Monkey see, monkey do – why we need to watch more hockey
Most players learn by doing but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t seek inspiration by making the effort to watch the top-level hockey on our doorstep in Munster
Tough journey yields big rewards for O’Byrne
After years of narrowly missing the cut for Ireland teams, Yvonne O’Byrne’s refusal to accept defeat has paid off. She tells SFH how she became Munster’s latest hockey international
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly
Fear of failure is one of the biggest inhibitors to learning for hockey players at all levels – here we look at why making mistakes isn’t an unwanted fact of life in sport, it’s an absolutely necessary one.
Deadly duo show no signs of slowing down
SFH sat down with two of Munster’s greatest ever hockey players, Karen Bateman and Rachael Kohler, to discuss their successful comebacks to top-level sport with their beloved Cork Harlequins, balancing those commitments with family life and comparisons between the game they left and the one they returned to.
Munster quartet chase national silverware
A sizeable proportion of the Munster hockey community is decamping to Belfield this weekend as four of the province’s teams go chasing Irish cup glory.
Final successes for Villiers, BGS, Crescent and Regina
With Easter fast approaching a raft of schoolgirls and schoolboys finals have taken place in recent weeks; here SFH rounds up the action.