The Half Court Press Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tao MacLeod
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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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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 eight is with Tom Barton, who has had an interestingly diverse coaching career. He is currently the head of the youth programmes at Edinburgh based Inverleith Hockey Club, which is a committee position. He is also a co-coach of the ladies first team in the Scottish Premiership. At the same time Barton is an international standard coach with the Cyprus Men’s Hockey Team. All of this he has achieved before the age of 30, whilst also playing in his club’s men’s first eleven. In this episode we chat about coaching styles and principles, how to engage players within a positive team culture, as well as how to coach junior, senior and elite level players.
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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 seven is with Kareena ‘Kaz’ Cuthbert (née Marshall). A former captain of the Scottish national team, for the past few years she has been the Head Coach of Glasgow based hockey club Western Wildcats. Previously Cuthbert was the Vice President of Scottish Hockey, but recently has been named as the Head of High Performance at Bowls Scotland. In this interview we chat about what makes a good coach, how to develop a positive culture, as well as the importance of building relationships with people. You can check out the Half Court Press online. Check out the following prompts listed below.Website; www.halfcourtpressmagazine.comSocial MediaFacebook; @HalfCourtPress1Instagram; @half_court_press1X (Twitter); @HalfCourtPress1The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsApple PodcastsBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic
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 six is with John Bagnall, who is the head coach of the Scottish korfball national team. In addition to this, John is also the coach of English Premier League side Bristol Thunder Korfball Club. In this interview we chat about Bagnall’s coaching principles, his experiences of training elite level players and the differences between working at domestic and international level.
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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 five is with the celebrated hockey umpire educator Keely Dunn. Whilst officiating in England, the Canadian set up FHumpires as an online platform to interact with other match officials. Over the years it’s developed in to a resource to help inform, educate and coach field hockey umpires around the world. In this interview we chat about teaching philosophies, communicating with a variety of people and how to tailor educational methods to the needs of the individual.You can check out the Half Court Press online. Check out the following prompts listed below.Website; www.halfcourtpressmagazine.comSocial MediaFacebook; @HalfCourtPress1Instagram; @half_court_press1X (Twitter); @HalfCourtPress1The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsApple PodcastsBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic
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 four is with korfball coach Dan Pratt. Currently he is coaching the first team at Edinburgh City Korfball Club, but has previously been involved with his hometown side Croydon KC, as well as the University of Edinburgh sides. As a player Dan has captained the Scotland national team. In this interview we chat about how to prepare a team, change a system and develop a positive culture.
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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 three is with Matt Christie, who is a coach at Inverleith Hockey Club. Hailing from Leith, he comes from a hockey family and has played in and around the Edinburgh area for several years. Having started his coaching career with the Waverley Inveresk Trinity HC youth teams, Matt is now down the road with Inverleith. Here he is the Ladies 2nd XI and Men’s 3rd XI coach. Last season saw some silverware come his way, Christie coached the Ladies 3rd XI to the league title and received the club’s Coach of the Year Award for 2023. In this episode we chat about coaching and communication styles, the development of a positive culture, as well helping the individual alongside the wider group. You can check out the Half Court Press online. Check out the following prompts listed below.Website; www.halfcourtpressmagazine.comSocial MediaFacebook; @HalfCourtPress1Instagram; @half_court_press1X (Twitter); @HalfCourtPress1The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsApple PodcastsBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic
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 two is with football coach Jordan Forrester. Originally from South Queensferry, he is a product of the Edinburgh College Sports Programmes. Now Jordan is the assistant coach at Livingston Women’s Football Club. Last season his side won the Championship division, which is the third tier of Scottish football, allowing for promotion to the Scottish Premier League Two. In this interview we chat about principles of coaching, team development and how to build a positive culture.
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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 one is with Aiden Wren. He is the founder and director of AW Performance Hockey, which runs coaching clinics and sports sessions for youth players. Aiden is also a hockey coach at Watsonians and ESM Hockey Clubs. In this interview we discuss the development of youth players, some of the pressures faced by young athletes and about some of his coaching methods and processes.You can check out the Half Court Press online. Check out the following prompts listed below.Website; www.halfcourtpressmagazine.comSocial MediaFacebook; @HalfCourtPress1Instagram; @half_court_press1X (Twitter); @HalfCourtPress1The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsApple PodcastsBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic
The Half Court Press Podcast is back! Goalmouth Gossip is our latest series, where we focus on the first player on any hockey team sheet. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of goalkeepers from around the world about training, development and personal backgrounds.In episode four we hear from three goalkeepers who have all played in the German Bundesliga at some point in their careers; Jean Danneberg, Amy Tennant and Tommy Alexander. Jean Danneberg is a goalkeeper for the German national team and Rot-Weiss Köln. He was a part of the World Cup winning side, where he made a name for himself as a penalty saving hero for his country. Amy Tennant is one of the goalies for the England and GB hockey teams. Currently, she plays her club hockey for Reading, but previously turned out for Großflottbeker THGC, in Hamburg, as well as East Grinstead and Bowdon HIghtown. Tommy Alexander is Scotland’s number one keeper. He is playing in the Bundesliga, in both the indoor and outdoor codes, for der Club an der Alster, having previously kept goal for UHC Hamburg, Indian Gymkhana and Reading HC. In this episode we chat about goalie kit, playing styles and what they think makes a good goalkeeper.The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsApple PodcastsBreakerOvercastAnchorPocket CastsRadioPublic
The Half Court Press Podcast is back! Goalmouth Gossip is our latest series, where we focus on the first player on any hockey team sheet. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of goalkeepers from around the world about training, development and personal backgrounds.
In episode three we hear from the South African ladies goalkeepers Phumelala Hlophe (née Mbande) and Marlise van Tonder. Hailing from Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, Phumelala has been the first choice goalie for her country for several years playing in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, as well as the Tokyo 2020/1 Olympic Games, captaining the team in the latter two tournaments. Van Tonder, coming from capital city Pretoria, has travelled with her friend and team mate around the world as one of the other keepers in the programme, being a member of the squad in the 2018 World Cup. Marlise has also played in American collegiate system, whilst studying in the USA. In this conversation we chat about what makes a good goalie, their preference for protective kit and why the goalkeeper is the most important player on the pitch.
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The Half Court Press Podcast is back! Goalmouth Gossip is our latest series, where we focus on the first player on any hockey team sheet. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of goalkeepers from around the world about training, development and personal backgrounds.
