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South Africa will compete in the inaugural FIH Hockey5s Senior Event in Lausanne in June this year. The team has been announced and we grabbed three of the players to see how excited they are. Dirkie Chamberlain, Rea Phume and Candice Manuel join Tyron to talk about the excitement of the new tournament. Facebook

The Doctor is in the house as Chiropractor and national captain Bernie Coston joins Tyron to talk about the past 10 years as a national player and importantly about the next 10 months. #HockeyThePodcast #Hockey5s #HockeyFamily #HockeyInvites Facebook

Giles Bonnet has returned to the role as Head Coach of the SA Womens Hockey national team. The hugely popular coach joined Tyron to talk about the process, the opportunity and the challenge. #HockeyInvites #HockeyPodcast #GilesBonnet #SAHockey Facebook

South African Goalkeeper Gowan Jones joins Tyron to talk about his journey in South African hockey. The highs of Commonwealth Games, World Cups and the Olympic games coupled with the lows of being the number 2 keeper. The mental game, the physical game, the emotional game are all part of the Gowan game in this thrilling interview! #HockeyInvites #HockeyThePodcast Facebook

South African Kyle Marks headed to Canada for a coaching opportunity. What he never knew was an International involvement would spring up as ASsistant coach of the National Womens team and he would play a vital role in their qualification to the FIH Womens World Cup. In the latest edition we share his remarkable story and the value of never ever doubting yourself. Facebook

Hockey the Podcast Episode 112 - Sarah Bennett Sarah Bennet has worn every hat possible for Zimbabwe - as player, umpire, technical official and administrator. Her remarkable rise in the hockey world has seen her travel to numerous countries around the globe, and the Olympic Gold medal official talks us through the journey, her passion for the game and the importance of education. Listen. Share. E...

South Africa have been included in the 2022 FIH Pro League and get their adventure underway with the Potchefstroom leg where they will take on Germany, France, India and Netherlands. Nic Spooner, Taine Paton and Bili Ntuli join Jabu to talk through the excitement that is building within the team! Facebook

Kimberley born brother and sister Merlick and Charne Maddocks join our hosts to take us through the journey from school to International glory. We delve into the subjects of adversity, development and important sibling rivalry. Facebook

As the 2022 African Hockey Cup of Nations Pool stage completed, we caught up with team commercial manager Brett Tucker and South African legend Coach Pholo to look at how the tournament has gone so far and what to expect in the final games this weekend! Facebook

Shaun Laubscher was offered the opportunity of a lifetime when he headed to Uganda to help the country's national hockey sides prepare for the African Cup of Nations. The inspirational coach shared his incredible story with the boys in a thrilling listen! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Enjoy. Facebook

South African legend Greg Nicol has been appointed Head Coach of the New Zealand Black Sticks. The record-breaking goalscorer, who scored 244 times in 200 test matches, joined the lads to talk about his new role, his goal-scoring feats and the many amazing adventures he experienced across his international career. Listen. Subscribe. Enjoy. Share. Facebook

Dayaan Cassiem kicks off our 2022 year as the first guest on Hockey the Podcast. He talks to Tyron about the Olympic Games, his individual goal against Belgium and his life in Germany. Facebook

Jabu is joined by the class of 2016 Junior World Cup as Garreth Ewing and Kyle Lion-Cachet dish the skinny on the tournament getting underway this week. Facebook

[SPECIAL EPISODE] In this weeks special episode Tyron chats with newly appointed Interim head coach of the SA Womens Hockey team Inky Zondi about the challenge ahead and the excitement of his appointment. Facebook

Edith Molikoe heads to the Junior World Cup with a different level of excitement. She heads to the the first African hosted World Cup having already represented her senior national indoor side on 35 occassions, while also becoming an Olympian in 2021. The 21 year-old shared her visions of the game, her highlights, the stars she met in Tokyo and dishes on the best room mate on tour! Like, Share, Su...

South Africa famously defeated Germany at the Tokyo Olympics. The team's victory, which the IOC highlighted as a standout moment of the Games, was achieved under the captaincy of the influential Tim Drummond. The man with 150 caps to his name takes us through his adventure of a career and offers some sublime guidance to the youngsters who are listening! Like, Share, Subscribe Facebook

We kick start the next century of episodes with the Varsity College head coach Wade Paton. The man who took the Slytherin to the double indoor and outdoor titles in 2021 and a USSA Final takes us through his adventure of indoor and outdoor. The Olympics, World Cups and a love for Indian food that is second to none. Remember to subscribe, share and follow! Facebook

Hockey the Podcast, a collaboration between Rayder Media and Hockey the Magazine, has reached its 100th episode. The largest African Hockey Podcast hosted by Derek Alberts and Tyron Barnard used the episode to take a walk down memory lane in picking 10 iconic moments covered in the previous 99 episodes. Listen. Enjoy. Share Facebook

South Africa's triple-Olympian Lisa Deetlefs joined the boys in studio to discuss her decision to retire from International Hockey. Lisa ends her career as the fifth-highest capped South African player of all time with 271 caps, having represented the country in Beijing, London and Tokyo. Listen. Subscribe. Enjoy. Facebook

Fresh from a gold medal as the assistant coach of the Dutch Women's Hockey team, South African Legend Rhett Halkett joins Tyron in studio to talk about his incredible journey from early caps right through to Tokyo Gold! Facebook

Fresh from her exploits in the Bronze-Medal Match in Tokyo, Michelle Joubert jumped into studio to share some incredible stories and some big news with the Hockey the Podcast boys. Dont miss it Facebook

In this week's first Hockey the Podcast episode (there will be more!) Sheldon Rostron joins the boys to talk about Potchefstroom hosting the Junior World Cup in December. What are the challenges? What are the expectations? How can sponsors get involved? All this and more in this episode. Facebook

Tokyo has come and gone but the talking points have only increased. Joining Tyron this week (Derek is on holiday) is the newly retired Rassie Pieterse as he sheds about the Tokyo experience, the victory over the Germany. The highs and lows of a superb career! Facebook

Tokyo has come and gone. Belgium Men and Netherlands Women are our champions, while India's bronze medal a major talking point! South African legends Justin Reid-Ross and Marsha Cox join us to talk through the tournament and specifically the gold medal matches! Facebook

We are down to two sides in Tokyo in the quest for gold, debriefing the semi-finals and previewing the finals is AJ Spieringshoek and Moabi Malebye. Who will be the gold medal winners! Facebook