NETHERLANDS: HOCKEY5S – ‘THIS IS THE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE’
They are forerunners. Pioneers. Perhaps – as will become apparent later – trendsetters. At Sneek they are completely captivated by hockey5s. The club from Friesland recently organized a real 5s week. ‘A 5s membership, why wouldn’t that be possible?’ ‘Our boys’ line has been scraping for years. We are happy that we can field a […]
NETHERLANDS: ORANGE MEN REACH FIRST HOCKEY5S WORLD CUP FINAL
The Orange Men convincingly qualified for the final at the Hockey 5s World Cup in Oman on Tuesday afternoon. The Netherlands was too strong for the host country in the semi-finals 5-3, coached by the Dutchman Siegfried Aikman. Apart from a few hectic minutes in the second half, the Dutch team never ran into problems. The match […]
NETHERLANDS: HURLEY’S DEMOTION: ‘CRY TOGETHER AND MOVE ON’
In 2022, the Hurley ladies were still in the final of the National Championships. They then narrowly lost to Den Bosch. Now, almost two years later to the day, the world looks completely different for the Amstelveen team. After having played two of the three games in the play-offs, Hurley was relegated to the Top Class. Hurley’s players […]
NETHERLANDS: PAUL VAN ASS- ‘ASKED WHETHER WELTEN WANTED TO MAKE THE DECISION HERSELF’
National coach Paul van Ass shocked the hockey world on Wednesday by no longer including four-time Olympian and experienced dribbling queen Lidewij Welten in his selection . ‘I asked her if she wanted to make the decision to quit herself. She didn’t want that. She placed her fate in my hands.” Last week, Paul van Ass’s entire training group was […]
Netherlands: Majority of HK Clubs Want to Continue With Women in Primetime
A majority of the big league clubs would like the trial with women’s matches at prime time – Sunday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. – to continue after the winter break. However, most clubs think it is still too early to conclude whether it is a success or not. Only SCHC is not in favour of extending the […]
Netherlands: Amsterdam Coach Thomas Immink: ‘Thought About Withdrawing’
These are dark times for the ladies of Amsterdam. After a scoreless first weekend, coach Thomas Immink’s team was treated to a 9-0 defeat by Den Bosch in the first match on Sunday. The second matchday ended with the first points of the season after a close victory over newly promoted Ring Pass Delft (2-1). The poor results […]
Netherlands: the Sad Story of the Deceased Claudia Schüler (1987-2023)
In the first days of 2024, we will look back on the eventful hockey year of 2023 for the very last time. We will publish the stories that we remember most this week. Today part six, is about the tribute in Chile last November to the deceased goalkeeper Claudia Schüler. Claudia Schüler – the greatest Chilean […]
Netherlands: Xan De Waard and Pirmin Blaak Proud Winners of FIH Awards
The annual presentation of the prestigious FIH Awards has produced two Dutch winners. Dutch midfielder Xan de Waard was voted World Player of the Year, and goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak won the award for Best Goalkeeper of 2023. It is the first time for 204-time international De Waard (nineteen goals, 43 assists) that she has been […]
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 […]