In episode two we hear from James Mazarelo of England and Great Britain, as well as Jess Buchanan of Scotland and the Great Britain Elite Development Programme (EDP). James Mazarelo hails from the Northern English city of Manchester, where he started his hockey career with local club Bowdon, before moving on to Loughborough Students. Now he plays his domestic hockey for Surbiton, whilst being a part of the British setup. Originally from Glasgow, Jess Buchanan has recently moved back to the UK to be a part of the GB EDP, having spent the last few seasons playing in goal for Catalonian side Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club. Next season she will be playing for Exeter University, whilst looking to progress in her international career, with Scotland and GB. In this interview we chat about playing styles, the differences and similarities between indoor and outdoor hockey for goalies, as well as how the aerial rule affects goalkeepers.
The Half Court Press Podcast is back! Goalmouth Gossip is our latest series, where we focus on the first player on any hockey team sheet. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of goalkeepers from around the world about training, development and personal backgrounds.
In episode one we hear from Aleisha Power, of the Australian Hockeyroos, and Brooke Roberts, of the New Zealand Black Sticks. Their friendship goes back several years, having first met at the Junior World Cup, whilst representing their respective national youth teams. Since then, both have represented their countries at the Commonwealth Games and the Hockey World Cup. In this interview we chat about overcoming challenges, goalkeeper playing styles and who the other goalkeepers that they appreciate and enjoy…
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Ross Stott is a former international hockey player, who earned over 120 caps for the Scottish National Team and played in both the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Originally from Tayside, he came through the youth ranks at Dundee Wanderers, before playing for local rivals Grove Menszieshill Hockey Club, as well as Kelburne H.C. After moving to England he played for Bowdon H.C. and is now in his second stint at East Grinstead H.C.
Mental Health in Hockey is a three part series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Ross Stott talks to Tao MacLeod about different mental health aspects within the game. In Episode One, Ross talks about his own experiences. In Episode Two we talk about how sport can positively affect mental health. In Episode Three Ross and Tao discuss how different organisations can help those with mental health issues.
Warning; these episodes deal with depression and other mental health issues, which might be triggering for some listeners. There is also a smattering of swearing and strong natured language.
Recommended reading:
Everything Is F*cked; A Book About Hope (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck; A Counterintuitive Approach To Living A Good Life (Mark Manson)
Ross Stott is a former international hockey player, who earned over 120 caps for the Scottish National Team and played in both the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Originally from Tayside, he came through the youth ranks at Dundee Wanderers, before playing for local rivals Grove Menszieshill Hockey Club, as well as Kelburne H.C. After moving to England he played for Bowdon H.C. and is now in his second stint at East Grinstead H.C.
Mental Health in Hockey is a three part series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Ross Stott talks to Tao MacLeod about different mental health aspects within the game. In Episode One, Ross talks about his own experiences. In Episode Two we talk about how sport can positively affect mental health. In Episode Three Ross and Tao discuss how different organisations can help those with mental health issues.
Warning; these episodes deal with depression and other mental health issues, which might be triggering for some listeners. There is also a smattering of swearing and strong natured language.
Recommended reading:
Everything Is F*cked; A Book About Hope (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck; A Counterintuitive Approach To Living A Good Life (Mark Manson)
Ross Stott is a former international hockey player, who earned over 120 caps for the Scottish National Team and played in both the Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Originally from Tayside, he came through the youth ranks at Dundee Wanderers, before playing for local rivals Grove Menszieshill Hockey Club, as well as Kelburne H.C. After moving to England he played for Bowdon H.C. and is now in his second stint at East Grinstead H.C.
Mental Health in Hockey is a three part series from the Half Court Press Podcast. Ross Stott talks to Tao MacLeod about different mental health aspects within the game. In Episode One, Ross talks about his own experiences. In Episode Two we talk about how sport can positively affect mental health. In Episode Three Ross and Tao discuss how different organisations can help those with mental health issues.
Warning; these episodes deal with depression and other mental health issues, which might be triggering for some listeners. There is also a smattering of swearing and strong natured language.
Recommended reading:
Everything Is F*cked; A Book About Hope (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck; A Counterintuitive Approach To Living A Good Life (Mark Manson)
The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode seven we speak to goalkeeper Phumelela Mbande (now Hlophe), who since the recording of this episode has married her long term partner. She has had a very successful career. As the goalkeeper for the South African hockey team she has won the African Cup of Nations, played in two Commonwealth Games, two World Cups and the Tokyo Olympic Games, most recently as captain. In this interview we talk to Phumelela about what she does outside of hockey, her thoughts on how her team has performed in the recent international tournaments and some suggestions on how to develop the sport.
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The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode six we speak to Fiona Burnet of Wimbledon Hockey Club and the Scottish National Team. Originally from the West Coast of Scotland, she worked her way up through the ranks and now plays her senior matches as a forward. Having recently competed for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, she is also a part of the GB Hockey Olympic training squad. Fiona also works within the realms of the UK Parliament within International Relations, managing bi-lateral relations between the United Kingdom and the Asia-Pacific region. In this job she also engages in female political empowerment and climate related activities. In this interview, we talk about the Commonwealth Games, how to develop hockey and environmental sustainability within the game hockey.
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The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode five we hear from Hockey Australia goalkeeper Aleisha Power. The twenty-five year old has recently represented her country at the Hockey World Cup (winning the bronze medal) and the Commonwealth Games, where she was a part of the side that won silver. In addition to playing for the Hockeyroos, Aleisha represents the Perth Thundersticks in the state representative franchise league, Hockey One. In this interview we talk about the positives of women’s hockey, her international experiences over the summer and the hockey culture in Australia.
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The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode four we hear from England and Great Britain player, Darcy Bourne. The 20 year old forward is a recent addition to the centralised programme, having made her international debut against Argentina in February of 2022. Having spent most of her domestic career playing for Surbiton, Bourne has also spent some time in the United States where she was a part of the hockey team at Duke University. In this interview she speaks about her experiences playing at the 2022 World Cup, her inclusivity activism with the Beyond Our Game organisation (which she co-founded) and Spencer Lynx Hockey Club (for whom she is an ambassador).
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The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode three we hear from New Zealand Black Sticks goalkeeper Brooke Roberts. The Kiwi international has recently competed in the 2022 Hockey World Cup, as well as the hockey tournament of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham. In this interview she talks about her participation in these competitions, her journey as an elite level athlete and what she does outside of hockey as a business owner.
