Two Films

Okay so they're from 2010, but two films that show a little more of life in the hockey world in England, and they deserve a bit more of a wider audience...

Indoor Hockey: Katie Long and Lauren Turner of Leicester

Semi-Finals of the Women's Maxifuel Super Sixes 2012

A much improved women's Semi Finals for the Maxifuel Super Sixes was staged at Loughborough University on Saturday, 14th January 2012.

The really good news is that Leicester made it through to face Reading in the final at Wembley Arena and did it in style with 4 goals from Katie Long, 2 from Lauren Turner and 1 from Hannah Smith. Lots of interviews to come, but here are the highlights...

Maxifuel Super Sixes Finals - January 29th 2012

Get your tickets for the indoor hockey finals day at Wembley Arena on Sunday, 29th January 2012. Click here for the England Hockey website for more details.

See a compilation of last year's event below...

Top 5 Videos for Indoor Hockey in 2011

The Maxifuel Super Sixes Finals Day will be taking place on Sunday 29th Jaunary 2012 at Wembley Arena, so here's a 'Top 5' from 2011...

1. The men's final between East Grinstead and Beeston was pure class, so many great players and I love that goal from Niall Stott (2'44") with his celebration. Something we don't get enough of in hockey.



2. An indoor World Cup took place in February 2011, staged in Poznan, Poland. Here's a compilation of some of the highlights...



3. The women's final was good at the Maxifuel Super Sixes Finals Day in 2011 with Bowdon Hightown beating Reading to the crown.



4. It'll be Bowdon Hightown's turn at this competition in 2012, but Leicester were there last year. Staged in France at Abbeville, this proved to be a very exciting tournement, with a certain Chloe Rogers bagging the top goal scorer title...



5. Ashley Jackson, he's brilliant! Just look at him playing in these games. The England and Great Britain striker is on fine form.

Hockey is For Everyone!

I have always loved this video since seeing it at the women's World Cup in Madrid back in 2006.

I think it sums up hockey pretty well and is put together very well. Enjoy.

A Top 5 of Champions Trophy Moments

Here is a Top 5 of videos connected with the Champions Trophy. The women's tournament starts in Rosario on 28th January 2012.

1. Although I didn't see it at the time, I duck every time for the drag flick straight on. This probably gives you an idea of what it is like to be Beth Storry in goal...



2. It is always a great honour to speak with the best player in the world: Luciana Aymar was amazing in Nottingham. Here is some great action from Nottingham mixed with a stirring interview...



And here is a link to some of her other goals...



3. A round-up of England's progress to the bronze medal at the Nottingham tournament in 2010. Featuring plenty of the top England players...



4. A royal visit to the Nottingham Champions Trophy tournament on the last day, July 2010, made for a very special close to the competition.



5. This is by my Dutch friend, Eva and it brings back a few memories of the time spent in Nottingham during July 2010.

Happy New Year and 2012 at Last!

So, 2012 is nearly here!

It's going to be a massive year for hockey in the UK, with the Olympics just around the corner.

Throughout the year I'm going to try and post at least once a week (Fingers-crossed!) with lots of interesting hockey material from across the web. This blog is all about video, so it will focus mostly on that.

I'll be pulling stuff out of the archive and finding material online, so check it out.

Here's two to get us started...