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Captain's Log is the tenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to captains, leaders and senior players from a variety of sports about leadership techniques, communication skills and team development.

Pat Merton is originally from Portsmouth, but took up the sport of korfball, whilst studying in Cardiff. He now lives in Glasgow, having moved to the Scottish City in order to complete his teacher training, where he helped to set up the Strathclyde University Korfball Club. Now he holds down the player/coach role at Glasgow Korfball Club, where was was also formerly a captain of the first team. In this interview we talk about working towards shared targets and objectives, the role of the captain and the relationship between the team leadership and the coach. 

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Captain's Log is the tenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to captains, leaders and senior players from a variety of sports about leadership techniques, communication skills and team development.

Coti (Constanza) Barrandeguy is a 24 year old hockey player for the Woodlands School Hockey Club, in Montevideo, and the Uruguayan Ladies National Team. She has been playing the sport since she was six years old, after her parents got her into it. She is now an international standard player, who has represented her country at the FIH Open Series, Pan American Games and the Youth Olympics. Coti is one of the senior members of the Uruguayan side and is a part of the leadership group amongst the players. In this interview we talk about communicating with team mates, having shared experiences within a group and developing a team culture based around a human centred ethos.

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Captain's Log is the tenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to captains, leaders and senior players from a variety of sports about leadership techniques, communication skills and team development. 

Steve Lawrence is a 34 year old Korfball player, who is originally from the English Channel island of Jersey and now lives in Scotland. He plays for the Edinburgh Mavericks Korfball Club. Having held both captaincy and coaching roles within his sport, Steve has an interesting take on the role of a leader in a team environment. In this interview we chat about communication styles, player management and bringing people on board.

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position.

Tommy Alexander is the goalkeeper for the Scottish Men’s National Team, as well as UHC Hamburg in the German leagues. Tommy previously played his domestic hockey for Indian Gymkhana and then Reading HC, before moving to Central Europe in search for professional playing opportunities. In this interview we talk about the perceptions around a goalie’s height and ability, the benefits of playing indoor hockey and having a multi sports background, as well as his thoughts on Hockey 5’s.

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position. Steph Tirrell is a sports teacher, who’s living and working in England. She is also one of the goalkeepers for Buckingham Hockey Club. Steph was the main goalie for the indoor squad that won the team’s first ever national championship at the England Super 6’s Finals in 2020. In this interview we talk about the benefits of playing indoor hockey, styles of play, if keepers need to be tall in order to be talented and the importance of having a multi sports background. 

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position. 

24 year old Ore Ogunlana is an indoor and outdoor English Hockey champion with his team Surbiton Hockey Club. Formerly of Durham University, he has also played in goal for England at junior level. Having played as a goalkeeper since his childhood, as well having had a multi-sports background, he has an interesting perspective on what it takes to become good in his position. In this interview Ore talks to the Half Court Press about training, coaching and learning as a goalie… 

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position.

Andre Boyce is the captain and goalkeeper for the Barbados Men’s National Hockey Team. He is a full international for both the outdoor and indoor teams for the Caribbean island. Andre also skippered the New York Islanders, whilst playing for the club in the USA. In this episode we talk about pre-match routines, the differences and similarities between indoor and outdoor goalkeeping and learning from other players.

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position.

Jamaican Orville McTaggart is a former hockey international and goalkeeper for his home country and Circus Circle Hockey Club in the Caribbean. After falling in love with goalkeeping whilst in school, he made his debut for Jamaica at 17 years old. Since his retirement he has become a specialised coach for the National Governing Body. In this interview we talk about recovering from injury, training methods for keepers and some wider thoughts on the position.

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position.

Connie Schmidt-Liermann is the 22 year old goalkeeper for the Uruguayan Ladies National Team, who also plays hockey for St. Patrick’s College in Montevideo. She started playing in goal at 16 years old and has an interesting perspective on her position, having participated in both the Hockey 5’s and 11-a-side outdoor variations of the sport. She has also played as a defender when she was younger.

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Verbals from the Goalkeeper is the ninth series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Here we celebrate all things to do with goalkeepers in the sport of hockey. Across all of the episodes Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of keepers, who tell us about their careers, experiences and thoughts on this unique position.

Aldair Esteban Bejarano Tortós is 23 years old, but has already had an interesting career. He is the goalkeeper for the Costa Rican Men’s National Team, as well as the first player from his country to have played abroad. Some of our more avid listeners may remember Aldair from the Pan American Hockey series. Here he talks to us in more detail about his training regimes, match day preparations and other aspects to do with his speciality.

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