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The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode two we hear from Chilean player Francisca Tala, who plays as a forward for the Las Diablas. This summer we saw her and team entertain us at the recent World Cup, where she famously scored against the Dutch. In this interview she talks to us about the story behind that goal, her career as a doctor, outside of hockey, and what we should know about the sport in her country.
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The latest season of the Half Court Press Podcast takes a look at several players who have been entertaining us at this summers tournaments and elsewhere. In Hockey Player Profiles, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of international players, within the sport of hockey, about their lives, careers and backgrounds.
In episode one we hear from the Canadian goalkeeper, Rowan Harris. The 26 year old is from the city of Vancouver, in the region of British Colombia, and is from a strong hockey family in Canada. It has been a busy few months for Harris. Recently, she has represented her National Team at both the World Cup and the hockey tournament of the Commonwealth Games.
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The EuroHockey Qualifier D, Men's event is happening at Uddingston Hockey Club (Scotland), between Wednesday 24th August and Saturday 27th August 2022. Wales, Switzerland, Scotland and Gibraltar play a round robin format tournament in order to qualify for the EuroHockey Championships.
Jorgen Haveland is one of the more experienced players in a very young Gibraltarian squad at the tournament. Here, in this interview, he gives us his thoughts on the match against Wales. He also gives us a little insight into what's happening with Gibraltarian hockey...
Toby Reynolds-Cotterill is the goalkeeper for the Welsh National Hockey Team. Here are his post match thoughts after the third and final match of the qualifying event, against Gibraltar. The seven nil win secured Welsh qualification to the A Grade EuroHockey Championships in 2023. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill also discusses what's upcoming for Hockey Wales.
Wales 7 - 0 Gibraltar
27.08.2022
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The EuroHockey Qualifier D, Men's event is happening at Uddingston Hockey Club (Scotland), between Wednesday 24th August and Saturday 27th August 2022. Wales, Switzerland, Scotland and Gibraltar play a round robin format tournament in order to qualify for the EuroHockey Championships.
Toby Reynolds Cotterill is the goalkeeper for the Welsh National Hockey Team. In their second match of this tournament Wales beat their British rivals, Scotland to put themselves into a strong position to qualify for the A Grade EuroHockey Championships...
Rupert Shipperley is a player for the Welsh National Hockey Team and Great Britain. In this interview he gives his post match thoughts on the one nil win against Scotland, as Wales looks to qualify for the A Grade EuroHockey Championships.
Scotland 0 - 1 Wales
25.08.2022
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The EuroHockey Qualifier D, Men's event is happening at Uddingston Hockey Club (Scotland), between Wednesday 24th August and Saturday 27th August 2022. Wales, Switzerland, Scotland and Gibraltar play a round robin format tournament in order to qualify for the EuroHockey Championships.
Patrick Krüsi (who speaks with an Australian accent) and Elias Brönniamann both play hockey for the Swiss National Team. Both players got themselves on the score sheet today, with Elias Brönniamann bagging four of them in a nine goal game against Gibraltar.
Eric Abudarham is one of the more experienced players in a very young Gibraltarian squad at the tournament. Here, in this interview, he gives us his thoughts on the match against Switzerland.
Switzerland 7 - 2 Gibraltar
25.08.2022
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The EuroHockey Qualifier D, Men's event is happening at Uddingston Hockey Club (Scotland), between Wednesday 24th August and Saturday 27th August 2022. Wales, Switzerland, Scotland and Gibraltar play a round robin format tournament in order to qualify for the EuroHockey Championships.
Alan Forsyth is the captain of the Scottish Hockey Men's National Team. As a forward, he is also one of the main goal scoring threats.
Tommy Alexander is the goalkeeper for the Scottish Men's national team. In this interview he gives his immediate feedback on his side's nine nil win against Gibraltar.
Struan Walker is a player for the Scottish National Team. He scored a hat trick against Gibraltar in the host nation's opening game in the EuroHockey Qualifying tournament.
Scotland 9 - 0 Gibraltar
24.08.2022
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The EuroHockey Qualifier D, Men's event is happening at Uddingston Hockey Club (Scotland), between Wednesday 24th August and Saturday 27th August 2022. Wales, Switzerland, Scotland and Gibraltar play a round robin format tournament in order to qualify for the EuroHockey Championships.
Daniel Newcombe is the Head coach of the Hockey Wales Men's National Team. In this interview he gives his opinion on the opening match of the qualification tournament.
Gareth Furlong is a set piece specialist for Hockey Wales. He is a defender for the Welsh National Team, who can also add a goal to the score line from a short corner.
Wales 9 - 0 Switzerland
24.08.2022
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Three Games of Hockey is the sixteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod, talks to a variety of hockey players, coaches, journalists and personalities about three matches that have been particularly important to them in their lives and careers.
In episode six we hear from Ross Stott of East Grinstead and formerly the Scottish Hockey National Men’s Team. Ross gained in excess of 120 caps for his country, has been to two Commonwealth Games (Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014), several European Championships and has even won a bronze medal at the Youth Olympics with a Great Britain Under 21 side. After starting out with Dundee Wanderers, in his native Tayside, he had successful stints for several other teams north of Hadrian’s Wall, before moving to play for East Grinstead. Here he has won eight English Indoor titles, as well as a bag full of outdoor trophies. In this episode, Ross Stott describes his favourite game of hockey as a club player, as an international player and as a hockey fan.
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Three Games of Hockey is the sixteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod, talks to a variety of hockey players, coaches, journalists and personalities about three matches that have been particularly important to them in their lives and careers.
In episode five we hear from Kareena ‘Kaz’ Cuthbert (née Marshall) is the Vice-President of Scottish Hockey, which is the national governing body for the sport in Northern Britain. As an international standard player, she went to two Commonwealth Games (Delhi 2010 and Gold Coast 2018) and several continental tournaments, captaining her side to victory in the 2019 EuroHockey Championships II Division. Currently, she is the player/coach at Western Wildcats in the Scottish Premiership, and has recently lead her club to their first ever national title. In this episode, Kareena describes her favourite game of hockey as a player, as a coach and as a hockey fan.
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Three Games of Hockey is the sixteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod, talks to a variety of hockey players, coaches, journalists and personalities about three matches that have been particularly important to them in their lives and careers.
