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Conversations in Sport is the twenty-fourth series of the Half Court Press Podcast. Here, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of different sporting personalities, who have a range of roles and experiences within their respective games. We chat about a range of topics including domestic participation, international tournaments, as well as corporate responsibility within sport.

In episode one, we chat to Jesse Drake and Greg Mackenzie of Edinburgh based Inverleith Hockey Club, who are both goalkeepers in the men’s first team. Here we talk about the importance of club hockey, the intricacies of goalkeeping, as well as different hockey tournaments. Hailing from New Zealand Jesse even compares and contrasts Kiwi hockey to that of where he is now playing in Scotland.

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Alan Veitch is an archivist and a statistician for the sport of field hockey. He is one of the people behind the organisation that celebrates and records the game in the North of Britain, called Scottish Hockey Heritage. In this series of episodes, taken from an interview recorded in Edinburgh on May of 2025, we chat about a variety of topics, including what Scottish Hockey Heritage does, what it plans to do in the future and how you and others can help to record the history of hockey in Scotland. 

All episodes were done in conjunction with the Half Court Press and Scottish Hockey Heritage. The producer was Tao MacLeod.

Scottish Hockey Heritage

www.scottish-hockey-heritage.org

Alan Veitch Hockey Archivist and Statistician

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 09.05.2025

Episode 1; Alan Veitch of Scottish Hockey Heritage an Introduction

Episode 2; Alan Veitch on Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 3; Alan Veitch on the Current Activities of Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 4; Alan Veitch on the Future Plans of Scottish Hockey Heritage

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Alan Veitch is an archivist and a statistician for the sport of field hockey. He is one of the people behind the organisation that celebrates and records the game in the North of Britain, called Scottish Hockey Heritage. In this series of episodes, taken from an interview recorded in Edinburgh on May of 2025, we chat about a variety of topics, including what Scottish Hockey Heritage does, what it plans to do in the future and how you and others can help to record the history of hockey in Scotland. 

All episodes were done in conjunction with the Half Court Press and Scottish Hockey Heritage. The producer was Tao MacLeod.

Scottish Hockey Heritage

www.scottish-hockey-heritage.org

Alan Veitch Hockey Archivist and Statistician

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 09.05.2025

Episode 1; Alan Veitch of Scottish Hockey Heritage an Introduction

Episode 2; Alan Veitch on Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 3; Alan Veitch on the Current Activities of Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 4; Alan Veitch on the Future Plans of Scottish Hockey Heritage

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Alan Veitch is an archivist and a statistician for the sport of field hockey. He is one of the people behind the organisation that celebrates and records the game in the North of Britain, called Scottish Hockey Heritage. In this series of episodes, taken from an interview recorded in Edinburgh on May of 2025, we chat about a variety of topics, including what Scottish Hockey Heritage does, what it plans to do in the future and how you and others can help to record the history of hockey in Scotland. 

All episodes were done in conjunction with the Half Court Press and Scottish Hockey Heritage. The producer was Tao MacLeod.

Scottish Hockey Heritage

⁠www.scottish-hockey-heritage.org⁠

Alan Veitch Hockey Archivist and Statistician

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 09.05.2025

Episode 1; Alan Veitch of Scottish Hockey Heritage an Introduction

Episode 2; Alan Veitch on Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 3; Alan Veitch on the Current Activities of Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 4; Alan Veitch on the Future Plans of Scottish Hockey Heritage

Half Court Press

⁠www.halfcourtpressmagazine.com⁠

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Alan Veitch is an archivist and a statistician for the sport of field hockey. He is one of the people behind the organisation that celebrates and records the game in the North of Britain, called Scottish Hockey Heritage. In this series of episodes, taken from an interview recorded in Edinburgh on May of 2025, we chat about a variety of topics, including what Scottish Hockey Heritage does, what it plans to do in the future and how you and others can help to record the history of hockey in Scotland. 

All episodes were done in conjunction with the Half Court Press and Scottish Hockey Heritage. The producer was Tao MacLeod.

Scottish Hockey Heritage

www.scottish-hockey-heritage.org

Alan Veitch Hockey Archivist and Statistician

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 09.05.2025

Episode 1; Alan Veitch of Scottish Hockey Heritage an Introduction

Episode 2; Alan Veitch on Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 3; Alan Veitch on the Current Activities of Scottish Hockey Heritage

Episode 4; Alan Veitch on the Future Plans of Scottish Hockey Heritage

Half Court Press

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Dennis Hay Interview Scottish Hockey Heritage

Dennis Hay is a former Scottish hockey player and coach who has had an interesting and long lasting career. As a player he toured Australia with Great Britain, when such things where less common, and went to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, that was overshadowed by infamous terror attack, by a militant organisation. He went on to coach both domestically with the University of Edinburgh, as well as internationally with Scotland and Great Britain. Here he coached the women’s team at the Olympic Games in 1988 and to a bronze medal in 1992. 

