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Making her debut in 2006 at the Champions Trophy tournament in the Netherlands Lynch has now become a regular feature in the Hockeyroos side. Lynch was the number one goalkeeper at both the 2010 World Cup and Commonwealth Games, performing extremely well at both tournaments. With the London Olympics under a year away Lynch will be looking to cement her spot in order to chase that dream of Olympic Gold.
The relationship between team goalkeepers

The relationship between team goalkeepers

Posted on August 2, 2017July 31, 2017 by Rach

My views on the relationship between team goalkeepers have naturally been shaped by experiences throughout my career and the influence of people I have played with and been coached by.

Posted in Reflections Tagged field hockey, goalkeeper, hockey, hockeyroos, professional sport, reflections, relationships 14 Comments
Kokoda - Adventure of a life time

Kokoda – Adventure of a life time

Posted on July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 by Rach

Three years have passed yet Ash’s and my Kokoda adventure remains firmly in our memory bank. Below is a diary written by Ash and some photos taken by our guide Matt, Ash and I throughout our trip. If you have ever considered walking the Kokoda Trail then I’d highly recommend you have a read. Day READ MORE

Posted in In The Community 2 Comments
Top Goalie - The Australian search

Top Goalie – The Australian search

Posted on October 16, 2014October 19, 2014 by Rach

Over the next six months Ash Wells and myself will be travelling the country in the search for Australia’s next top goalkeeper. We aim to share our knowledge and use our combined experience to help find goalkeepers who will keep Australian hockey in safe hands into the future.

Posted in In The Community Tagged coaching, goal keepers, hockey 7 Comments
Getting to know the Hockeyroos

Getting to know the Hockeyroos

Posted on June 6, 2014June 6, 2014 by Rach

I sat down with some of the Hockeyroos stars to learn a little more about them and what life is like on tour. Check it out

Posted in Tour Update Tagged 2014, athlete, field hockey, goal keeper, hockey, hockeyroos, holland, rabo bank, world cup 3 Comments

Balance – Sport and Life

Posted on May 2, 2014March 24, 2018 by Rach

In the morning hard white balls are being hit at me 100km an hour from 10m away… occasionally they miss my padding and I come away looking like I have lost a fight. In the afternoon, when time permits, I head to the hospital to take away the pain of others whilst working as a READ MORE

Posted in Reflections Tagged athlete, Balance, Commitment, health, hockey, hockeyroos, Nursing, Professional, Work 1 Comment

QLD GK clinic – Bundaberg

Posted on January 30, 2013April 11, 2014 by Rach

There are so many talented goal keepers around Australia and over the past few months I have been able to coach over 100 of them. Most recently I had the opportunity to work with some juniors and seniors from Queensland at my clinic in Bundaberg.

Posted in In The Community Tagged clinic, goal keeper, Goalie, hockey, hockeyroos, Rachael Lynch Leave a comment
Holiday Strength & Conditioning

Holiday Strength & Conditioning

Posted on December 15, 2012December 15, 2012 by Rach

I get a lot of questions about what to do during the off season. So I thought I would post the sessions I am doing right now.

Posted in Skills Sessions Tagged conditioning, goal keeper, hockey, pre season, strength 3 Comments
Hockey Victoria GK development program wk 2

Hockey Victoria GK development program wk 2

Posted on December 3, 2012February 10, 2013 by Rach

The 2012 junior GK development program is now over for another year. What a great turnout and fantastic initiative by Hockey Victoria.

Posted in In The Community, Skills Sessions Tagged clinic, goal keepers, hockey 1 Comment
A chat with Beth Storry - London 2012

A chat with Beth Storry – London 2012

Posted on October 18, 2012October 18, 2012 by Rach

Great Britain and England goalkeeper Beth Storry was kind enough to share her experience of the London 2012 Olympics with me. Beth added an Olympic Bronze to her list of achievements and so I thought it would be great to hear about her year and how it all came together.

Posted in Skills Sessions Tagged goalkeeper, hockey, London, olympics Leave a comment
Keeper Stop Motion

Keeper Stop Motion

Posted on October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 by Rach

A very clever video put together but Dutch goal keeper Anne Veenendaal. Using 248 still pictures of every movement Anne was able to create a movie that showed a goal keeper magically being dressed in OBO gear.

Posted in Skills Sessions Tagged goal keeper, hockey, OBO Leave a comment
Tour Update: Champions Challenge GOLD

Tour Update: Champions Challenge GOLD

Posted on October 7, 2012October 17, 2012 by Rach

The Hockeyroos have won GOLD at the Champions Challenge tournament in Ireland after beating the USA in the final 6-1.