In episode four we hear from hockey journalist, John Lee, who plays his club hockey for Fremantle Cockburn H.C. John is famous for being one of the co-hosts of The Reverse Stick; Global Hockey Podcast. In addition to this, he has been been involved with the Push Pass Pundits Podcast, which celebrates all things to do with Indian hockey, Not the Footy Show, with Ashley Morrison, as well as being one of the contributors for the Hockey World News Magazine. In this episode, John Lee gives his favourite game of hockey as a school team player, a club player and a veterans player
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Three Games of Hockey is the sixteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod, talks to a variety of hockey players, coaches, journalists and personalities about three matches that have been particularly important to them in their lives and careers.
In episode three we hear from 20 year old University College of Dublin player and Ireland international, Sarah McAuley. After starting out at Avoca Hockey Club, before playing for Muckross H.C., she then moved to UCD for her university studies, in Social Policy and Sociology. As a part of the Ireland senior team, she has played in several tournaments recently, including a World Cup Qualifier, the EuroHockey Championships and the Tokyo Olympic Games. Here she describes her favourite game of hockey as a school team player, as a club player and as an international player.
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Three Games of Hockey is the sixteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod, talks to a variety of hockey players, coaches, journalists and personalities about three matches that have been particularly important to them in their lives and careers.
In episode two, we hear from Greg Mackenzie of Inverleith Hockey Club and the Scottish National Indoor Team. Hailing from Penicuik, just outside of Edinburgh, he started out at his local club Eskvale, before moving onto Inverleith in the north of the Scottish capital city. Here, he plays for both the indoor and the outdoor sides, as well as acting as the assistant coach to the ladies indoor team. Recently, Greg was called called up to the Scottish national indoor side, for the first time, at the three match test series in Ireland. Here he describes his favourite game of hockey as a club player, as a coach and as a hockey fan.
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Three Games of Hockey is the sixteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod, talks to a variety of hockey players, coaches, journalists and personalities about three matches that have been particularly important to them in their lives and careers.
In episode one, we hear from Sarah Jamieson, of Watsonians Hockey Club and the Scottish National Team. She has also previously played for Grove Menzieshill H.C., Dundee University and spent a year in Germany with Münchner Sports Club. Sarah started out with Inverleith H.C., by whom she was named their Player of the Decade. As a Scotland player, Jamieson has gone to the Commonwealth Games and several EuroHockey Championships. Here she describes her favourite game of hockey, as a club player, an international player and a fan.
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Fife Sports Series is a special shorter season of episodes for the Half Court Press Podcast. Here, Tao MacLeod talks to sports clubs in the Scottish county of Fife, about what they have been up to in the region. In this interview Tao MacLeod speaks to Dave Heddle of East Fife Community Football Club.
East Fife Community Football Club believes in providing a positive learning environment where players are challenged and are allowed to develop technically, tactically, physically and psychologically. Their goal is to not only educate players, but to also let the players have fun through a learning experience. Dave Heddle talks about the background of the club, what’s happening right now and what are the plans for the future…
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Fife Sports Series is a special shorter season of episodes for the Half Court Press Podcast. Here, Tao MacLeod talks to sports clubs in the Scottish county of Fife, about what they have been up to in the region.
In this interview Tao MacLeod speaks to Neil Braid, who is the President of the Gallatown Bowling Club. The Gallatown Bowling Club is based on Bandon Avenue, in the coastal town of Kirkcaldy. It has an quite a long history, having been fully established in 1885. Neil Braid is one of the longest serving Presidents, having been in the role for six years now. He talks to us about the organisation’s background, heritage and ambitions for the future.
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Korfball Player Profiles is the fourteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to players about their lives outside of the sport, as well as their careers, experiences and perspectives within korfball. In episode four we chat to Vivek Santayana.
Originally hailing from India, Vivek Santayana now calls Scotland his home, after moving here to study at Edinburgh University. A decade later and he has become a part of the korfball community within Edinburgh, having started out with the University and is now playing for Edinburgh City. Vivek has captained one of the reserve teams at City and is also a qualified referee. In this episode we chat about gender participation, neurological diversity in sport and how to develop the game of korfball.
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Korfball Player Profiles is the fourteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to players about their lives outside of the sport, as well as their careers, experiences and perspectives within korfball. In episode three we chat to Christie Smillie.
A former basketball and netball player, Christie Smillie converted to the sport of korfball, whilst at University. Now at the age of 23, she has coached several sides, across a variety of different levels, introducing new players into the community. She has also played for Scotland at international level, at the recent European Championships. In this episode we chat about her enjoyment of the game, as well as how to improve korfball.
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Korfball Player Profiles is the fourteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to players about their lives outside of the sport, as well as their careers, experiences and perspectives within korfball. In episode two we chat to Sam Stevenson.
Originally from Glasgow, Sam Stevenson is a player for Edinburgh City Korfball Club, who has had a brief stint on the Scottish national team. He is an accomplished club player who has done well within the domestic leagues in his native Alba. However, he has had a broader impact on the sport in his other roles within the game. He has been around the world as an administrator for the International Korfball Federation, helping with the running of elite level competitions. He may also have a familiar voice to many korfball fans around the world, as he has been a commentator for many of the live streamed matches over the past few years.
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Korfball Player Profiles is the fourteenth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series Tao MacLeod talks to players about their lives outside of the sport, as well as their careers, experiences and perspectives within korfball. In episode one we chat to Nina Murdoch.
Nina Murdoch has been playing the sport for over eight years, taking on roles in coaching and captaincy, as well as that of a player. Currently she plays for Edinburgh City K.C. but has played for a variety of teams, including St. Andrew’s University, Glasgow K.C. and a team out in Basel when she lived in Switzerland. In this episode we chat about opportunities for women in sport, the highlights of her career and the best bits of korfball.
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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 six we hear from England and Great Britain star Ellie Rayer.
Hailing from the Berkshire market town of Maidenhead, Ellie Rayer plays her club hockey for East Grinstead, turning out as a forward and occasionally rotating as a midfielder. She has medaled at the 2017 Euro Hockey Championships, in Holland, the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Australian Gold Coast and, most recently was a part of the Great Britain side that won Bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. In this interview we discuss her multi-sports background, her thoughts on the differences between club and international hockey and some of her experiences in Japan…
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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 five is with the captain of the Cypriot Men’s Hockey Team, Tunç Ilgin.
