Netherlands: HGC vecht door na verlies van teamvader: ‘Mijn leven stond op z’n kop’
Like a bolt from the blue. That’s how the news of the sudden death of their team father Ton Langenhuijsen came to the HGC men’s team at the end of November. A loss that came on top of an already particularly challenging year. After all, the new HGC was dangling in the lower reaches of […]
Netherlands: Tigges leaves Germany: ‘Finishing the season was my preference’
‘I’m sitting here in the middle of moving boxes,’ laughs Robert Tigges (40), as he calls from his apartment in Hamburg. At the end of March, after a year and a half, he is moving back to Amsterdam to become Raoul Ehren’s assistant with the Dutch national team. ‘The rent on my house, my lease […]
Netherlands: HK (H): Rotterdam deals sensitive blow to Oranje-Rood
Rotterdam heeft Oranje-Rood zaterdag bij de herstart van de Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren een gevoelige tik uitgedeeld. In een doelpuntrijk duel won de thuisploeg met 4-3. Rotterdam wipte door de zege over Oranje-Rood heen naar plek vijf. Rotterdam – Oranje-Rood 4-3Beide ploegen moesten er duidelijk even inkomen, na maanden zonder competitie veldhockey. Er ging aan beide […]
Netherlands: Brink ging last-minute naar andere kant van de wereld voor droom
Hidde Brink (26) was upset when he heard in January that he would not be allowed to join the Orange to Australia. After the Pinoké goalkeeper was first invited to the training group in October, it soon became clear that he was Jeroen Delmée’s third choice after Maurits Visser and Derk Meijer. His winter was […]
Netherlands: Speelschema NK Zaal 2025: de ontknoping
The 2024-2025 indoor season will also come to a grand conclusion this year. On the weekend of January 25 and 26 we will start with the preliminary rounds for the youth and a week later the final weekend of the NK for youth and big league will take place. The national championships will conclude on […]
Netherlands: KNHB Podcast: a final look back at an exceptional year
The KNHB podcast Podje Hockey takes a brief look back at 2024. We say it again: a unique year for our sport. Never before have the Dutch women and men won Olympic gold in the same year, to name but one example. General manager Erik Gerritsen and technical director Clarinda Sinnige discuss their highs and […]
Netherlands: Road to Oranje Open for Ehren After Departure from Belgium
Raoul Ehren has resigned as coach of the Belgian women’s team. The Belgian federation KBHB reports that both parties are parting ways. This opens the way for the Brabander to the Oranje Dames. A vacancy has arisen at the Olympic champions after the departure of national coach Paul van Ass. Ehren was appointed national coach […]
Netherlands: Six Dutchmen in the race for honorary titles
No fewer than six Dutch players have been nominated for the annual awards of the world hockey association FIH. Thierry Brinkman and Joep de Mol have a chance of becoming World Players of the Year. Xan de Waard and Yibbi Jansen have been placed on the provisional list of five for the women. Of course, these […]
Netherlands: Van Ass retires: ‘Because it doesn’t get any better than this’
Thirteen days ago, Paul van Ass won gold with the Orange women at the Games in Paris. But it has already become clear that the Olympic final against China was his last duel as national coach. He is not closing the coaching book yet. ‘They can call six months before Los Angeles.’ ‘I don’t think […]
Netherlands: The Most Beautiful Pictures of Margot van Geffen’s Last Competition
After eighteen seasons in the Tulp Hoofdklasse, it’s over for power hockey player Margot van Geffen (34). She will spend her last months on the hockey field in Adelaide, Australia, where the 265-time international will participate in the Australian competition . Margot van Geffen was put in the spotlight by her teammates of HGC on Thursday evening […]