Posted in Tour Update Tagged champions challenge, goalkeeper, hockey, ireland Leave a comment
Tour Update: Champions Challenge Dublin Ireland

Tour Update: Champions Challenge Dublin Ireland

Posted on September 25, 2012September 28, 2012 by Rach

It has been a long time between posts but I can now proudly add another ‘tour update’ to my website. Ireland Dublin is the current location of the Hockeyroos and in a few days time we will be competing in the Electric Ireland Champions Challenge.

Posted in Tour Update Tagged champions challenge, hockey, hockeyroos, ireland 1 Comment

Goal Keeper Fitness

Posted on July 27, 2012December 13, 2012 by Rach

Goal Keeper fitness training is quite different to that of a field player.

Posted in Skills Sessions Tagged fitness, goalkeeper, hockey Leave a comment
Reflection: The Year 2012

Reflection: The Year 2012

Posted on June 20, 2012June 22, 2012 by Rach

After the high of winning Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi I knew that I was going to do everything it took to replicate that feeling and achieve the same goal at the Olympics.

Posted in Reflections Tagged goal keeper, hockey, London, olympics 9 Comments
Blackstick's Superstar GK Kyle Pontifex

Blackstick’s Superstar GK Kyle Pontifex

Posted on June 18, 2012June 19, 2012 by Rach

Kyle Pontifex is a very experienced goalkeeper from Wellington who has cemented a spot as the number one keeper for the New Zealand Blacksticks and will be heading to the London Olympics this year.

Posted in Skills Sessions Tagged goalkeeper, hockey, London, New Zealand, olympics Leave a comment
Hockeyroo Bloggers

Hockeyroo Bloggers

Posted on June 10, 2012June 10, 2012 by Rach

Given that 2012 will be all about hockey for us Hockeyroos it has come to our attention that we need something to keep our minds active and amused.

Posted in In The Press Tagged anna flanagan, ash nelson, blog, casey eastham, emily hurtz, hockey, hockeyroos 1 Comment
Chat to a Champ - AOC school initiative

Chat to a Champ – AOC school initiative

Posted on June 3, 2012June 7, 2012 by Rach

One of the privileges that comes along with being a Hockeyroo is getting the opportunity to meet and chat with young fans.

Posted in In The Community Tagged goalkeeper, hockey, olympics, school 9 Comments

Perth Mother’s Day Classic

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rach

This year for Mother’s Day I thought why not treat mum with an early start and an 8km walk in the Perth Mother’s Day Classic to help raise money for breast cancer.

Posted in In The Community Tagged breast cancer, exercise, mothers day Leave a comment

Narrogin Supa Clinic

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Rach

A few weeks ago Bianca Greenshields and I were invited down south to coach at the Narrogin Supa Clinic.

Posted in In The Community Tagged clinic, goalkeeper, hockey, narrogin, yoga Leave a comment

Tour Update: Sunshine Coast USA series

Posted on April 10, 2012April 13, 2012 by Rach

The Hockeyroos recently took on the USA in Sunshine Coast in a three match series.

Posted in Tour Update Tagged goalkeeper, hockey, hockeyroos, sunshine coast 2 Comments
Tour Update - Korea Series Perth

Tour Update – Korea Series Perth

Posted on March 19, 2012March 19, 2012 by Rach

Sorry I have been a little slack lately in writing new posts. We have had a crazy few weeks with our fundraiser and then a series against Korea.

Posted in Tour Update Tagged Argentina, hockey, hockeyroos, Korea, perth Leave a comment
Hockeyroos Chasing Gold Gala dinner

Hockeyroos Chasing Gold Gala dinner

Posted on March 7, 2012March 16, 2012 by Rach

The Hockeyroos Chasing Gold Gala dinner was a HUGE success On saturday night the Hockeyroos hosted 300 guests at the Novotel Perth Langley and by all reports everyone had a really great night. Tim Gossage from Channel ten was our emcee for the night and did a wonderful job. We were all laughing the whole READ MORE

Posted in In The Community, In The Press Tagged goalkeeper, gold, hockey, hockeyroos 1 Comment

Possible career change? A night with the Perth Wildcats.

Posted on February 26, 2012February 27, 2012 by Rach

Hockeyroos Stacia Joseph, Anna Flanagan, Kate Hollywood and I were lucky enough to sit court-side at the Perth Wildcats game this week.

Posted in In The Community Tagged basketball, hockeyroos, wildcats Leave a comment

Sticks out for cash – West Australian

Posted on February 26, 2012February 27, 2012 by Rach
Posted in In The Press Tagged fundraising, gold, hockeyroos, London, olympics, Press Leave a comment

Hockeyroos Chasing Gold fundraiser night

Posted on February 12, 2012February 27, 2012 by Rach

HOCKEYROOS – CHASING GOLD GALA DINNER. Presented by INSIGHT LASER CENTRE March 3rd 2012 Novotel Perth Langley

Posted in In The Press Tagged chasing gold, hockey, hockeyroos, London, olympics Leave a comment
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