CLUB HOCKEY I asked good friend and team mate Katie Burns what club hockey means to her.
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A few of my favourite recipes
Here are a few of my favourite recipes.
Dealing with injuries – Hockeyroos Ash Nelson & Marnie Hudson
Ash Nelson talks about how she is managing her current injury
Skills Session 11: Goalkeeper speed work
Two attributes that are very important for all goalkeepers are speed and agility.
How to do a gym workout on holidays
As a travelling athlete I often find myself having to be creative in order to complete my gym workouts or rehab exercises whilst away.
Merry Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS I hope you all have a wonderful christmas and I wish you all the very best for the New Year
Nutrition tips – Diet of an Elite Athlete
FRESH IS BEST Food plays a big part of my everyday life. I love shopping for it, I love preparing it and most of all I love eating it. Being an elite athlete I have a high energy requirement but also need a wide variety of different foods to keep my body in good shape.
Coaching Clinic Greensborough Hockey Club part 2
Another trip to Melbourne and another opportunity to hang out with some of Greensborough’s finest junior goalkeepers.
Eltham College – Michael Van Nugteren Cup 2011
My high school, Eltham College, holds an annual hockey event in honour of a wonderful coach who looked after the school hockey program but passed away some time ago from cancer.
Kate Hollywood’s season in Holland
Playing hockey for Dames 1 in the Hoofdklasse is something that I have always wanted to do.
Relay for Life – Team Jess. Cake Stall Fundraiser
For those who have not heard of Relay for Life, it is a cancer council initiative aimed at raising vital funds for research and cancer treatments.
Cancer Council Girls Night In
On Friday night myself and many of the girls from the Hockeyroos had our very own GIRLS NIGHT IN.
Field Hockey Clothing
I wanted to share a few pictures with you of a company that is huge in Holland who produce casual clothing for hockey players.
WA Junior GK Camp
Things are certainly on the up for Goalkeepers in Australia with the introduction of regular goalkeeping camps.
Tour update – Olympic Qualifier Hobart
Sorry I have been very slack in updating you all on our tour of Hobart. We arrived here last Sunday after our training camp in Melbourne and have been madly training in preparation for our three match series against our arch rivals New Zealand.
Goalkeeping and the off season
With the winter hockey season now over I am sure many of you are starting to wonder what to do for the next few months until pre season starts.
Tour Update – Melbourne Camp
After nine wonderful days in Melbourne it is time for the Hockeyroos to leave for Hobart.
Tour Update: Melbourne Camp – Hanging with Layne Beachley
Hockeyroos are in Melbourne. Finally! For the next week a squad of 36 athletes are training and playing in Melbourne in preparation for the Olympic Qualifier tournament in Hobart.
I am an OBO keeper
Many people ask me for recommendations on gear so I thought I would put up a post with all the equipment I use.
Road to London
Hey guys Would you believe that at the time of this report there is 314 days 3 hours, 24 minutes and 38 seconds until the Olympics! It may sound like a long time but I tell you what, this year is flying and I know next year will too.
R U OK? DAY
On Thursday September 15th I was lucky enough to take part in a nation wide event called R U OK? Day in which I am an ambassador for.
Tour update: Perth training camp part 2
Game 3 down and team Gold are sitting on one win, one loss and one draw.
Open Forum
Hi There I hope you are all enjoying my new site. It has been up and running for nearly two months now so I thought I would take the chance to get some feedback and hopefully lots of questions from you, the readers.
Skills Session 6: Learning to Dive
We have been over a few of the basics but now its time for the fun stuff and this time its Diving. This is not a difficult skill to learn but does require some guts and determination to practice as if you get it wrong, it can hurt a little!
Skills session 5: Go for everything!!
Hey guys, welcome to my fifth skills session. I hope you are finding them useful. This session is really about your attitude to goal keeping more than anything else. It is a piece of advice that, if followed, will improve your goal keeping out of sight. Very simply – ‘Go for everything!’ This means in READ MORE