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The Secret of His Success?
What is it about Ric Charlesworth that ensures that his teams end up successful? It is unfair to say he has a Midas touch, as no one gets the success he does by simply going through the motions as a...
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Coach A Cut Above The Rest
We know that some coaches really care about their players’ welfare, but we heard at the weekend of one coach really taking that to another level. Dr Rick Charlesworth is the current coach of the...
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Pretty in Pink?
Most sports fans are traditionalists, they do not like to see their game tampered with too much. Innovation is all very well as long as it is promoted as bringing new audiences to the game. T20 Cricket...
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India Heading in the Right Direction
For years India was the home of Hockey, but the dawn of artificial pitches and a possibly British influences unwillingness to change their game to suit the new conditions has seen the nation fall well...
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Can Pune Stryke Again?
After upset followed upset in the inaugural World Series Hockey Tournament in India the combatants in tonight final have been decided. It will be Sher E Punjab who will take on Pune Strykers who have...
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Patience and Planning Pays Dividends
On Sunday in Melaka, Malaysia, the host nation will contest the Junior Asia Cup Final for the first time since 1992. Malaysia has not fared too well in hockey in recent years having failed to qualify...
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Heading in the Right Direction – A Podium in London?
Trying to restore a once proud and successful sporting nation to former glory is an extremely tough task, and it is a brave administrator or coach who takes on such a task. One such job which would be...
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And The Winner is… We Know.
Congratulations to cyclist Cameron Meyer who last night was awarded the WAIS Athlete of the year. This is the second time Meyer has picked up the award having won it in 2010, and winning it for the...
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Testing Ground for Talent
Following Australia’s opening victory over India 4-3 in the 22nd edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh Malaysia, Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth asked when was the last time an Australian...
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Anna’s Accolade
Congratulations to Australia’s Anna Flanagan who last night was voted the FIH World Young Player of the year. Flanagan was voted ahead of Erica Coppey (Belgium), Cheon Eun Bi (Korea), Florencia Habif...
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Added Rivalry for Pakistan and India
The 9th Asia Cup Hockey tournament starts today in Ipoh Malaysia, with the winner guaranteed a place at next year’s Hockey World Cup Finals in the Netherlands. It promises to be an extremely...
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Growth Will Be Easier With ABC
There are so many sports that are desperately vying for media attention, especially the much valued television coverage. With television coverage comes sponsorship, and sponsorship allows the sport to...
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The Journey Back Has Started
Pakistan hockey was in shock this year when at the Asia Cup their failure to win the tournament meant that they would not be participating in the World Cup for the first time ever in the 42 years of...
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High Octane Hockey On the Menu at HHIL
The second Hockey India League will be underway in one week’s time. The competition that sees hockey players given the chance to earn close to the the sums of money their skill and dedication deserve,...
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A League of Its Own.
The very first Hero Hockey World League came to a close on Sunday with the Netherlands recording a resounding victory over New Zealand in the final and lifted the inaugural trophy. Strewn in the debris...
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Hockey India League Heading in The Right Direction.
The second Hero Hockey India League has reached the semi-final stage with the same four teams from 2013 facing off to challenge for the title today in Ranchi. Uttar Pradesh Wizards will play Delhi...
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Changes to Secure Olympic Future.
The International Hockey Federation made a decision at the weekend to change the format of the game as we know it. A move that has split opinion, some applauding it other traditionalists are far from...
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Easter Tests a Success
A great crowd made their way to the Perth Hockey Stadium in Perth last night to see the Kookaburras take on the Black Sticks of New Zealand in the first of two test matches before both teams head over...
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Will One Change Lead to More?
The Kookaburras head off to the World Cup in The Hague next week and the Hockeyroos have already left. The tournament will be Kookaburras and former Hockeyroos coach Ric Charlesworth’s penultimate...
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Seeing Double?
The 13th Hockey World Cup is about to get under way in the Hague in the Netherlands and for only the second time since the competition started in 1971, the Men’s and Women’s competitions will be played...
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