Hoofdklasse: Yibbi Jansen top scorer of the calendar year for fourth time
Yibbi Jansen may call herself the most prolific player of 2025 in the Tulp Hoofdklasse Women. The SCHC midfielder narrowly beat competitors Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch). Jansen scored twenty goals this year: she exploited seventeen penalty corners and added three hit penalty strokes. Matla followed her on one hit, with nineteen goals on behalf of […]
FIH Pro-League: FIH unveils “THE LEAGUE OF THE BEST”
A new film showcasing the heart of the FIH Hockey Pro League The International Hockey Federation (FIH), in collaboration with leading sports production company Sportzworkz, has just released an exciting half-hour film: “THE LEAGUE OF THE BEST”. Across six episodes, the film offers a fresh, behind-the-scenes look at the FIH Hockey Pro League — the […]
FIH Pro-League: FIH Hockey Pro League: Pre-Season Interview with Belgium Women’s Coach Rein van Eijk
As we inch ever closer to the start of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26 season on 9 December, we are excited to bring you an exclusive pre-season interview series with players and coaches from the world’s top hockey nations participating in the “League of the Best”. This series will dive into the minds of […]
Hoofdklasse: Valentina Raposo leaves HGC after a season and a half
HGC women have said goodbye to Valentina Raposo after the end of the first half of the competition. The 22-year-old Argentine defender will return to her native country after a season and a half in Wassenaar as per agreement. In Argentina, Raposo will prepare for next summer’s World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium. She […]
FIH Pro-League: FIH Hockey Pro League: Pre-Season Interview with German men’s coach André Henning
As we inch ever closer to the start of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26 season on 9 December, we are excited to bring you an exclusive pre-season interview series with players and coaches from the world’s top hockey nations participating in the “League of the Best”. This series will dive into the minds of […]
EHL: Watsonians perfect run in Scotland
Watsonians completed a perfect first half of the Scottish women’s season as they won 11 games out of 11 to create a three-point lead at the top of the Premiership. They completed that run last week with a convincing 5-1 win over third placed Edinburgh University. The game was poised at 1-1 after Ailsa […]
EHL: Matla reaches 200-goal milestone
Frédérique Matla became the eighth woman to score 200 goals in the Hoofdklasse as her double helped Den Bosch close out 2025 with an upbeat 9-2 win over Tilburg. It has been a tricky first half of the competition for the Brabant club who sit in fourth place after 12 rounds of matches this season. […]
Hoofdklasse: Top scorers: Jip Dicke on course for new personal best
International Jip Dicke will travel to Argentina with the Oranje for the start of a new Pro League season next week as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Women’s winter top scorer. With 12 goals, the SCHC striker is the most prolific player in the first half of the competition. Tulp Hoofdklasse WomenJip Dicke scored twice last Sunday […]
EHL: Reading finish first phase on a high
Reading’s women finished the first phase of the English league season in spectacular style as they defeated second-placed Hampstead & Westminster 3-0 last weekend. Reading’s goals came from Lorna Mackenzie, Caroline Spence and Anna-Rose Gabbitass and saw them move above Wimbledon into fourth. The game also provided goalkeeper Nicki Cochrane with her third clean sheet […]
EHL: Surbiton’s men make it 11 from 11
Surbiton’s men made it 11 wins out of 11 to conclude the first stage of the English Premier Division with a 100% record last Saturday. They firmly extinguished any hopes Reading had of a top-six finish with a 10-1 win with eight different goalscorers including Gareth Furlong netting a hat-trick of corners. Nick Bandurak scored […]
