I’ve once heard the Dutch umpire Coen van Bunge, stating that: ‘Hockey could be something in-between Football (soccer) and Rugby’. Coen was specifically talking about umpiring styles and communication. I liked and totally ‘bought into’ that idea. I like the balance between those 2 sports different cultures, I thought that balance would represent a fine […]
Who is David Alegre? Living hockey as lifestyle with passion. I’m 32 years old and I have studied Journalism and a Master in Sport Management at Johan Cruyff Institute. Player of RC Polo de Barcelona since 2011, and I played 2 years for Orange Zwart in Holland. I have lived a dream 4 times: Athens […]
Who is Arthur van Doren? I am 22 years of age, played for KHC Dragons all my life and play for the Belgium national team (Red Lions) since 2012. When and how did you start playing hockey? My uncle was a hockeyplayer and introduced me to the sport, also gave me my first hockeystick. We lived […]
Who is Carlita Rebecchi? A hockey player, fan of all sports, extreme sports lover When and why did you start playing hockey? I started playing hockey at the age of 6, cause my mother used to play and she took me to a club. Can you give us a summary about your career? Debut at […]
Who is Gonzalo Peillat? Gonzalo Peillat is 24 years old, he is an international hockey player who played his first match at the Champions Challenge in 2011. Actually he has a big roll in the Argentinian team as an important drag flicker. He is an Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro! Who were your idols or […]
Who is Tobias Hauke? Tobias Hauke is a 29 years old Hockey player. He was born on the 11.September 1987 in Hamburg. He is playing Hockey since 1990 at the HTHC- leaved just for 2 years (2008-2010) to Cologne (Rot-Weiss Koln). Why did you decide to go for hockey? My familie is a Hockeyfamily, my […]
Who is Gauthier Boccard? I’m a belgian defender playing for the Waterloo Ducks and the Red lions. I have won 3 titles with Watducks and have played around 135 caps for the national team. I’m born the 26 of august 1991 and living in Waterloo. When and why did you start to play hockey? I […]
Rio 2016 was the best sport experience I have ever had. Be part of an Olympic Games is something amazing. It is really difficult to find the correct word to describe it, but I think the best I can use is “privilege”. I had always dreamed about being an olympic champion, but I had also worked […]
‘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 […]
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.
