Netherlands: Delmée Names his Olympic Squad for Paris 24
The Olympic selection of the Orange Men is known. National coach Jeroen Delmée has made a place in his selection of sixteen players for HGC veteran Seve van Ass, who was passed over at the European Championships in the summer . Amsterdammer Floris Middendorp, who attended the European Championship as a substitute , is also one of the sixteen men […]
NETHERLANDS: THE WEEK OF THE BIGGEST DECISIONS BY NATIONAL COACH DELMÉE
It is one of the most difficult weeks in Jeroen Delmée’s national coaching career. He will announce his Olympic selection on Wednesday, June 19. The Brabander has already put together the vast majority of the puzzle. ‘It’s all about the last choices. At two or three positions.’ On Monday, the Orangemen met again with the […]
NETHERLANDS: HEROIC GOALKEEPER ROLE AND LATE COACHING CHANGE WORTH GOLD FOR CARTOUCHE
They did it last year. And this season too, the Cartouche had to maintain themselves in the Promotion Class through play-outs. That worked – even if it was with heels. After two draws against Ring Pass, shoot-outs were decisive on Sunday afternoon. One in which Cartouche keeper Ole Dorscheidt was crowned a hero. Because in […]
NETHERLANDS: RELEGATION HURTS HGC: ‘TOO MANY WRONG CHOICES HAVE BEEN MADE’
From HGC Men 1, there were critical voices towards the club on Sunday after the historic relegation from the Tulp Hoofdklasse . International Seve van Ass spoke out. The same applied to David van Ass, who has been at the helm of the selection together with Floris van der Linden since March. “Too many wrong choices have been […]
NETHERLANDS: UNIQUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR ZWOLLE, THANKS TO THE NERVES OF STEEL OF MAUD FRANCKEN
No one within HC Zwolle knows exactly, but according to coach Joe Kodde it has been ‘years’ since the Under-16 Girls reached the National Championships. He did pull off the trick with his team. “I think we’ve made some kind of history.” The hockey players from Zwolle were very happy last Saturday on the Hurley […]
NETHERLANDS: TOP SCORERS- BRINKMAN ON A HUNDRED GOALS FOR BLOEMENDAAL
There were few changes at the top of the shooter rankings in the Tulp Hoofdklasse and Promotional Class last weekend. However, a few players entered the sub-top with a spot, such as Amsterdam attacker Fiona Morgenstern and Bloemendaal captain Thierry Brinkman. Tulp Hoofdklasse Ladies The top five players on the top scorers list of the […]
NETHERLANDS: WHY DANIQUE VISSER QUIT – ‘I COMPLETELY LOST THE FUN
Danique Visser (24 years old) was one of the greatest goalkeeper talents in the Netherlands a few years ago. As a potential she was allowed to smell the Orange. But she wasn’t happy in recent years. Last winter, Visser was the first goalkeeper to retire from Bloemendaal. That felt like a liberation. ‘I was no […]
NETHERLANDS: AFTER A PACKED WINTER, HDM GOALIE VAN WALSTIJN WANTS TO REGAIN HIS PLACE
Joey van Walstijn can hardly believe it. The goalkeeper was very close to a unique achievement with HDM. On Sunday, the people of The Hague lost the European Cup Indoor final in Vienna to Harvestehuder from Hamburg (6-6, after shoot-outs). It was the end of a bizarre winter for the goalkeeper, who lost the competition on the field […]
NETHERLANDS: TEARS IN VIENNA- HDM NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON EUROPEAN CUP WIN
HDM just missed out on the main prize in a blood-curdling European Cup Indoor final. In Vienna, the Hague team lost to top favorite Harvestehuder after shoot-outs. In an idiotic final battle it was 6-6 after forty minutes. Goalgetter Mustapha Cassiem hid his head in his shirt. Fighting back the tears that were probably coming anyway. A little further […]
NETHERLANDS: HUGO VAN REEKEN WANTS TO GO FROM GOOISCHE TO THE GAMES WITHIN EIGHT YEARS
‘In 2032 I want to be the first goalkeeper for the Netherlands at the Olympic Games in Brisbane.’ Signed: Hugo van Reeken. The 24-year-old goalie is not afraid to be ambitious, even though he currently plays for Gooische in the basement of the Promotion Class. ‘I believe that if you have a dream, it will […]
