Hockey Shooting Academy Now on PUSH Hockey Magazine

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Just a Quick Note...

I've had a few messages about the an article in the local newspaper written about me.

I shall reveal all about the article at a later date, but in the mean time if you fancy a laugh and your Spanish is good visit PUSH Hockey's Blog and read Tom Cooper's reproduction of the article.

Gaucho Oli does Tango!

Okay, here's a holiday film! I spent the day at a ranch with International Hockey Federation people, including Sally Munday, the Chief Executive of England Hockey, and the President of the Argentina hockey federation.

A beautiful lunch of beef, cooked on an open fire with empanadas, and a fine selection of wines, including some very tasty Malbec red wines from Argentina.

The wine in Argentina is really excellent, I'll be drinking more of it when I get home.

Also there was a display of horse skills, and the chance to ride a horse - just like a Gaucho. However, the horses were a bit frisky.

I'm no Clint Eastwood, despite having the pancho and hat to match!

Then in the evening I found more success on the dance floor at a Tango lesson. It was held at the Casa Del Tango, a lovely restaurant on the river front in Rosario, which has a stage show and lessons in a back room.

They've interviewed me for their Tango TV programme! Think, funny foreigner trys to dance, although I do ballroom dancing in the UK, so it isn't so alien to me.

Credit: Camera work on the horse riding by Judy Blyth.

The film is more 'Paint Your Waggon' than 'Fistful of Dollars' but worth a look... Actually I'm gonna call it 'Fistful of Pesos: An Argentina Cowboy Experience'...



The day before, Gilly our guide took me to his radio station in Rosario, where he presents an afternoon show. I made a very brief appearence on their lunchtime phone, it isn't so different to BBC Essex's Sadie Nine phone-in show!

But they had plenty of callers talking about the Hockey World Cup and the impact it is having on the town.

I was very impressed by the professional setup at LT8 Radio Rosario.

Above: One of the two big screens shows one of my videos, it is the 'Passion. Speed. Respect.' Compilation. Great, never thought seeing your work up on a giant screen could be so exciting!!!!



Above: Kate Walsh tells me it was Helen Richardson, who spotted that foot and wanted the video referral.


Above: In the Media Centre at the Champions Trophy and one of the volunteers is trying to set a new land world record for most plastic cups in a confined space! And he didn't drop them!!!


Above: Finally got to speak to sister, Chloe Rogers for a bit today - it is now day four! And we had our photo snapped.



Above: And me with the folks, Barry and Liz. Hang on, who's that in the background! Hockey events are always times for the family, and the Champions Trophy is no different.

Many people turned up with young children and had fun on the games in the Hockey Village, even though it was raining.

I find it lovely to be walking about the site and end up chatting to so many different people from all walks of life, all part of the hockey family.

Saturday is almost sold out! Now that is interesting... Very interesting, as a wise old BBC commentator used to say.