An Olympic Year?
The Olympic Games have always been for the elite. The elite being a select group superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society. Even in the ancient Olympic Games only those of Greek
A Level Paying Field
Whenever people refer to sporting contests the phrase ‘it must be an even playing field’ invariably pops up. Over the years the interpretation of the phrase has changed. It used to mean that the conditions for all contests and or
Protecting the Integrity of Matches
At the start of 2017 football great Marco van Basten was advocating that FIFA look at adopting many of the rules of field hockey to improve the game as a spectacle. Yet maybe it is time that Hockey looked at
Podcast #32 – Are Administrators Paid too Much, The State of Rugby and a Retiring Hockey Umpire
Well judging by the feedback and the increase in downloads you are liking the new format. Thank you for those who contacted us with feedback. ON this show we have one guest, a man who has umpired over 200 hockey
Have National Olympic Committees A Future?
Every two years all of those countries who compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games become aware of their National Olympic Committee, the athletes are fully aware of these bodies, but many armchair fans are less aware. As of