In this series of four segments of his interview, recorded on 08.03.2024, we explore the various aspects of his hockey life. Starting with his early days and entry into the game, Dennis talks about his memories from his playing career, as well as his experiences as a coach.

Episode One; Dennis Hay Introduction

Episode Two; Dennis Hay on his Playing Career

Episode Three; Dennis Hay on his Coaching Career

Episode Four; Dennis Hay on his Memories of his Career

This interview has been produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage. 

Dennis Hay

Former Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Player

Former University of Edinburgh Hockey, Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Coach

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 08.03.2024

Interview produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage

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Dennis Hay Interview Scottish Hockey Heritage

Dennis Hay is a former Scottish hockey player and coach who has had an interesting and long lasting career. As a player he toured Australia with Great Britain, when such things where less common, and went to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, that was overshadowed by infamous terror attack, by a militant organisation. He went on to coach both domestically with the University of Edinburgh, as well as internationally with Scotland and Great Britain. Here he coached the women’s team at the Olympic Games in 1988 and to a bronze medal in 1992. 

In this series of four segments of his interview, recorded on 08.03.2024, we explore the various aspects of his hockey life. Starting with his early days and entry into the game, Dennis talks about his memories from his playing career, as well as his experiences as a coach.

Episode One; Dennis Hay Introduction

Episode Two; Dennis Hay on his Playing Career

Episode Three; Dennis Hay on his Coaching Career

Episode Four; Dennis Hay on his Memories of his Career

This interview has been produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage. 

Dennis Hay

Former Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Player

Former University of Edinburgh Hockey, Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Coach

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 08.03.2024

Interview produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage

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Dennis Hay Interview Scottish Hockey Heritage

Dennis Hay is a former Scottish hockey player and coach who has had an interesting and long lasting career. As a player he toured Australia with Great Britain, when such things where less common, and went to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, that was overshadowed by infamous terror attack, by a militant organisation. He went on to coach both domestically with the University of Edinburgh, as well as internationally with Scotland and Great Britain. Here he coached the women’s team at the Olympic Games in 1988 and to a bronze medal in 1992. 

In this series of four segments of his interview, recorded on 08.03.2024, we explore the various aspects of his hockey life. Starting with his early days and entry into the game, Dennis talks about his memories from his playing career, as well as his experiences as a coach.

Episode One; Dennis Hay Introduction

Episode Two; Dennis Hay on his Playing Career

Episode Three; Dennis Hay on his Coaching Career

Episode Four; Dennis Hay on his Memories of his Career

This interview has been produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage. 

Dennis Hay

Former Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Player

Former University of Edinburgh Hockey, Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Coach

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 08.03.2024

Interview produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage

The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…

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Dennis Hay Interview Scottish Hockey Heritage

Dennis Hay is a former Scottish hockey player and coach who has had an interesting and long lasting career. As a player he toured Australia with Great Britain, when such things where less common, and went to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, that was overshadowed by infamous terror attack, by a militant organisation. He went on to coach both domestically with the University of Edinburgh, as well as internationally with Scotland and Great Britain. Here he coached the women’s team at the Olympic Games in 1988 and to a bronze medal in 1992. 

In this series of four segments of his interview, recorded on 08.03.2024, we explore the various aspects of his hockey life. Starting with his early days and entry into the game, Dennis talks about his memories from his playing career, as well as his experiences as a coach.

Episode One; Dennis Hay Introduction

Episode Two; Dennis Hay on his Playing Career

Episode Three; Dennis Hay on his Coaching Career

Episode Four; Dennis Hay on his Memories of his Career

This interview has been produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage. 

Dennis Hay

Former Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Player

Former University of Edinburgh Hockey, Scotland & Great Britain Hockey Coach

Interview location; Edinburgh

Interview date; 08.03.2024

Interview produced in conjunction with Scottish Hockey Heritage

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Coaches Corner is the latest series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here, Tao MacLeod chats to a variety of coaches from different sports about what it is they do. We talk about coaching philosophies and techniques, youth development and team preparation, as well as how the individual fits into these concepts. If you’re curious about coaching then this is the podcast for you…

Episode nine is with Alyson Annan. A legend of the game of hockey, she is one of the few people to have been a world class player and a world class coach. As a player she had a ten year international career with the Australian Hockeyroos and stayed in the game after retirement. In 2018 she led the Dutch ladies team to victory in the London World Cup, before coaching the side to the Gold Medal in the 2020(1) Tokyo Olympic Games. Now Alyson is the Head Coach of the Chinese women’s hockey team, who won the Asian Games in 2023. In the same year Annan was named the FIH Women’s Coach of the Year. The Half Court Press Magazine has listed her as one of the six most iconic hockey coaches of all time. In this episode we chat about how to develop a positive learning environment, handling different communication styles and how to create a balanced team

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