Vitality Women’s Hockey League (9 October) Premier Division Holcombe host Clifton Robinsons in the Vitality Women’s Premier Division this weekend aiming to record their first victory of the season. It’s been a difficult start for the team, who finished runners-up in the league on three consecutive occasions between 2017-2019, as they have suffered narrow defeats away
Buckingham claimed their first victory of the season to move them second in the Vitality Women’s Premier Division table behind Hampstead & Westminster. Jo Day’s field goal shortly before half-time was enough to see them beat Loughborough Students, with the university side playing their first game since the sad death of coach Andy Gibson. The
England Hockey have announced the appointment of David Ralph as Head Coach of the Great Britain and England women’s international hockey teams. David brings a breadth of qualities to the role. He is hugely experienced in international hockey, having been Assistant Coach of the Great Britain and England women’s teams for the past four-and-a-half years.
Holly Hunt scored twice as Hampstead & Westminster recorded their second straight victory of the season in the Vitality Women’s Premier Division The GB international struck in the third and fourth quarters to add to Lauren Turner’s strike in the final minute of the first half to give their side a three-goal advantage heading into
Fresh from her outstanding bronze-medal-winning performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, here’s what Shona McCallin has to say about nutrition. There’s that clichéd saying “you can’t out train a bad diet” and it’s something that definitely rings true with me. There’s no point pushing yourself training wise without complimenting it with quality nutrition.
After such a long wait, the Vitality Women’s Premier Division returned in spectacular fashion at the weekend with plenty of exciting games contested. Having sat top of the table when the 2020/21 season was cancelled, East Grinstead’s women started with an impressive victory over Loughborough Students, while Surbiton’s men came from behind to defeat Holcombe
Susannah Townsend retires from international hockey after making 188 appearances across a 13-year career She is one of only a small number of hockey players to have won two Olympic medals – gold in 2016 and bronze in 2020 Also won European gold in 2015 with England and picked up another seven medals representing the
Mark Hager resigns as Head Coach of England and Great Britain women Joined the programme in 2019 and led teams through two FIH Hockey Pro League campaigns, two EuroHockey Championships and Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wants to return to his family in New Zealand and Australia, having not seen them for 15 months due to pandemic
University of Bath Head Hockey Coach Jody Paul and sporting scholar Vicki McCabe travelled to Ireland with the Great Britain Women’s Elite Development Programme (EDP) squad last week for a four-match series. The international fixtures were part of a training camp at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, and a chance for GB’s next generation of
England and GB midfielder steps away to protect long-term health and wellbeing She’s suffered a number of serious injuries in recent years Played 55 times for England and Great Britain and won European and Commonwealth bronze medals Will begin a new career in the Communications department at West Ham United FC Having suffered a number
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