Netherlands:

Amsterdam on Wednesday announced the long-awaited arrival of Li Hong. So the Chinese international is settling down in the Tulip big league. The Dutch league has seen a lot of high-profile Asian field hockey players come and go in recent years. We list six special players from this continent. Shahbaz AhmedLet’s start this special company […]
Netherlands: Blaak now wants to go to India League, Orange players stay home

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Netherlands: How the ladies of Alkmaar rolled into the Overgangsklasse after all

In early August, the phone suddenly rang at Alkmaar. The KNHB reported that the ladies of Warande had withdrawn from the Overgangsklasse and asked if Alkmaar wanted to fill the vacant spot. A question no one had seen coming, but one that turned the Alkmaar ladies’ season upside down even before the start. The night […]
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He quit top field hockey three years ago. Finished with his old club Helmond, had another great adventure in Italy. Life after field hockey had actually already begun. Until Bob de Voogd fell into the arms of another old love again. The almost 37-year-old former international is back with Oranje-Rood. ‘My shirt is hanging framed […]
Netherlands: ABN Cup: these teams are still competing for first season prizes

The semifinalists of the ABN Amro Hockey Weekend have been announced. For the ladies, SCHC, Pinoké, Tilburg and Kampong will play for the prizes. For the men, Bloemendaal, Oranje-Rood, Pinoké and Rotterdam came out on top. The semi-finals will be played Friday on the fields of Kampong and Schaerweijde. Sunday the finals will be played […]
Netherlands: Loenen looks forward to ABN Cup: ‘Wondering if Jip Janssen can dance’

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Netherlands:

The first day of play in the preliminary competition in the national boys’ youth competition produced a veritable shower of goals in the 016 category. A total of 177 goals were scored. Amsterdam JO16 was the most productive team. They defeated Ring Pass 15-2. Below are the results of the first round of the preliminary […]
Netherlands: Nationwide youth begins again: here’s how the leagues are structured

The summer break is over. Today the field hockey season officially begins. Fighting erupts again in the National O18 and O16 competitions. In the preliminary competition, the teams will hunt for a spot in the regular national competition. The O18 youth preliminary competition has six playing days and runs until the fall. For both the […]
Netherlands: Program pool phase ABN AMRO Hockey Weekend

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Twenty-five years ago, the Netherlands was the promised land for Scottish-born Laurence Docherty (45), the field hockey heaven where he chased his dream. He settled down at Klein Zwitserland, met the love of his life there, had himself naturalized as a Dutchman and wore the Orange shirt at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Now he […]