Originally from South London he now plays for Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club, having previously turned out for Bromley and Beckenham HC, as well as his university side, whilst in Cardiff. Due to his Cypriot heritage Tunç qualifies to play for the national team of his paternal nation. Whilst studying at university, he was approached to play for the country of his father's birth and in 2017 he became the captain of the Cyprus Men's Hockey Team. In this interview we discuss sports development, the differences between international and domestic hockey and how best to help the lower grade national teams to improve…
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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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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.
Duncan Ruzzak is an umpire associated with national governing body, Scottish Hockey. Recently, he has been promoted to the top tier of officials for the European Hockey Federation's indoor club competitions. As somebody who has also umpired and participated in the full outdoor standard of the sport, he has an interesting perspective on the game. Duncan picks the men's six-a-side dream team.
Keely Dunn is a well known pundit and educator of umpires, based in the North American country of Canada. She runs the online brand of FHumpires, which brings together hockey officials from all over the world into a community of support and development. Additionally, Keely is a regular contributor to the magazine, Hockey World News. With all of her work in the media over the last few years, it is easy to forget that she was once an international standard umpire herself. Keely picks the women's six-a-side team, as well as a specific umpires 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 Mason is a former goalkeeper for England and Great Britain, who has been to three Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. He was formerly President of England Hockey for a three year term, sat on the FIH Athletes committee and has been a board member of the European Hockey Federation for the past ten years. Now, Simon commentates on hockey for television (the FIH channel, the BBC and BT Sport) and is the owner and Managing Director of Mercian Hockey. He picks the men's six-a-side dream team.
Jade Bloomfield played at an English National League standard and has also coached at a domestic club level. As a journalist, he has a unique perspective on the sport and is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Hockey World News, which is the premier hockey magazine, as well as being the Chairman of the Hockey Writers Club. Jade picks the women's six-a-side team.
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Korfball is a mixed gender sport that originates from the Netherlands, that is similar to both netball and basketball. It's an invasion game that is eight-a-side, with four women and four men on each team. Korfball has been around for over a 100 years, having started in 1902, and is now played all over the world. In this series Tao MacLeod finds out a bit more about the sport, from those involved.
Neala Brennan is a player for Trojans Korfball Club, which is based in London. She also become a full England international when she was just 14 years old. Neala has played at several major international tournaments, including the multi-sports festival, the World Games. Having taken up the sport whilst at primary school, she is now a sports teacher actively bringing korfball to a new generation.
Tilbert La Haye is from the Netherlands, which is the home of the sport of Korfball. He started playing the game when he was five years old, he has held various roles throughout his career, including that of coach for the Catalan Team. Now, Tilbert is the Chief Executive Officer of world governing body, the International Korfball Federation (IKF). His responsibilities include developing korfball and organising events.
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Korfball is a mixed gender sport that originates from the Netherlands, that is similar to both netball and basketball. It's an invasion game that is eight-a-side, with four women and four men on each team. Korfball has been around for over a 100 years, having started in 1902, and is now played all over the world. In this series Tao MacLeod finds out a bit more about the sport, from those involved.
Jack Pitt is originally from Bristol. He moved to Scotland in 2019 in order to study at the University of Edinburgh. It was here that Jack took up the sport of korfball by joining the student team, where he also helped out with refereeing and coaching. Then, in the spring of 2020, Jack joined the Scotland Korfball Association management committee as the Public Relations Officer.
Kashif (Kash) Irshad moved to Edinburgh when he was eight years old, having been born in Newcastle. He got into korfball whilst studying at the University of Edinburgh and has gone onto become a referee and a coach, before getting involved at Edinburgh City Korfball Club. Kash is now on the management committee of the Scotland Korfball Association as the Development Officer.
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Korfball is a mixed gender sport that originates from the Netherlands, that is similar to both netball and basketball. It's an invasion game that is eight-a-side, with four women and four men on each team. Korfball has been around for over a 100 years, having started in 1902, and is now played all over the world. In this series Tao MacLeod finds out a bit more about the sport, from those involved.
Dan Pratt is a player and a coach who's involved in the set-up at Edinburgh City Korfball Club. He is also on the committee for the Scottish Korfball Association (SKA). Having started his career in London, he captained Croydon Korfball Club. before moving to play in the Netherlands, after which he moved back to the U.K. As an international player, Dan has recently acted as a vice-captain for the Scottish National Team, before the Covid-19 pandemic brought a halt to sport.
Ella Fisher started playing korfball at the University of St. Andrew's. After being recruited to play for the student team, she fell in love with the communal aspect of the sport and the approachable nature of the players. Since then she has served on committees as a social secretary and a team captain. Like her club mate, Ella has spent some time playing in the Netherlands, but now plays for Edinburgh City Korfball Club.
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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.
Patricia Wright-Alexis (née Borneo) is a former captain of the Trinidad and Tobago national hockey team, turning out for the twin island country between 2007 and 2017. She's been a leader of her country on several tours, acting as the vice-captain during the Caribbean Cup, as well as skippering the side at the Pam Americans, the CAC Games and the World League. She has competed at two Commonwealth Games, captaining the West Indians in the 2014 Glasgow tournament. Since retirement she has moved into coaching, running IN Sports Academy. During this interview we discuss taking on different points of view, providing input into tactics and strategy, as well as prompting players to take on personal responsibility for the group.
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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.
Yasmin Parsons is a netballer and captain of the Surrey Storm for whom she plays wing attack and centre. She is also a full international for the England Roses national team. Formerly of Team Bath, she was a part of the squad that won the British Netball Superleague in 2013, a feat that she repeated with her current side in 2016. Internationally, she has won the 2012 Fast 5 World Series and the Euro Netball Championships with the England Roses, going on to skipper her country on occasion. In this interview we talk about leadership groups, nuances with a team and communicating with different personalities.
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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.
Tunc Ilgin is from South London and plays for Blackheath Hockey Club, having previously turned out for Bromley and Beckenham HC. His dad is a Cypriot and because of this he qualifies to play for the national team of his paternal heritage. Whilst studying at university, Tunc was approached to play for the country of his father's birth and 2017 he became the captain of the Cyprus Men's Hockey Team. In this interview we discuss integration of new players, shared responsibilities amongst a senior group and what leaders bring to a sports team.
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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.
