FIH Pro-League: Pakistan receives formal invitation to join FIH Hockey Pro League; needs to confirm participation until 12 August
After Hockey New Zealand notified the International Hockey Federation (FIH) of their decision not to participate in the next FIH Hockey Pro League Men’s season despite having won the FIH Hockey Nations Cup last month, FIH has, in accordance with the regulations, extended an invitation to the Nations Cup runners-up, namely Pakistan, to join the […]
Netherlands:
With a combination of clever psychology, ironclad focus and a good dose of preparation, goalkeeper Olivier Smeets led Orange Boys Under 16 to third place at the 8 Nations tournament in Houten on Saturday. In a nerve-wracking shoot-out series against Belgium, the Pinoké goalkeeper kept his cool. Behind that heroic role is a young goalkeeper […]
Netherlands: Delmée on De Geus’ absence: ‘He’s not the old Jonas yet’
Although he has not played a minute in the Orange since the Olympic final won in Paris, the most notable absentee in the selection for the European Championship in Mönchengladbach (Aug. 8-17) remains 147-time international Jonas de Geus. Due to a lingering knee injury, the 27-year-old Kampong midfielder is not yet at his old level, […]
Netherlands: Orange without Jonas de Geus and with Olivier Hortensius to EC
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Netherlands:
Every day this week in the “As green as grass” section, we dig into our archives, looking for the first flashes of class in the current generation of internationals, then still with a young head. In this first installment: Yibbi Jansen and Pien Sanders. Over thirteen years ago, in 2012, they single-handedly led Den Bosch […]
Netherlands: ABN AMRO changes hard requirement: no more 50/50 split of top hockey budget
In the “Salary Gap” series, we examine how skewed the ratios are in salaries in men’s and women’s field hockey. In this episode: ABN AMRO announced in 2023 that clubs they sponsor had to had to split their top hockey budget fifty-fifty between men’s and women’s teams within two years. Now the bank is changing […]
Netherlands: Golden summer for Tess Koomen (15): ‘I learned so much this season’
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Netherlands:
The Orange girls grabbed the European title on Saturday night. But that was not the only prize in the Dutch camp. Sixteen-year-old Lotte Ruts was voted best player of the tournament. Logical anyway. She really deserves that one hundred percent.’ These are the words of teammate Olivia Huisman, who provided the third goal in the […]
Netherlands: EC 18 | Orange girls grab title after thrilling win over Belgians
The Orange girls are European champions. In a thrilling final against Belgium, coach Daan Sabel’s team won 3-2. This ended a seven-year title drought at the European Championships in Lille, France. The Netherlands’ last U18 title dated back to 2018. Then the girls also defeated Belgium, at the time it was 5-0. After the final […]
Netherlands: EC 18 | Orange closes disappointing EC with good feeling and 13 goals
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