Hockey Australia

Acting in The Best Interests?

To the average hockey fan in Australia news that the Hockey Australia Board had committed to the upcoming FIH Pro-League seasons six (2024/25), seven (2025/26) and eight (2026/27) may not have even registered any reaction. To those who follow the

Changing the Pitch

The 1976 Montreal Olympic Games were the first to see hockey played on an artificial surface. It was a move that would change the game and have a lasting impact. The reasons for the change come down to which story

NTFS#126 – Our 550th Show! – A Female Football Coach, MVPs in the NFL and Are Boards Really Steering Sport

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Welcome to our 550th show!! We look back on why the show was created and celebrate a woman who has led the way in terms of coaching women’s football, Nicola Williams. Nicola was the first coach of the Perth Glory

Rolling the Dice

Some of the international sporting federations have a clause in the membership of the member nations that Governments cannot interfere with the running of their sport. As we know with FIFA and the IOC, they believe that they are the

Picking your Moment

In sport, and in life, they say that timing is everything. In an era of fragile egos it probably becomes more important than ever. Talking to modern day coaches no longer can a team be pinned on a wall or