Dan Pratt is a player for Edinburgh City Korfball Club, which is one of the foremost teams within the country. As an international player, he has also acted as vice-captain and captain of the Scotland National Team. Originally starting his career in his home town of London, where he captained Croydon Korfball Club, Dan has also played the sport in the Netherlands, which is the top league in the world. Now he plays and coaches in Scotland's capital city for both the Edinburgh University and Edinburgh City Korfball Clubs. In this interview we talk about the roles and responsibilities of a captain, how a skipper works alongside the team's coach and problem solving as a leader.
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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.
Tarun Sharma is originally from India, but has moved around the world gaining a variety of cricketing experiences. After moving to Mexico for work he has become a naturalised citizen. Whilst here Tarun has helped to develop the sport of cricket in the Central American country, rising to the role of captain of the Mexican Men's National Cricket Team. In this interview we talk about the roles and responsibilities of the captain on and off the pitch, taking advice from team mates and working alongside others. Tarun also discusses his ethos of the Three A's; Awareness, Attitude and Appreciation, when in a leadership role.
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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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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Rawle Cox is a well known figure within the New York Islanders community, having played for the club after the amalgamation in 1997, as well as both the Islanders and New York Hockey Clubs prior to that. Rawle is an accomplished hockey player having competed in the Pan American Games, as well as the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics for the USA National Team. Originally hailing from the twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, he and his family moved to New York in 1960’s, after which he became an American citizen. In this interview he talks about his hockey experiences over the years.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Andre Ferguson hails from the twin Caribbean islands nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Having moved to the USA in 1988 and joined the New York Field Hockey Club upon his arrival. In those days, the New York side and the Islanders team were distinct and separate organisations. Having then been involved in the amalgamation of the two clubs, he provides us with a bit of the history on the evolution of the New York Islanders Hockey Club.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
John Boyce is originally from Barbados. Currently, he is one of the goalkeepers for the New York Islanders, but has played for the club in a variety positions for several decades now, at one point leading the goalscoring charts in the local league. Originally moving to New York in search of new opportunities and adventure, he got involved with the Islanders, due to an historical link between the club and the school that he went to back home. In this interview John gives us a bit more of a background to the New York Islanders.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Michelle Julliard (née Howard) is from the St. George parish of Barbados and now finds herself living in Brooklyn, New York. She went on to represent the Barbados National Hockey Team at the 1997 Pan American Games, in Chile. After moving to New York in 1999 she joined the club a year later, going on to captain the ladies side of the club, and has been involved with the Islanders ever since. In this feature length interview, Michelle gives us her perspective about what has been happening with the New York Islanders.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Alva Serrette is a well known figure within USA Field Hockey, having served on the board of the national governing body and as the High Performance Director of the Men’s National Team. Previously he has held administrative roles within the North East Field Hockey Association (NEFHA), which is the organisation that runs the domestic league on the American East Coast. Additionally, he was on the organising committee for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, as the Hockey Competition Manager. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Alva moved to the USA in his early 20’s and became an American citizen. He went on to become a full international for his adoptive country and is also one of the founding members of the original Islanders Hockey Club (prior to the amalgamation with New York H.C.), having been the first ever President of the club in the early days.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Patricia Wright-Alexis (née Borneo) is the former captain of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Hockey Team. Although still playing at club level, she’s focusing more and more on coaching these days. She describes herself as a development coach heading up her own organisation, In Sport Field Hockey Academy. Additionally she is coaching the women’s programme at the University of the West Indies, as well as the Under 21’s National Team. Patricia is a former player of the New York Islanders, having turned out for the club whilst studying in the USA.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Andre Boyce is the captain of the Barbados National Hockey Team. He also holds the record for the highest number of appearances for his country. As a young man he studied at college in New York for several years. Whilst here he became heavily involved with the New York Islanders, going onto become the skipper of the club. In episode three of this series, Andre talks about his experiences here and the positive affect that being in this environment has had on his career.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Ayanna McClean is the leading FIH umpire to have come out of the Caribbean. She has umpired at the Commonwealth Games, the Hockey World Cup and is on the panel for the Tokyo Olympics, which has been postponed until 2021. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Ayanna briefly played for her national team before becoming a world class match official. In her younger years, she spent some time studying at university in New York. Although she wasn’t a permanent member of the squad, whilst in the city she socialised with many members of the Islanders hockey team, providing her a unique perspective on what the club has been up to over the years.
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The New York Islanders are a hockey club based on the East Coast of the USA. Having been around for close to five decades, the club was originally founded and organised by those from the Caribbean Islands - an influence which still drives the club today. In the eighth series of the Half Court Press Podcast we find out more about the Calypso hockey that is and has been played over the years by the New York Islanders from those involved. Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of hockey personalities who have coached, played for and generally been a part of the West Indian hockey community in New York.
Euclid Juni Mahon is a legend of the hockey club. As an original founder of the team, in the 1970’s, he has played a major part in the development of hockey in and around the New York area. Euclid’s basement has basically served as the clubhouse for post match activities for the Islanders, as well as committee meetings and other such social events. Recently, he has spoken to the Half Court Press and provided a fantastic introduction into the history of the club and how those early days began.
