Netherlands: Trainingsgroep Oranje: stageplek voor Jip Dicke en Van den Heuvel
SCHC attackers Maud van den Heuvel and Jip Dicke will join the training of Oranje for the first time on Monday. They will be given an internship in the training group by national coach Raoul Ehren. We also see Yibbi Jansen, Freeke Moes and Xan de Waard back with the Dutch team. Yibbi Jansen and […]
Netherlands: Kampong icon Harte waves goodbye: ‘Made friends for life’
His club calls him the “most iconic goalkeeper in Kampong history. Words that the modest David Harte himself will never utter. After thirteen seasons in Utrecht, the 36-year-old Irish goalkeeper is closing the door behind him and moving to Belfast. ‘I now say Utereg, with a hard G.’ In the middle of the conversation, Harte […]
Netherlands: Training group Orange: Balk back, De Geus still missing
Met maar liefst 34 spelers gaan de Oranje Heren komende week van start met hun nieuwe trainingsblok. Lars Balk maakt z’n rentree bij het Nederlands elftal. De verdediger stak na de gewonnen Olympische Spelen tijd in zijn maatschappelijke loopbaan en deed vervolgens mee aan de Hockey India League. Jonas de Geus ontbreekt nog vanwege zijn […]
Netherlands: De Waard back with Orange: ‘Found out I still want this’
Xan de Waard rejoins Orange’s training group. After just under six months without the Dutch team, her hunger for field hockey has not yet been satisfied. ‘I noticed last winter that I still like field hockey the most.’ De Worth last played in an Orange shirt during the gold final of the Olympics against China. […]
Netherlands: Contract extensions as works of art: Den Bosch surprises with videos
De aankondiging van een nieuwe speler, de bekendmaking van een contractverlenging: veel clubs doen dit nog altijd op de traditionele manier. Met een foto van de speler achter een tafel, terwijl hij of zij een krabbel zet onder het contract. Den Bosch pakt het moderner aan: door middel van toffe video’s op de socialmediakanalen van […]
Netherlands: De valse herstart van Bloemendaal: ‘Noem het onze wake-up-week’
Bloemendaal is experiencing a false start to the second half of the season. Within eight days, the frontrunner went down against low-flyer SCHC (4-3) and mid-tier Klein Zwitserland (3-2). ‘Two defeats in such a short time, I have never experienced that here,’ reacted Jorrit Croon, the brand new captain of De Mussen. Croon, now in […]
Netherlands: The weekend: IJburg quarters and doves on fire
From Maastricht to Hattem and at Ares to Leonidas, hockey was back in full swing this past weekend. We take a look at the socials of the Fourth through the Transition Class. Some of the Instagram pearls of the standard teams. Your team in this column next week? Send us a DM. We had almost […]
Netherlands: Lottery Gold Cup (D): Den Bosch-Amsterdam and Tilburg-Oranje-Rood
De KNHB heeft maandag de loting verricht voor de halve finales van de Gold Cup Heren Dames. De ploegen spelen hun wedstrijden op donderdag 20 maart. Beide duels beginnen om 20.30 uur. Den Bosch, bekerwinnaar van 2022, krijgt bezoek van Amsterdam. De hoofdstedelingen haalden vorig seizoen de finale, maar moesten toen hun meerdere erkennen in […]
Netherlands: Eindelijk feest bij Huizen: ‘Na vandaag is alles anders’
They had to wait months for it. Had meanwhile accumulated a huge portion of angelic patience. But Sunday finally arrived for the ladies of Huizen. The straggler, who entered the day with only one point on the counter, stunted with a 1-0 win at Rotterdam. Indeed, their first win this season. Sunday afternoon, at a […]
Netherlands: Langedijk growth giant: ‘Promotional mission first, then Amsterdam’
Eighteen years old she is only. Yet Katerina Langedijk already experienced a premier league season. With Bloemendaal, the attacking midfielder is playing in the Promotion Division this year, but not for long. And that is not only because her team is leading and promotion beckons. Indeed, top club Amsterdam recently announced Langedijk’s arrival. But that […]
