Ep. 1 - Simon Mason (Mercian Hockey) & Jade Bloomfield (Hockey World News); Hockey Dream Team

Hockey Dream Team is the twelfth season of the Half Court Press Podcast. In this series we hear from a variety of members of the global hockey community, including players, coaches, umpires and journalists. In each episode Tao MacLeod speaks with hockey personalities, about topics relevant to them and the sport. Then the guests give their picks for a six-a-side hockey team. One guest chooses a men's team, whilst the other puts forward a women's side. The debate is then who we have for a combined mixed gender six-a-side Dream Team.

Simon Mason is a former goalkeeper for England and Great Britain, who has been to three Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. He was formerly President of England Hockey for a three year term, sat on the FIH Athletes committee and has been a board member of the European Hockey Federation for the past ten years. Now, Simon commentates on hockey for television (the FIH channel, the BBC and BT Sport) and is the owner and Managing Director of Mercian Hockey. He picks the men's six-a-side dream team.

Jade Bloomfield played at an English National League standard and has also coached at a domestic club level. As a journalist, he has a unique perspective on the sport and is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Hockey World News, which is the premier hockey magazine, as well as being the Chairman of the Hockey Writers Club. Jade picks the women's six-a-side team.

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