Colin Batch

Not A Country For Old Men?

“You can tell that the Olympics are coming up because Hockey is in the news,” was a comment made by a friend in the past month in Australia. Sadly their words were correct, as every four years on the eve

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

Big Isn’t Always Better!

It was not a good Australia Day weekend for Australian Hockey. The Hockeyroos drew their opening two matches in the FIH Pro League with Belgium, and picked up a bonus point via the shoot-out in one match and dropped the

Podcast #73 – Creating a Culture, Mental Health and the ABC and the Olympics.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Another podcast and we inch closer to our 500th show, and as usual there is plenty to talk about and another great guest. “Culture” is a word that is bandied about in sport today with remarkable regularity, but how do

Podcast #68 – Dribbling up The Annapurna Circuit, The Cricket World Cup and A Review of The FIH Pro League.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

What a lot there is to talk about in the world of sport at the moment. Once again we discuss some of the pertinent topics. First up congratulations to the Canadian Women’s Field Hockey side whose captain, Kate Wright whom