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Hockey Player Profiles is the thirteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod chats to players from the sport of hockey about their careers, lives and experiences. In episode four, we hear from Czech International Katerina Laciná… 

The 27 year old hockey player has played outside of her home nation since 2014, having been in the Netherlands, Germany, England (for East Grinstead) and in Australia. Now she lives in Antwerp and plays for Braxgata Hockey Club, in the Belgian top division. Katerina Laciná has won bronze medals at the 2015 Indoor World Cup and the 2020 Indoor European Championships. In 2015 the city of Prague hosted the EuroHockey Championships II Division. Here, she was a part of the squad that won the silver medal. In this episode we talk about the differences between club and international hockey around Europe, coming back from surgery, as well as how to promote development of the sport. 

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Hockey Player Profiles is the thirteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod chats to players from the sport of hockey about their careers, lives and experiences. In episode three, we hear from 33 year old, Scottish born, English based Ross Stott. 

Ross Stott is a former Scottish international, who has gone to two Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 and has played over 100 times for his country. Hailing from Tayside, he started out with his local club Dundee Wanderers, before moving to play for Kelburne Hockey Club and Grove Menzieshill H.C. over in Glasgow. After this he moved to England, where he played for Bowdon. Now he is in his second stint at East Grinstead H.C. In this interview Ross his opinion on the hockey played across Britain, Hockey 5’s and the FIH Pro League. 

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Hockey Player Profiles is the thirteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod chats to players from the sport of hockey about their careers, lives and experiences. In episode two we hear from twenty one year old Emily Dark. 

Emily Dark is an up and coming star of Scottish and British Hockey. She’s currently playing for, Edinburgh based, Watsonian Hockey Club, in the Scottish Premier League and is a member of the Scottish senior side, as well as the Great British Elite Development Program. In 2019, Emily was a part of the Scottish side that won the EuroHockey Championships II Division, where she was also named the Young Player of the Tournament. Outside of hockey Emily is studying Physics at the University of St. Andrew’s, as well as serving as a reservist in the Royal Air Force. At the RAF she is the first ever woman, in her squadron, to have passed out as a Gunner.  

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Hockey Player Profiles is the thirteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod chats to players from the sport of hockey about their careers, lives and experiences. In episode one, we hear from Scotland international goalkeeper, Jess Buchanan.  

Nineteen year old Jess Buchanan is the Under 21 team goalie for her country, but she has also been capped for the senior side. She has won gold medals at youth European level, as well as having played continental hockey for her former club Clydesdale Western. Now, she plays in Spain, for the Catalan based team Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club.  

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Hockey Dream Team is the twelfth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series we hear from a variety of members of the global hockey community, including players, coaches, umpires and journalists. In each episode Tao MacLeod speaks with hockey personalities, about topics relevant to them and the sport. Then the guests give their picks for a six-a-side hockey team. One guest chooses a men's team, whilst the other puts forward a women's side. The debate is then who we have for a combined mixed gender six-a-side Dream Team.

Tommy Alexander is a goalkeeper for UHC Hamburg in Germany and the Scottish Men’s National Team. Before moving to Central Europe for greater hockey playing opportunities, he played for a variety of clubs in the U.K. including Indian Gymkhana and Reading Hockey Club. In 2017, Tommy won the EuroHockey Championships II Division, taking the goalkeeper of the tournament award as well. He is also one of the brains behind the coaching company Iconic Goalkeeping. Tommy picks the men’s six-a-side indoor dream team.

Amy Gibson is an indoor and outdoor Bundesliga champion for Der Club an der Alster, in Germany. She is also the goalkeeper for the Scottish Ladies National Team and has been capped twice for the Great Britain Hockey Team. She played for a variety of clubs around the U.K., but after leaving the centralised programme, she went to play on the continent. In 2019 she won the EuroHockey Championship II Division, which meant that she played in the top competition this summer in 2021. Amy picks the women’s six-a-side indoor dream team.

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Hockey Dream Team is the twelfth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series we hear from a variety of members of the global hockey community, including players, coaches, umpires and journalists. In each episode Tao MacLeod speaks with hockey personalities, about topics relevant to them and the sport. Then the guests give their picks for a six-a-side hockey team. One guest chooses a men's team, whilst the other puts forward a women's side. The debate is then who we have for a combined mixed gender six-a-side Dream Team.

