Learning From Numbers
We have all heard the famous line from Mark Twain about how numbers and data can be twisted to make a point, no matter how false they are, “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” A similar quote that this writer’s late
The Band Plays On, But Is It Time For the Lifeboats?
As the Titanic sank the band famously played on. Is the same true of hockey at this point in time? The FIH Men’s and Women’s World Cups are currently being held simultaneously in the Netherlands and Belgium and as you
The Cost of Winning
Winning in Sport today s everything. Almost any sports fan or past player will have heard the famous line by the American sportswriter Grantland Rice, who famously wrote that “it matters not who won or lost, but how you played
All We Want For Hockey Is…
As most of us know, in sport as in life things evolve. It is hoped that this evolution will result in a gradual change for the better or an improvement over time. While some evolution is natural, it just happens,
Developing Players – A Money Making Exercise or a Genuine Mission?
Why were youth international sporting tournaments created? This is a question that you would assume would have a very simple answer, but depending who you ask you will receive differing answers. One answer is that these were a chance to
