Roelant Oltmans

Oi – Were you Watching?

“Oi” appropriately is an exclamation, rather than a word to attract someone’s attention, and the Oi Hockey Stadium certainly managed to attract people’s attention at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. After a few minor hiccups in the lead up to

Is Local Best For National Teams When Appointing Coaches?

Appointing a foreign coach to be in charge of a nation’s international team in today’s sporting world is a common occurrence. To many the appointment is seen a recipe for success, however such a move can in fact be fraught

A Roll of the Dice?

What a difference a day makes. No sooner was “How the Mighty Have Fallen” published than we witnessed Malaysian Hockey potentially destroy the past three years of stability with a knee-jerk reaction that one can only assume is linked to

How the Mighty Have Fallen

Everyone knows that a coach’s life can often be a short one. It can also be an extremely stressful one. In fact there is the famous line in football that you are not a good coach until you have been

Podcast #55 – Why Are The Kookaburras Ignored by the Media, Cedric D’Souza on Coaching In Austria and Will FIFA Stamp Out Diving?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We’re back albeit in two different countries. Our guest on this show is former India Hockey coach and now head coach of Austria, Cedric D’Souza. Cedric is loving his time in Austria, despite the difference in temperature and is enjoying