Netherlands: New Captain Anna De Geus Takes SCHC by the Hand
No Alexandra Heerbaart, no Laurien Leurink and no brand new world champions in the persons of Trijntje Beljaars and Mette Winter. The start of the women of SCHC in the Hoofdklasse Hall was anything but ideal in terms of personnel, but with four points from the first two matches, coach Lucas Judge could be satisfied. […]
Netherlands: The Dutch Juniors Show Character in the Hangover Match
The Dutch Juniors can prepare for the battle for fifth place at the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. On Thursday they won with character against Argentina, which, like the Netherlands, had not survived its quarter-final. Dylan Lucieer scored the only goal for Jesse Mahieu’s formation in the third quarter, 1-0. We will know later in […]
Netherlands: Five Key Moments That Ruined the Dutch Juniors’ World Cup Dream
The Dutch Juniors’ World Cup dream shattered on Tuesday. In Kuala Lumpur, the Netherlands defeated by India in the quarter-finals, 4-3. A strange match, with many plot twists. We highlight five key moments that ensured that the team of national coach Jesse Mahieu no longer competed for the medals. ’17 – ’30 The missed opportunities […]
Netherlands: Jochem Bakker’s Long-cherished Hall Wish Finally Fulfilled
The cancellation of the Indoor European Championships was the perfect moment for Jochem Bakker to fulfill a long-cherished wish this winter: playing in the Bundesliga, the mecca of indoor hockey. Last weekend the Rotterdammer made his debut for the German top club and indoor champion Harvestehuder THC. “I enjoyed it,” Bakker begins his story. ‘I had decided […]
Netherlands: Verstraeten Crossed the Boarder as a 13 Year Old to Play Club Hockey
The well-trodden path is not one that Dutch national team talent Imke Verstraeten (18) is likely to take. Barely thirteen years old, she decided to try her hockey luck across the border, in Belgium. At the end of last year she moved early to the Dutch Juniors. ‘I have taken a different path than most of my peers.’ […]
Netherlands: Dutch Start Road to Paris with a Monster Victory Over GB
With 233 days left until the start of the Olympic hockey tournament, the Orange Women started the Road to Paris in Santiago del Estero with an impressive 8-0 victory over Great Britain. In the first game of the fifth FIH Pro League season for coach Paul van Ass’ team, Yibbi Jansen played a leading role with […]
NETHERLANDS: DUTCH MEN LOSE AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN IN PRO LEAGUE
The Dutch national team lost 3-2 to Great Britain in the first Pro League match of the season in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. This made it a debut for Pinoké striker Joep Troost to quickly forget. The executioner of the Netherlands was debutant Struan Walker from Scotland, who scored both the 1-0 and the 3-2. ‘Great Britain […]
NETHERLANDS: THE DUTCH JUNIORS LOOK CRITICALLY AT DEFENSE, TELGENKAMP QUESTION MARK
A rollercoaster with a capital R. That was the Dutch Juniors’ first World Cup day. In a match in which everything happened, they drew 3-3 against Pakistan . In addition, there was the injury of Duco Telgenkamp, who has hamstring problems. High time to catch up with national coach Jesse Mahieu. ‘We knew that we would not yet reach our […]
NETHERLANDS: THE DUTCH JUNIORS LET SLIP A VICTORY IN A THRILLING BATTLE WITH PAKISTAN
The Dutch Juniors have had a disappointing start to the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. In their first match of the tournament, they drew 3-3 against Pakistan in a thrilling battle. The Asians came to the same level just before the end from a penalty shot. The Netherlands has little time to recover from the battle, because Belgium […]
NETHERLANDS: SUBSTITUTED ALESSIA NORBIATO- ‘MY WORLD COLLAPSED’
Talent Alessia Norbiato (20) was replaced at the last minute by reserve Noa Muller in Chile after she developed flu symptoms. In the following days she checked which flights were going back to the Netherlands. Not only out of sadness, but also out of anger about the decision that had been made. But she says she has now made the […]
