Stephen van Huizen

Podcast #65 – Marketing Sport and Is It a Case of Quantity rather than Quality when it comes to Coaches?

Yes we are back with another show and once again we have gone slightly over time, but that may be because our guest on this show was talking too much sense. So who is our guest on this show? Sam

Is Local Best For National Teams When Appointing Coaches?

Appointing a foreign coach to be in charge of a nation’s international team in today’s sporting world is a common occurrence. To many the appointment is seen a recipe for success, however such a move can in fact be fraught

Hockey World Cup in 90 Seconds – Day 13

The last of the Pool Games were played last night at the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup which saw Germany top Pool D and Malaysia head home. Although Malaysia made the Germans work hard for their victory and exposed some

A Roll of the Dice?

What a difference a day makes. No sooner was “How the Mighty Have Fallen” published than we witnessed Malaysian Hockey potentially destroy the past three years of stability with a knee-jerk reaction that one can only assume is linked to

How the Mighty Have Fallen

Everyone knows that a coach’s life can often be a short one. It can also be an extremely stressful one. In fact there is the famous line in football that you are not a good coach until you have been