Hockey

Is It Time To Justify This Expenditure?

Sport is a very unique environment. it always has been, but somehow in recent times that environment has become more and more bizarre. In team sports, players when selected are expected to justify that selection with their performance. Often the

Money Talks – But the Lack of Money Says More

The former President of the International Olympic Committee, Avery Brundage was a controversial figure who frequently rubbed people up the wrong way. He was also a staunch advocate for keeping sport as an amateur event. Whether you liked him or

Is A Prediction Coming True? Is a Sport Under Threat From Its Own Governance?

Basketball starts with a tip off, Australian Rules Football starts with a centre bounce, both very unique ways in which to commence a sporting contest. Hockey used to have its own unique way of starting a game with a Bully-off.

NTFS #134 – We talk to Liston Bochette, a Rare Breed of Summer and Winter Olympian, Look Back on The Rebirth of the Hockey India League and a Look at The Past Month in Sport.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Welcome to our first podcast of 2025, our apologies that there has been a while between shows. This is a special year for Not The Footy Show as it is our 20th year on air. Hopefully as we near our

Managing or Coaching? Or a Combination of the Two?

The late Shane Warne famously quipped “a coach is something you get on to travel to and from the ground.” The dig was aimed at Australian cricket coach John Buchanan. On another occasion he was reported as saying that “Coaching