28/08/2026
Hockey Development is the latest series of the Half Court Press Podcast. Here, Tao MacLeod chats to a variety of hockey personalities, including players, coaches, umpires and media types on how to develop, grow and improve the sport, as well as discuss what’s already being done well.
Episode seven is with former South African ladies goalkeeper and captain Phumelela Hlophe (née Mbande). A successful player in her day, she played in several major tournaments more than once, including the World Cup and the hockey tournament of the Commonwealth Games, whilst winning gold medals at the African Cup of Nations. Her experiences at the elite level, whilst being a part of a broadly amateur programme, provide an interesting perspective on how to grow the game. In this episode we chat about a variety of competitions including the FIH Pro League, the Nations Cup, domestic and international hockey and how to develop the sport on South Africa.
Photo credit; World Sports Pics & Rodrigo Jaramillo.
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The Half Court Press editor, Tao MacLeod, has written two books, entitled A Little Book About Hockey and A Little Book About Football. You can buy them now from Amazon…
A Little Book About Hockey
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A Little Book About Football
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27/08/2026
Hockey Development is the latest series of the Half Court Press Podcast. Here, Tao MacLeod chats to a variety of hockey personalities, including players, coaches, umpires and media types on how to develop, grow and improve the sport, as well as discuss what’s already being done well.
Episode seven is with former the South African ladies goalkeeper and captain Phumelela Hlophe (née Mbande). A successful player in her day, she played in several major tournaments more than once, including the World Cup and the hockey tournament of the Commonwealth Games, whilst winning gold medals at the African Cup of Nations. Her experiences at the elite level, whilst being a part of a broadly amateur programme, provide an interesting perspective on how to grow the game. In this episode we chat about a variety of competitions including the FIH Pro League, the Nations Cup, domestic and international hockey and how to develop the sport on South Africa.
Photo credit; Marcel Sigg.
Follow the link below to listen to the episode on Spotify…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7F3NCY7ja5Yw3MxUgKugLL?si=DmmpbuHZTs2QwST5AHNr7A&utm_source=copy-link
Half Court Press
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The Half Court Press Podcast is available on…
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The Half Court Press editor, Tao MacLeod, has written two books, entitled A Little Book About Hockey and A Little Book About Football. You can buy them now from Amazon…
A Little Book About Hockey
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDJMKHV6
A Little Book About Football
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMXWKFYH
09/08/2026
In this clip Rod Gilmour gives his thoughts on the comparative importance of the Olympic Games and the FIH World Cup to the sport of hockey. To listen to the full episode you can find the Half Court Press Podcast on most podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
Rod Gilmour on the Olympic Games & Hockey World Cup; Hockey Development Series
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