The EuroHockey Institute Podcast
Episodes
Loyal to the Game; Andreu Enrich on Rethinking How We Learn Hockey
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s guest is Andreu Enrich, a coach, author and one of the foremost hockey philosophers in the world. Originally from Terrassa, he now work...
Live Your Dream: Stefan Blöcher on the Global Language of Sport
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s guest is Stefan Blöcher, former German international and EuroHockey Hall of Famer. From his early days as a driven young player to one...
Creating Memories, Not Moments: Minke Booij
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s guest is Minke Booij; a Dutch and Den Bosch icon, an Olympic, World Cup and European champion, and a culture leader on and off the fiel...
Think Slow, Act Fast: Andy Halliday on Leading with Empathy in Elite Sport
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we sit down with Andy Halliday, former Team Manager for England and Great Britain’s men’s Olympic hockey teams. From an unexpected sta...
Playing with Passion and Purpose : Federico Tanuscio
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The well-travelled Federico Tanuscio joins the podcast to share stories from his unforgettable journey with the Argentine national team. From thrillin...
From Cold Emails to Captaincy: Marlena Rybacha’s Trailblazing Hockey Journey.
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the inspiring journey of Marlena Rybacha, the trailblazing captain of Poland’s national field hockey teams. Marlena s...
Beating the Odds: Matthew Bell’s remarkable story.
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this months episode, former Irish hockey player Matthew Bell shares how hockey became his lifeline after a devastating brain cancer diagnosis in 20...
Emily Defroand; Lessons That Last a Lifetime
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Defroand, the former England and Great Britain players shares how her school experience shaped her both on and off the field en route to Euro an...
Shaping Leaders, Growing Teams: Joost van Geel's Impact on Sports and Talent
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joost van Geel is November's feature interview on the EuroHockey Institute Podcast, speaking to Jack Rolfe about elite performance. Joost is an exper...
Tom Drowley - Unlocking Elite Performance
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Drowley is this month’s guest on the EuroHockey Institute Podcast. He is an elite physical preparation coach with over a decade of experience i...
Helen Lejeune-van der Ben - Shaping the Next Generation
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this month’s EuroHockey Institute Podcast, our special guest is Helen Lejeune-van der Ben, a former Dutch player, a World Cup winner; an Olympic ...
David Harte - Ireland's Relentless Goalkeeper
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two-time FIH Goalkeeper of the Year David Harte is globally recognised as one of the world’s best between the posts for the past 15 years. A leader ...
Alison Keogh - the Olympic Dream
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting ready to shine at the Olympics, we chat to Irish umpire, Alison Keogh, taking a look behind the scenes to see what it takes to be an internati...
Paul Bower - Peak Performance Unleashed
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In June’s EuroHockey Institute Podcast, we are thrilled to talk to Paul Bower, a distinguished professional in sports science and physical performan...
Marcos Hofmann - Delivering a Legacy for EuroHockey
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's EuroHockey Institute Podcast, our EuroHockey President Marcos Hofmann is in the hot seat, speaking to Jack Rolfe. 10 questions a...
Max Caldas: From Buenos Aires to World-Class Coach
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stunning victories and raised a lot of silverware! He now heads up the coaching team of the Spanish men’s team. Listen here to discover more about ...
Tom Kirby - Inclusive opportunities
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To begin the 2024 series of EuroHockey Institute podcasts, Jack Rolfe speaks to Tom Kirby about his journey since his first taste of Hockey ID eight y...
Thomas Briels - EuroHockey Hall of Famer
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic, World and European champion Thomas Briels talks to Jack Rolfe about the elements that made him the player he is, from learning to do the &quo...
Mike Hughes - Elevating expectations
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To start the fifth series of the EuroHockey Podcast, Mike Hughes speaks to Stephen Findlater this month about the incredible rise of Old Georgians, cr...
Marijke Fleuren - People and Passion
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Later this month, Marijke Fleuren's tenure as EuroHockey President comes to a close following a remarkable 12-year spell in the role. As such, who...
Marieke Dijkstra - managing transition
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marieke Dijkstra is this month’s EuroHockey Institute Podcast guest, speaking to Jack Rolfe about her diverse and fascinating career in coaching. Fo...
Nikki Symmons - the groundbreaker
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For Pride month’s EuroHockey Institute Podcast, we have the incredible Nikki Symmons. A groundbreaker in numerous realms; a Yahoo & Involve Outs...
Jack Rolfe - Inside the Coaching Lab
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we turn the tables with regular EuroHockey Institute Podcast host Jack Rolfe receiving the questions from the EHF's Stephen Findlater....
