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The European championships is a guarantee for some top class hockey. Following the Olympics and the World Cup this is probably the toughest competition in the world of hockey. At stake first of al the title of European champion, but also a ticket into the Paris Olympic Games. Between August 18 and 27 both men and women will compete in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Get your tickets and follow the event here: eurohockey2023.com.

Panel Talk Euro 2023
On August 24 The Hockey Site will host a panel talk about the men’s tournament and discuss the games so far and the medal games coming up. Our panel will be:

- Rein van Eijk, U21 Germany 🇩🇪
- Jesse Mahieu, U21 Netherlands 🇳🇱
- Jeroen Baart, U21 Belgium 🇧🇪
- Barry Middleton, U21 England & GB 🇬🇧

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Interview with Marcos Hofmann about his candidacy for the position of EHF president. The interview with the other candidate Peter Elders can be found on here as well.
Also check out the opinion piece from both interviews in our columns at https://studiohockey.com/columns/the-choice-between-a-diplomat-or-entrepreneur-for-ehf/

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Interview with Peter Elders about his candidacy for the position of EHF president. The interview with the other candidate Marcos Hofmann can be found on here as well.
Also check out the opinion piece from both interviews in our columns at https://studiohockey.com/columns/the-choice-between-a-diplomat-or-entrepreneur-for-ehf/

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Following the assignment of the new world cup for 2026 to both the Netherlands and Belgium, the FIH decided this event would be the first for non-irrigated fields. Much to the surprise (again) of most involved. When we talked to players, coaches, high performance directors and other relevant experts most were and are very sceptical. I think all of us agree it is the way forward. Water is a scarce resource and we need to find a solution. But if the timeline for this is a unilateral decision made by administrators, without involving relevant stakeholders, we imagine it could be problematic. So we invited some experts for an open and transparent panel talk about the move towards dry artificial grass for hockey.

In February of 2023 these experts joined me in a panel talk about the move towards a non-irrigated surface for hockey. Listen to the podcast here or watch it on Spotify or Youtube where you’ll find the full and unedited video of this panel talk. Our panel featured the following experts:

• Jeroen Hertzberger 🇳🇱, international player


• Adam Commens 🇦🇺 🇧🇪, former international player & coach – now high performance director for Hockey Belgium


• Stephen Butler 🇮🇪, former international player & co-founder Osaka (stick & shoe brand)


• Colin Young 🇬🇧, global R&D director for Tencate Grass


• Alastair Cox 🇬🇧, Facilities & Quality Programme Manager for the FIH

Listen (or watch) it here and judge for yourself...

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The fourth and final panel talk for the 2023 world cup was hosted on January 29, just before the medal games and featured Thomas Briels (BEL), Sander Baart (NED), Miki Delas (ESP) & Tobi Walter (GER)

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The third panel talk from January 27, just before the semi finals featured Jeroen Baart 🇧🇪, Danny Kerry 🇬🇧, Ben Bishop 🇦🇺 & Jude Menezes 🇳🇿

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The second panel talk from January 21 following all poule games featured Xavier Reckinger 🇧🇪 & Agus Corradini 🇦🇷

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The first panel talk from January 15 featured Mark Knowles 🇦🇺, Mo Fürste 🇩🇪, Bob de Voogd 🇳🇱 & Judith Vandermeiren 🇧🇪

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Video from our panel talk hosted by thehockeysite.com during the Women's World Cup hockey. Guest coaches on the panel were: Lucas Judge, Tsoanelo Pholo and Nacho Bergner. Hosted by Ernst Baart.

Recorded live on July 15, 2022.

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As the FIH Academy continues to make the most of online opportunities, the next exciting webinar aimed at hockey development across the globe focuses in on the game of indoor hockey.



Despite the cancellation of the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup due to the on-going pandemic, the Indoor Hockey Huddle is going full steam ahead.



Long recognised as both a thrilling format of the game and a place where real skill development can happen, indoor hockey is going from strength to strength in many parts of the world.



Among the many examples of indoor hockey initiatives are the Pro Series Indoor Hockey Franchise (PSI) in South Africa; Indoor Hockey UK in England; the massively popular Indoor Hockey Championships in the USA; and the club scene in European countries, with Complutense HC in Spain yet another European club that is developing the indoor game alongside its outdoor counterpart.



The Indoor Hockey Huddle gives a chance for participants to tune in and listen to an online debate featuring speakers from all of these examples. Moderated by journalist and founder of The Hockey Site Ernst Baart, the talk will provide both information and inspiration for anyone seeking to develop their own Indoor Hockey offering, whether in a school, club, state or national setting.



It is not just participation which will be at the focus of this discussion. The panelists, guided by Baart, will also examine how the sport, which is renowned for its atmospheric indoor conditions and vocal crowds, can make the most of its appeal to spectators.



Joining Baart will be Ross Willis, who is currently working with Hockey Ireland on its national indoor programme. Willis is an expert in developing the indoor game as he is tournament manager of PSI South Africa. This is a programme of tournaments, clinics and coaching sessions that has brought indoor hockey to more than 25,000 hockey players across South Africa.



Madeline Hoeppner is Director of Events at USA Field Hockey, where the annual National Indoor Tournament has age group competitions ranging from under 10 through to senior and masters players.



William Davey is operations director of Indoor Hockey UK, which is tapping into the appetite for indoor hockey at club and school level in the UK, and Nacho Usoz is Head Coach to the first team at Complutense HC in Madrid, where indoor hockey is developing alongside its outdoor counterpart.



Whatever your level of interest in this fast and exciting game, the webinar will provide ideas, inspiration and a heap of practical measures to introduce or develop indoor hockey in your own environment.

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The video podcast is available at Spotify

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