Half Court Press

25/09/2025

Over the past few weeks Martin O’Neill’s memories of a Friday afternoon in June 2019 have risen up with fresh clarity. This month Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked as the manager of Nottingham Forest by the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, in a scenario that echoed O’Neill’s fate six years previously.

Martin O’Neill tells Donald McRae about how he was sacked by Forest, the role of data in football and not getting the England job

24/09/2025

Some decent sports journalism here…

24/09/2025

News from Australia, article from The Hockey Paper…

Katrina Powell has quit as Australia women’s coach after four and a half years. Powell took charge in the lead-up to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics during a challenging period for the programme.  The Hockeyroos secured a bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s World Cup under her tenure, alongsid...

22/09/2025

The Half Court Press has been proud to work with the Scottish Hockey Heritage group, that looks to promote the history of the game in Scotland. In this Talk Hockey Radio interview, Evlyn Raistrick and others talk about their memories of Edinburgh 1975 50 years on from the IFWHA World Championship. It's well worth a listen...

Memories of Edinburgh 1975: 50 years on from the IFWHA World ChampionshipThe Hockey Museum (THM) has collaborated with our friends at Talk Hockey Radio to pr...

21/09/2025

Here’s a link to a charity fundraiser put on by a hockey player based in Scotland…

Good luck to Laura McFadzean of Inverleith Hockey Club.

Please try and support Laura from the Ladies 3’s team. She is away to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and setting off this Thursday. She is away to do this incredible adventure with 5 other women. She is raising money for an incredible charity called Wander Women which is an all-female owned charity.

Please see the link to her just giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/laura-mcfadzean-mount-kilimanjaro?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL

I am sure if you have any questions or want to ask Laura any questions she would be happy to answer them!

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20/09/2025

The fun games that kids play aren’t just fun games. Let them play, let them go to the park…

‼️ Young cricketers watch this!Batting advice with one of England's best ever, Sir Geoffry Boycott ⬇️

10/09/2025

The Half Court Press editor, Tao MacLeod, has written a book, entitled A Little Book About Football and is available via Amazon.

Search for A Little Book About Football on the Amazon website.

Link; https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMXWKFYH

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10/09/2025

Creativity in sport can be a difficult skill to coach, to learn and to develop. However, it is one of the most important attributes for any athlete, player, or sportsperson at any level of participation. Creativity can be a source of entertainment, increasing the spectacle. It can also break down the opposition defences and create opportunities for success. Over the past few years I have started to think that field hockey has some issues with levels of creativity from those who compete within it, particularly across the British Isles. Having recently watched the 2025 EuroHockey Championship, these thoughts have come to the forefront of my mind again. Go to the Half Court Press website to explore some of what I’m talking about…

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10/09/2025

The Half Court Press editor, Tao MacLeod, has written a book, entitled A Little Book About Hockey and is available via Amazon.

Search for A Little Book About Hockey on the Amazon website.

Link; https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDJMKHV6

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09/09/2025

The University of Stirling Men's 1st XI Hockey Team is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic coach to lead the squad for the 2025/26 season. The Men's 1s compete in the BUCS Premier North Division, the top level of university hockey, requiring high-quality coaching to support performance and player development.

09/09/2025

A hockey club has celebrated its 125th anniversary after recovering from devastating floods that left it without a home.

The Huddersfield team was left without a home in 2022, after the River Holme burst its banks.

09/09/2025

A Norfolk hockey coach who has worked with a university team since the 1970s said it was a "major honour" to win a lifelong service award.

Norman Hart started coaching at the University of East Anglia in the 1970s.