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Podcast #75 – Women in Coaching, ASADA and the FIH Pro League

Its been a hell of a journey, this is our 499th show! When we set out on this journey the aim was to give non-mainstream sports airtime as well as women in sport, so it is only appropriate that we

When Is A Win Not A Win?

Every body knows the saying that “rules are made to be broken.” Even the Dalai Lama is quoted as agreeing with this statement. It has been claimed that his advice is to “know the rules well, so you can break

World Cup, a Game of Snakes And Ladders

Most people reading this would be aware of the game of Snakes and Ladders. A children’s board game where you move along numbered squares from start to finish, if you land on a square with a ladder you can jump

Time To Cut Your Cloth

The African Hockey Championships are under way in Cape Town. On the line is a place at the Tokyo Olympics for what should have been the eight men’s and seven women’s teams. Of the teams supposed to be competing only

Is The Pro League Heading in The Right Direction?

It was an interesting week in the world of Field Hockey last week. First of all there was the announcement from the game’s governing body, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on the punishment to be handed down to Pakistan for