EXPERI-MENTAL - What will YOU do with YOUR big bowed stick?

Ladies and gentlemen, all over our green and pleasant land innocent hockey families are being identified as criminals. The lucky ones get taken to a police station and their ‘weapons’ simply removed. The unlucky ones are herded into court and are stigmatised for the rest of their lives. Since the FIH ruling restricting bow size of sticks to a depth of 25mm people are living in fear of the Pritt Stick and the two Euro coin. But do we really need to buy another stick? Isn’t there a way of recycling the big bowed behemoths? We find out…

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THE BIG INTERVIEW - GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING!                              

Dutch striker Fatima Moreira de Melo is a true star. She’s a model a singer and a TV presenter! Here she talks hockey, snakes and make-overs to PUSH.

You did an FHM photoshoot with a snake. Have you ever been charmed by a snake?

Harrie, which was the snake’s name, was very beautiful, but he still freaked me out a little when he was curling around my neck and stomach…so nope.

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TOP HOCKEY NEWS - THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG!                 

The plan for GB Olympic glory and world domination has been unveiled! From 21st April to 6th May venues in Edinburgh, Swansea and Manchester will host a tournament designed to train, bond and display the best hockey players GB can offer…

EH Performance Director, David Faulkner, speaks exclusively to PUSH about the new GB Super Leagues.

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PLANET HOCKEY - Netherlands claim 2007 BDO Champions Trophy title

The Netherlands claimed the 2007 BDO Hockey Champions Trophy, women’s title after defeating host Argentina in Quilmes, Argentina 1-0. An early goal by Maartje Paumen was enough for the World Champions to take another title home. Germany claimed the bronze medal after a 2-0 victory over Australia.

The Netherlands were simply stronger than Argentina and the undefeated Dutch team quickly made their intention to stay undefeated clear when they shocked the stadium with an early goal after only three minutes.

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COACH STOP - GOALKEEPING SPECIAL!

This month we take a special look at how goalkeepers can improve their shot stopping abilities. Strikers look away now!

Uglee Zone – The beginning

Stand in your goal and look out…dip your head a bit and look at the penalty spot (PS) mark. Now the area between you and the PS spot is part of the UGLEE ZONE. Now from each post mark out four paces and then you have the whole of the Uglee Zone marked out. This is where all Goalees can be as Uglee as they want when making saves and to the crowd they will be beautiful, desirable people. Trust me!

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THE STIK - Supermarkets employ the mystery shopper.

At PUSH we have The Stik. A straight-talking geezer who tells it like it is. Independent, unknown, honest and a hockey super-star in his own right. No more clues!

GIGANTIC STIK SPECIAL more detail, more sticks, more cheekiness!