Ross Stott is a former Scottish international, who has gone to two Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 and has played over 100 times for his country. Hailing from Tayside, he started out with his local club Dundee Wanderers, before moving to play for Kelburne Hockey Club. After this he moved to England, where he played for Bowdon H.C. Now he is in his second stint at East Grinstead H.C. Ross picks the men’s six-a-side indoor dream team.

Jill Boon is a former Belgium international, who represented her country at the London 2012 Olympics, as well as winning a silver medal at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships. Now she plays for Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles. She gives us a bit of an insight into this Central European league and what is happening more generally in her home nation. Jill picks the women’s six-a-side indoor dream team.

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Hockey Dream Team is the twelfth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series we hear from a variety of members of the global hockey community, including players, coaches, umpires and journalists. In each episode Tao MacLeod speaks with hockey personalities, about topics relevant to them and the sport. Then the guests give their picks for a six-a-side hockey team. One guest chooses a men's team, whilst the other puts forward a women's side. The debate is then who we have for a combined mixed gender six-a-side Dream Team. 

Richard Lane is a former outdoor and indoor international player, who has gone on to skipper England at the small sided version of hockey. Richard has played for several big clubs south of the border, including Cannock and Holcombe, winning several titles along the way. He is now involved in the set-up at East Grinstead Hockey Club. Richard picks the men’s six-a-side indoor dream team. 

Kareena ‘Kaz’ Cuthbert is currently the Vice-President of Scottish Hockey, the national governing body for the sport north of Hadrian’s Wall. She has played internationally for her country, both indoor and outdoor, most recently captaining her side to the EuroHockey Championships II Division title in 2019. In addition to her administrative duties she is also the player-coach at Western Wildcats, helping them to win the Scottish Championship for the first time in the club’s history, just prior to the Coronavirus pandemic. Kareena picks the women’s six-a-side indoor dream team. 

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Hockey Dream Team is the twelfth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series we hear from a variety of members of the global hockey community, including players, coaches, umpires and journalists. In each episode Tao MacLeod speaks with hockey personalities, about topics relevant to them and the sport. Then the guests give their picks for a six-a-side hockey team. One guest chooses a men's team, whilst the other puts forward a women's side. The debate is then who we have for a combined mixed gender six-a-side Dream Team. 

Simon Faulkner is the captain of the indoor and outdoor men’s first teams at East Grinstead Hockey Club, having carved out a fairly successful club career in the two variations of the game. Coming from a well known family within the sport, he has grown up in the world of English and British hockey. Simon picks the men’s six-a-side indoor dream team. 

Becky Ward is travelling to the upcoming EuroHockey Championships as the captain of the Scottish Ladies Team, after having won the second tier continental tournament in 2019. She is a full international in both the outdoor and indoor variations of hockey. Currently she represents the Western Wildcats Hockey Club and has also played for Dundee Wanderers, hailing from Tayside herself. Becky picks the women’s six-a-side indoor dream team. 

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Hockey Dream Team is the twelfth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series we hear from a variety of members of the global hockey community, including players, coaches, umpires and journalists. In each episode Tao MacLeod speaks with hockey personalities, about topics relevant to them and the sport. Then the guests give their picks for a six-a-side hockey team. One guest chooses a men's team, whilst the other puts forward a women's side. The debate is then who we have for a combined mixed gender six-a-side Dream Team.

Taff Ahmed is the founder and editor of sports media brand The Hockey Family. He is also the host and producer of the podcast show Talk Hockey Radio. In addition to these roles within the world of journalism and entertainment, Taff is a coach and Hockey Maker - the people who help organise events at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre, in London. Taff picks the men’s six-a-side team.

Coti Barrandeguy plays for the Woodlands School Hockey Club, in Montevideo, and the Uruguayan Ladies National Team. She has represented her country in all three formats of the sport in hockey 5’s, at the Youth Olympics, indoor hockey, at the Pan Americans, and the 11-a-side outdoor game at the FIH Open Series, as well as other tournaments. Coti picks the women’s six-a-side team.

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