battle and keep the ball out the goal. The modern goalkeeper in a lot of mainstream sports may be incredibly well drilled, dieted and psychologically sound […]