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Joan Smit is a well known personality in the world of African netball. In the early 90’s she was the first woman of colour to play for the Namibian national team and went on to captain the squad at the 1991 World Cup. She also spent time as the coach of the Under-21 side. Now Joan is working for the International Netball Federation as the Regional Development Manager for Africa, helping to provide opportunities for children and young people to participate in the game. In this interview we talk about cultural diversity across a vast continent, dealing with funding issues, media representation and female empowerment.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Matt Rowe is a football coach and PE teacher in Mexico City. After starting out as a teenage coach in his native Britain, he moved over to work in North and Central America in search for new opportunities and interesting experiences. Here, he ended up working for West Ham FC's international academy and then FutAcademy in Mexico, before taking a sports job in a school. In this interview we talk about his various roles within the sport of football, what he has learnt throughout his career, as well as the differences between his job as a physical education teacher and as an extra curricular sports coach.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Gary Wright is a well known hockey coach in and around the Edinburgh area. Currently he is the coach at Fidra Lions Hockey Club, which is based in the Scottish seaside town of North Berwick, he has also been a part of the set up at Waverly Inveresk Trinity H.C. Originating from Sunderland, Gary has lived in Scotland for over two decades and has had experiences of coaching both children and adults throughout his career…
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Matt Noble has worked as both a football and a cricket coach. Like any good Yorkshireman, he likes his bat and ball game and, whilst living and working in Mexico City, was one of the international youth team coaches for the Mexico National Cricket Team. Whilst in this role, he also worked as a football coach for FutAcademy. Now he’s involved in the girls and community engagement programmes put on by Leeds United Football Club.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Luke Thorp is a football coach who has travelled around the world in search of new sporting experiences. Originally from the United Kingdom, he is now in Mexico City working as the Technical Director for FutAcademy. He has gained a varied range of perspectives from coaching different age groups in his sport of choice from Western Europe to Central America.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Neil Shaw is a well known figure within the hockey community on the East Coast of Scotland. Formerly of Waverly Inveresk Trinity (WIT) Hockey Club, he went on to represent his local team in the National 1st Division, as well as having chaired the club’s committee as President. More recently, he has been called up to the Scottish Masters (Over 45’s) team that won the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam. Neil has also been actively involved in junior and development team coaching, within the sport of hockey, for a number of years now.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Poorya Mortazavi is a football coach with an interesting background. He born and raised in Denmark to Iranian parents, spent a period of his later schooling in the English capital city, of London, before moving across to the Americas. He spent time working in Mexico, before moving to the United States of America, where he now is progressing with his coaching career. In addition to his vocational experience, Poorya also has a couple of Master’s Degrees, firstly in Sports Coaching from Loughborough University and more recently in Sports Administration from Georgia State University.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Ryan Godsmark is a Scottish born rugby player, who now lives in Belgium, playing for the national team after competing in the league structure over there for several years. He is also a rugby coach and sports teacher and is in fact the Head of Rugby at the British School of Brussels. Ryan also has a sports science degree from Edinburgh Napier University.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Suzanne Sinclair Hamill is a sports coach, based on the East Coast of Scotland. Working as a freelancer in schools and clubs around the Edinburgh area, she is predominately involved in hockey. Suzy is also the Youth Convenor at Dunfermline Carnegie H.C. She has a broad range of views on developing youth team players and school students, who are involved in sporting activities. Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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Michael Linnecar is a football coach who, as a player, has progressed through the junior ranks at professional clubs in England, as well as having played at a senior level in the Welsh Premier League. Now, Mike runs FutAcademy, which is his own football academy in Mexico City.
Grassroots Sports is the seventh season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series, Tao MacLeod talks to a variety of sports professionals about how they think youth team players should be developed.
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The sport of hockey is played and enjoyed all over the world. In the sixth season of the Half Court Press Podcast we focus on what has been happening in the Pan American region of the sport. In this series we gain perspectives and opinions from those involved in the game that might not always have been heard from much before now. For our sixth episode we have an interview with Jamaican hockey international, Kemar Mitchell. Hailing from the Caribbean, he has had a successful career in his home region, as well as having played for the New York Islanders, on the East Coast of the USA. Here, we talk about the clubs that he’s played for, the league structure in Jamaica and the potential benefits of having a West Indies hockey team.
The sport of hockey is played and enjoyed all over the world. In the sixth season of the Half Court Press Podcast we focus on what has been happening in the Pan American region of the sport. In this series we gain perspectives and opinions from those involved in the game that might not always have been heard from much before now. Episode five brings us an interview from Nico Tixe. He is the coach of the Uruguayan Women’s National Team. Nico also works within a coach education role at the Pan American Hockey Federation. He brings us a fresh point of view from Latin America.
The sport of hockey is played and enjoyed all over the world. In the sixth season of the Half Court Press Podcast we focus on what has been happening in the Pan American region of the sport. In this series we gain perspectives and opinions from those involved in the game that might not always have been heard from much before now. In the fourth episode we hear from FIH umpire, Ayanna McCLean. As someone who is on the Olympic Games Panel, she will be going to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, as well as already having umpired at the 2018 World Cup in London and Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Ayanna has also represented Trinidad and Tobago as a player, before she became an elite level official.
The sport of hockey is played and enjoyed all over the world. In the sixth season of the Half Court Press Podcast we focus on what has been happening in the Pan American region of the sport. In this series we gain perspectives and opinions from those involved in the game that might not always have been heard from much before now. In the third episode we hear from the goalkeeper and captain of the Barbados national team, Andre Boyce. He also holds the record for number fo games played for his country.
The sport of hockey is played and enjoyed all over the world. In the sixth season of the Half Court Press Podcast we focus on what has been happening in the Pan American region of the sport. In this series we gain perspectives and opinions from those involved in the game that might not always have been heard from much before now. Episode two is with a friend of the show Keely Dunn, of FHumpires. As she is based in Calgary, Alberta, the world renowned hockey umpire has a unique perspective in her country of Canada.
The sport of hockey is played and enjoyed all over the world. In the sixth season of the Half Court Press Podcast we focus on what has been happening in the Pan American region of the sport. In this series we gain perspectives and opinions from those involved in the game that might not always have been heard from much before now. Episode one is with Aldair Esteban Bejarano Tortós, who is the 22 year old goalkeeper for the Costa Rican Men's Hockey Team...
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. Episode six is with 2018 Hockey World Cup umpire Ayanna McClean. As an FIH Grade 1 level official, she is the foremost gamekeeper to come out of the Caribbean in recent years and will be going to the Tokyo Olympics if it ever happens. Here she talks to Tao MacLeod about how to maintain order within the game of hockey...
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. The sixth episode is with Keely Dunn. Based in her native Canada, Keely promotes all things to do with umpires. Through her business FHumpires she is one of the foremost educators on the rules of hockey.
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. The fifth episode is with Dominic Falconer, who is a football and futsal referee, with the Scottish Football Association.
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. Episode four is with up and coming Scottish based hockey umpire, Duncan Ruzzak, who is starting to make a name for himself on a wider scale.
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. Episode three is with Christina Davidson, who is the International Umpiring Manager of the International Netball Federation, who are the world governing body for their sport
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. The second episode is with Scottish Hockey National League umpire Nathan Forrest.
Whistle Blowers is the fifth series from the Half Court Press Podcast and takes a look at the wonderful world of umpires, referees and officials. The first episode is with a friend of the show, Suzanne Sinclair Hamill, who talks to us about her role as a technical official.
