https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/ Fixtures, coaching and national team news for England's hockey community en Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:18:05 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/saturday-league-sunday-call-up-england-scouts-second-xis/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/saturday-league-sunday-call-up-england-scouts-second-xis/ England Hockey's expanded regional scouting network is changing where the next generation of internationals comes from. We follow three players lifted straight from second-team hockey into performance squads — and the scouts who spotted them. England Hockey Hub Talent Pathway Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:05:28 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/club-goalkeepers-loneliest-job-hockey/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/club-goalkeepers-loneliest-job-hockey/ From four-figure kit bills to standing in the rain on a Sunday in January, club goalkeepers volunteer for hockey's most isolating role. We speak to keepers across the country about the psychology of the position — and what clubs must do to recruit, fund and celebrate their last line of defence. England Hockey Hub Coaching Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:06:20 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/fill-the-terraces-england-internationals-lee-valley/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/fill-the-terraces-england-internationals-lee-valley/ England's men's and women's sides compete among the world's best, yet home internationals too often play out in front of half-filled stands. With the summer international window approaching, here is why the hockey community owes its national teams a proper crowd — and exactly how to get there. England Hockey Hub International Hockey Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:06:20 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/nine-rule-changes-english-hockey-timeline/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/nine-rule-changes-english-hockey-timeline/ Rolling subs, the self-pass, the abolition of the offside trap — hockey's rulebook has been rewritten more times than most sports dare. We trace nine changes that transformed the game, from the 1970s to the shoot-outs your club now practises on a Thursday night. England Hockey Hub Talent Pathway Tue, 03 Nov 2026 04:09:58 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/pitch-time-crisis-england-hockey-clubs/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/pitch-time-crisis-england-hockey-clubs/ Junior sections are booming, adult sides are queuing, and water-based pitches are booked solid from September to April. We speak to club captains, school site managers and councils about the quiet facility crisis reshaping Saturday hockey. England Hockey Hub Coaching Tue, 03 Nov 2026 04:09:58 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/after-dark-friday-night-hockey-fixtures/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/after-dark-friday-night-hockey-fixtures/ Saturday afternoon hockey is quietly giving way to floodlit midweek fixtures across England. We speak to fixture secretaries, pitch managers and players about the data behind the shift — and ask what is lost when the post-match tea goes cold. England Hockey Hub Coaching Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:07:43 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/unsung-lower-xis-club-hockey-coverage/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/unsung-lower-xis-club-hockey-coverage/ Every English hockey club rests on the shoulders of its 2nd, 3rd and 4th XIs — yet these sides rarely appear in match reports, social posts or committee agendas. An argument for celebrating the teams that keep the club alive. England Hockey Hub Talent Pathway Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:07:43 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/playlists-tape-porridge-england-matchday-routines/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/playlists-tape-porridge-england-matchday-routines/ From stick-taping superstitions to the team meal that nobody is allowed to be late for, we follow five England seniors through their matchday rituals — and ask what those routines reveal about the culture of the national setup. England Hockey Hub Coaching Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:09:12 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/one-team-one-pitch-village-hockey-clubs-refusing-to-fold/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/one-team-one-pitch-village-hockey-clubs-refusing-to-fold/ Behind England's smallest hockey clubs sits a fragile economy of tuck shops, floodlight-sharing deals and volunteers who never clock off. We examine how one-team village clubs survive — and how some have come back from the brink. England Hockey Hub Talent Pathway Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:09:12 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/boardroom-to-backline-hockey-club-professionalism/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/boardroom-to-backline-hockey-club-professionalism/ Professional sport has spent decades refining how it recruits, retains and develops people — and English hockey clubs are starting to take notes. We examine the management practices filtering down from the elite game, and what smaller clubs can realistically adopt. England Hockey Hub Talent Pathway Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:09:47 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/twenty-seasons-club-hockey-longest-servers/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/twenty-seasons-club-hockey-longest-servers/ Between the school run, the mortgage and a 9am pushback, staying committed to club hockey is no small feat. We speak to veterans who've held their place in the side for over two decades to uncover the habits, compromises and quiet discipline behind their longevity. England Hockey Hub Coaching Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:09:47 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/england-hockey-talent-pathway-explained/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/england-hockey-talent-pathway-explained/ From a damp Tuesday session at a local club to the possibility of representing England, the talent pathway remains one of the most misunderstood structures in British sport. We follow one hypothetical young player through each stage — and ask the coaches who run it how selections are really made. England Hockey Hub Talent Pathway Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:10:19 GMT https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/ten-drills-english-club-coaches/ https://email-englandhockey.co.uk/ten-drills-english-club-coaches/ Volunteer coaches across England's club scene face the same weekly challenges: forty-five minutes of pitch time, eighteen players of wildly varying ability, and a forecast that rarely cooperates. This practical collection of drills is designed to work in exactly those conditions. England Hockey Hub Coaching Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:10:19 GMT