Christopher Rühr - creating creativity
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Series 4 Episode 6 - This month on the EuroHockey Institute Podcast, we have an extra special guest with FIH World Cup winner Christopher Rühr talkin...
Shirley McCay - inspiring a new generation
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have a special EuroHockey Institute Podcast this month with Shirley McCay, Ireland’s most capped sports...
Norman Hughes
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Series 4, Episode 4: Norman Hughes talks to Jack Rolfe about his remarkable life in hockey, from a reticent 16-year-old who took up the game when he "...
Cecilia Rognoni: Always learning, always sharing, always striving
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Series 4 Episode 3: In our first EuroHockey Institute podcast for 2023, Jack Rolfe speaks to the wonderful Cecilia Rognoni. She reflects on an outstan...
Tin Matkovic: Setting a Footprint
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Series 4 Episode 2 - “I don’t find it my work! I can do this 24 hours a day with zero remorse. I love it. It’s a full time hobby!” Tin Matkovi...
Helen Richardson-Walsh: Golden Era
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helen started her international career in 1999 at the age of 17 and became the youngest ever woman to represent GB hockey at an Olympics in Sydney the...
Robin Rösch: Culture Change
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Rösch is a coach with extensive, successful, and international experience in top-class hockey. Whether as a sports director, as a coach, or eve...
Kwan Browne: Redefining the Player-Coach
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With more than 300 international caps for Trinidad and Tobago, Kwan Browne has had an illustrious 17-year international career. A career that has seen...
Adam Commens: Managing high performance
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam David Commens is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olymp...
A special EHF Podcast to celebrate International Women's Day 2021
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day and Siobhán Madeley took over the EHF Podcast from Jack for a special edition with Marijke ...
Dennis Bergkamp & Minke Smabers: Talent Identification
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Bergkamp is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to...
Sarah Kelleher: Consult, learn & perform
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah is a strategic consultant in innovation, business & brand strategy, specialising in the power of storytelling & cultural understanding t...
Laurine Delforge: I fought the law
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurine Delforge is an international field hockey umpire and a Belgian field hockey player. She was the winner of the 2016 FIH umpire award and was on...
Mateusz Grochal: Inspiration and education.
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the beginning of his adventure with hockey, a Wart Poznań club player. He combines his field hockey adventure with a coaching career. From 2014 ...
Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė: Emerging international scene.
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the field hockey pitch, the traveler climbs mountains invisible to others. Visiting as many different countries and cities of the world as possible...
Tomislav Jamičić & Lisa Jacob: Technical Development for Coaches & Players
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Jacob is an ex-international Irish hockey player (2006-2014) who now plays her club hockey for Old Alex HC. She became the first Irish woman prof...
Amber Luzar: Live Match Day analysis
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we are in a strange time without any hockey matches, let’s try to learn some specific things about video analysis from Amber Luzar. Since 2012 Am...
Janne Muller: Captain to coach relationship
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Janne Müller-Wieland is the Co-chair of the EHF Athletes Committee. The Athletes Committee serving a link between the EHF and our Athletes and making...
Santiago Freixa: Helm of the historic AH&BC
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know who in 2015 received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of his community s...
Sven van der Most: Covid-19 Back to hockey
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following the success of our first EHF Webinar Series, which delivered quality content online discussions and deep-dive learning experiences into all ...
Kate Richardson-Walsh & Darren Chessman: Road from player to coach
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Cheesman is an ex-England and Great Britain Hockey hockey International who is now a High-Performance Coach for England Hockey and the FIH, as ...
Maddie Hinch: Seeing the game my way
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An in depth conversation with global hockey star Maddie Hinch. Covering her learnings and her opinions on what and who has helped drive her success al...
Coen van Bunge & Bernardo Fernandes: Rule the Game
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is like to umpire the Olympic Finals? How and why does the coach and umpire relationship matter. Join the conversation and engage with two of hoc...
Alyson Annan: Peak Performance
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alyson shares her unique views on leadership, management, coaching, and how she deals with the intense pressure and scrutiny whilst also delivering co...
Sofie Gierts & Joy Jouret: Value Based Coaching
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The third episode provided a unique chance to listen to Sofie Gierts and Joy Jouret both former Belgium international players whom have made impressiv...
Jamilon Mulders: Working on the international scene
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a hockey player Jamilon played for Germany and in 2002 became World Champion with the team. With many international honours and fantastic moments t...
Bobby Crutchley: Question time
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The unique chance to ask Bobby Crutchley his views on hockey, sport, coaching and the unique roles he has held throughout the sporting world. As a hoc...