The fourth season of the Half Court Press Podcast focuses on the people that help to develop and educate those in their respective games. In the series, View from the Touchline, Tao MacLeod talks to coaches from different backgrounds about their philosophies on sport, the techniques used when teaching and their approach to their job. In our final episode we talk to former olympian and head coach of Badminton Scotland, Ingo Kindervater.
The fourth season of the Half Court Press Podcast focuses on the people that help to develop and educate those in their respective games. In the series, View from the Touchline, Tao MacLeod talks to coaches from different backgrounds about their philosophies on sport, the techniques used when teaching and their approach to their job.
In our fifth episode we talk to football coach Chris Faust. Originally from Germany, Chris is the head coach of the Austrian women’s hockey team. He is also involved with the East Grinstead indoor set up.
The fourth season of the Half Court Press Podcast focuses on the people that help to develop and educate those in their respective games. In the series, View from the Touchline, Tao MacLeod talks to coaches from different backgrounds about their philosophies on sport, the techniques used when teaching and their approach to their job.
In our fourth episode we talk to football coach Luke Thorp. Having moved around the world, in search of new experiences, Luke has recently been working in Mexico City, as the technical director of a football academy.
The fourth season of the Half Court Press Podcast focuses on the people that help to develop and educate those in their respective games. In the series, View from the Touchline, Tao MacLeod talks to coaches from different backgrounds about their philosophies on sport, the techniques used when teaching and their approach to their job. In our third episode we talk to hockey coach Gary Wright. Originally from the North East of England, Gary now lives and works in Scotland.
The fourth season of the Half Court Press Podcast focuses of the people that help to develop and educate those in their respective games. In the series, View from the Touchline, Tao MacLeod talks to coaches from different backgrounds about their philosophies on sport, the techniques used when teaching and their approach to their job. In our second episode we take a look at disability sport for the first time. Kaity Hall tells us about her role as a para-badminton coach.
The fourth season of the Half Court Press Podcast focuses of the people that help to develop and educate those in their respective games. In the series, View from the Touchline, Tao MacLeod talks to coaches from different backgrounds about their philosophies on sport, the techniques used when teaching and their approach to their job.
In our first episode we hear from hockey coach Suzanne Sinclair Hamill. Suzy is involved in the junior set up at Dunfermline Carnegie Hockey Club, as well as working in schools in and around Edinburgh.
In our third series of the Half Court Press Podcast, we take a look at the players who are out on the pitch, court or field. Players in Profile, sees Tao MacLeod talk to athletes who have had an interesting career in their sport of choice.
Episode five of this third season is with Tess Howard. Born in Cambridge, she has played hockey for Durham University and East Grinstead. Over the past year she has set the astroturfs alight for both England and Great Britain...
In our third series of the Half Court Press Podcast, we take a look at the players who are out on the pitch, court or field. Players in Profile, sees Tao MacLeod talk to athletes who have had an interesting career in their sport of choice. Episode four of this third season is with Ryan Godsmark. Originally from Scotland, he has spent several years travelling around the world in search of new playing experiences. He now plays for the Belgium National Team, after competing in the league structure over there.
In our third series of the Half Court Press Podcast, we take a look at the players who are out on the pitch, court or field. Players in Profile, sees Tao MacLeod talk to athletes who have had an interesting career in their sport of choice.
Episode three of this third season is with Sean Hadfield. He is an ex-Scotland international goalkeeper, who has also played in the European Hockey League for Grange Hockey Club.
In our third series of the Half Court Press Podcast, we take a look at the players who are out on the pitch, court or field. Players in Profile, sees Tao MacLeod talk to athletes who have had an interesting career in their sport of choice. The second episode of this season is with Adam Hall, who is an international badminton player for Scotland and winner of the men’s doubles event at the 2020 Austrian Open and 2018 Iceland International.
In our third series of the Half Court Press Podcast, we take a look at the players who are out on the pitch, court or field. Players in Profile, sees Tao MacLeod talk to athletes who have had an interesting career in their sport of choice.
The first episode of this season is Lottie Porter, who is a player for Buckingham Hockey Club and winner of the recent of the England Hockey Super 6’s Indoor Finals.
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In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Melina Gaspar, who is a sports journalist from the town of Mendoza, Argentina...
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity. The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Suzanne Sinclair Hamill. Suzy is a well known hockey coach in Scotland, who predominately works in schools in and around the East Coast…
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Gary Wright, who is a well respected hockey coach on the east coast of Scotland…
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Len Busch, who is a British/American basketball coach fro Chicago. For the past few years, Len has been the head coach of the Sevenoaks Suns and involved in the GB youth programmes.
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Jake Trimmings. Jake is a football coach, who started his sports career as a sports student and an intern at Charlton Athletic FC. He is now working as a football teaching over in China. He tells us about his about his journey from London to Shenzhen.
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Scott Madden, who works for Scottish Hockey, as the Regional Development Manager for Tayside and Fife...
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Taff Ahmed. He is the editor and founder of The Hockey Family, plus host of Talk Hockey Radio. Taff is more than just a member of the hockey media elite, he is also a coach and a Hockey Maker. Here he tells us about his career...
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Renee Busch. She plays in the Women's British Basketball League (BBL), with the Sevenoaks Suns. She talks to us about her experiences both as a player and as a coach.
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Paul Schuttenbelt. He is a Dutch football coach and sports manager, who has worked in several countries around the world.
In our second season of podcast episodes, we take a different type of look at the world of sports. In each interview, we hear from somebody who has a unique role, experience, and/or viewpoint that comes from their participation within their chosen field of activity.
The Half Court Press Podcast talks to Paul Elliott, who is the Communications Manager at Scottish Hockey.
Episode 4 of The Half Court Press Podcast is out now. In this episode we bring you all the results, thoughts and opinions from the England Hockey Super 6's Indoor Finals. We have interviews with: Sophie Bray Sally Walton Sam Quek Barry Middleton Lottie Porter Rebecca van Arrowsmith and much, much more...
This is a feature length episode, as we take a look at the Netball Nations Cup, which was held between the 19th and 26th of January 2020. We have interviews from Lisa Alexander, Jhaniele Fowler, Amerliaranne Ekensario, Natalie Haythornthwaite, Eleanor Cardwell, Bongiwe Msomi and much more besides...
In our second episode we speak to Alan Gormley - the man bring up Walking Hockey, plus more...
The Half Court Press Podcast has a conversation with Andy Tennant about a new set up for the Scottish Hockey Premiership.
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