Fading before the final whistle? Can’t pick yourself up with 15 to 20 minutes of the game to go? Are you making poor calls at the back end of the game?  Do yourself a favour and improve your running form/technique. This could increase your performance by up to 20%. Poor running form or technique is a total waste of precious energy! The energy you need to run faster, the energy you need to stop fatigue setting in with 15 minutes to play, or the energy you need to still be making competent decisions near the end of a game. Getting the picture?   ..read more

Injuries occur for a vаriеtу of rеаѕоnѕ. Trаumаtiс injuriеѕ оссur when contact оr force iѕ tоо muсh fоr уоur muscles, joints оr bоnеѕ tо аbѕоrb. A ѕрrаinеd ankle, a twisted knее, a fаll оff уоur bicycle оr a соlliѕiоn on the hockey field аrе еxаmрlеѕ оf thiѕ type of injurу. Overuse injuries аrе a gradual breakdown of bоdу structures. They can often bе prevented аnd аrе gеnеrаllу саuѕеd bу аnу оnе оr соmbinаtiоn оf the following: not еnоugh strength for the асtivitу not еnоugh flеxibilitу fоr the асtivitу inappropriate activity оr intеnѕitу (too muсh, tоо ѕооn!) improper or fаultу еԛuiрmеnt сh ..read more

We found this article fascinating, and, thought you would also be interested to read excerpts from the original article published by FIH November 11 2015: Hockey players are some of the fittest athletes on the planet. Here's why... For years there's been much debate about which sport produces the fittest athletes? Which training regime is the toughest? Whose legs are the most muscled, abs the most ripped and arms the most toned? Well it seems we have found our answer, thanks to FIH Innovation Partner Loughborough University – one of the top sports universities in the world. The sports sc ..read more

There are a variety of field hockey sticks available in the market and it becomes really hard to choose which one would be best for you. If you’re a field hockey player and you are looking for a top quality field hockey stick that can enhance your play, you’ve come to the right place. In this succinct article, we discuss what makes a top quality field hockey stick, so it becomes easier for you to choose the best stick there is. Let’s get started: Get to Know about the Technology that Makes Hockey Sticks Great There are a plethora of manufacturing firms and brands that are still practicing ..read more

Hey EDGE fans, Being an elite athlete requires a lot of time and effort put into training to ensure that our team can perform at the highest level on the world stage. This is reflected by what is required of the team and as individuals in the team when training both on and off the hockey field. In relation to what our training program typically looks like you will usually see the @nzblacksticks completing 2-4 sessions a day with usually one day off for a recovery/regeneration day. These sessions include anything from strength and conditioning to group hockey trainings, position specific trai ..read more

Hey EDGE fans, For those of you that don't know me my name is Kirsten Pearce and I'm a striker who plays for the New Zealand Black Sticks. I'm a relatively new squad member after being included at the start of last year. I debuted against Canada on the 5th of February 2015 and currently have 42 caps along with 16 goals to my name. Along with Edge Hockey NZ we thought it would be an interesting idea if I wrote a few blogs every now and then to give a bit of an insight into the life of a NZ Black Stick, so here it goes.. You may or may not know but I have just started back at training after inj ..read more

First Published 15 February 2016: Recruitment4hockey.com Recruitment 4 Hockey fielded 10 questions from their global hockey followers to ask Black Sticks player #18 Kirsten Pearce. The answers are both helpful & funny – read on and enjoy: Amauri Amat Which shoe do you always put on first and do you have any other pre-match rituals? Before every match I always put everything on my right side before my left and alternate (i.e. right inner, left inner, right sock, left sock etc.). I have a couple of pre-match rituals I guess you could say, those being listening to some tunes whilst ..read more

EDGE Hockey launches in New Zealand for the first time. We are not a multi purpose sport brand or lifestyle fitness brand, we are a serious hockey brand. With a range of technically advanced hockey sticks, including the new Featherlite series, EDGE delivers players top end quality at affordable prices. We sell direct to players online, therefore enabling us to keep the prices below other international brands. There is an EDGE hockey stick for every player – catering for kids through to professionals.  With a range of hockey gear designed by players for players, we have you covered getti ..read more