Netherlands: Back to 2016: Jonas de Geus’ solo at the U18 European Championships

This week we dig into the section ‘Green as grass‘ every day in our archives, looking for the first flashes of class among the current generation of internationals, then still with a young head. In this fifth and final installment, we conclude with Jonas de Geus, midfielder of Kampong. In 2016, he guided Oranje U18 […]
Netherlands: Michel van den Heuvel national coach of Chinese men

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Every day this week in the section ‘As green as grass‘ we dig into our archives, looking for the first flashes of class in the current generation of internationals, then still with a young head. In this fourth installment: Kampong midfielder Eline Jansen. As a player of Kampong MB1, she claimed the lead role in […]
Netherlands: Abcoude Heren 1 ceases to exist: ‘The house of cards collapsed’

For almost twenty years he played in the jersey of field hockey club Abcoude. From the F’jes to Heren 1. Climbed up from the Third to the First Division. But after twelve seasons in the flagship, a special period for Thom Brinkhof (27) and his teammates comes to an abrupt end. Abcoude Heren 1 will […]
Netherlands: Back to 2016: Van der Elst tips Orange U18 to European Championship gold

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With a combination of clever psychology, ironclad focus and a good dose of preparation, goalkeeper Olivier Smeets led Orange Boys Under 16 to third place at the 8 Nations tournament in Houten on Saturday. In a nerve-wracking shoot-out series against Belgium, the Pinoké goalkeeper kept his cool. Behind that heroic role is a young goalkeeper […]
Netherlands: Delmée on De Geus’ absence: ‘He’s not the old Jonas yet’

Although he has not played a minute in the Orange since the Olympic final won in Paris, the most notable absentee in the selection for the European Championship in Mönchengladbach (Aug. 8-17) remains 147-time international Jonas de Geus. Due to a lingering knee injury, the 27-year-old Kampong midfielder is not yet at his old level, […]
Netherlands: Orange without Jonas de Geus and with Olivier Hortensius to EC

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Every day this week in the “As green as grass” section, we dig into our archives, looking for the first flashes of class in the current generation of internationals, then still with a young head. In this first installment: Yibbi Jansen and Pien Sanders. Over thirteen years ago, in 2012, they single-handedly led Den Bosch […]
Netherlands: ABN AMRO changes hard requirement: no more 50/50 split of top hockey budget

In the “Salary Gap” series, we examine how skewed the ratios are in salaries in men’s and women’s field hockey. In this episode: ABN AMRO announced in 2023 that clubs they sponsor had to had to split their top hockey budget fifty-fifty between men’s and women’s teams within two years. Now the bank is changing […]