Great Britain and England captain Kate Richardson-Walsh MBE and ex-international player, coach and performance analyst Maggie Souyave OBE have both been named in the New Year Honours list in recognition of their services to hockey. Also honoured are Rugby Vice Captain Sarah Hunter and Rochelle (Rocky) Clark who are awarded MBEs in recognition of their
The FIH have unveiled their shortlists for their end of year awards. With three different categories available for both male and female nominees (International Rising Star of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year and International Player of the Year) there is plenty of English interest. Maddie Hinch has been nomianted in the International Female Goalkeeper of
During 2014, in conjunction with sports coach UK, England Hockey undertook some research to better understand the needs and wants of coaches across the country. Two of the main headlines that came out from this survey were: Three in every four coaches wanted more localised workshop Informal learning would make a greater impact than qualifications.
England held their nerve to run out 3-2 winners in a dramatic shootout seeing off China and clinching 5th place at the Champions Trophy. The sides had played out a 1-1 draw over the 60 minutes with Shona McCallin’s first international goal cancelled out by Qiuxia Cui’s 42nd minute equaliser. With the game tied at
England made the best of their 5th-8th classification game at the Champions Trophy scoring three times to see off world number 10 side Japan. The result marked England’s first victory of the tournament with goals from Surbiton’s Hollie Webb and Sarah Haycroft and East Grinstead’s Sophie Bray. England will now face either China or Germany
England came up against a classy Blacksticks side in their Champions Trophy Quarter Final going down 3-1 to the world number four side. Rose Keddell, Anita Punt and Stacey Michelsen were all on target for New Zealand, while Holcombe’s Laura Unsworth scored England’s solitary goal. The result means that England will now face Japan in
England will face New Zealand in their Champions Trophy quarter-final this Thursday after finishing fourth in Pool B behind Germany, Australia and Argentina. New Zealand finished top of Pool A ahead of the Netherlands on goal difference, and also above Japan and China. The match will be the 32nd between the two sides, with England
England were left disappointed in their final Pool B game at the Champions Trophy as they fell to a 4-1 defeat against host nation Argentina. It was a desperately tough game for Danny Kerry’s side as they conceded three times in the final quarter after initially going 1-0 up through Sophie Bray in the seventh
England picked up their first point of the Champions Trophy campaign with a 1-1 draw against Germany in what turned out to be an enthralling encounter. They trailed to Kristina Hillmann’s close range strike in the first half; however St Albans striker Ellie Watton hauled England level with her second goal of the tournament. In
England Hockey have been made aware of fraudulent activity targeting clubs. A club membership form has been taken from Old Silhillians’ Hockey Club website, the bank details amended to divert the money to the fraudster and they have then forged the signatures and bank details of at least two other clubs in an attempt to
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