Hockey experts
Learn from players who've done it at the top.
LEAD content is created with international champions and specialists, so your coaches and players learn from the very best, in clear steps they can apply immediately.
Thomas Briels
Olympic champion · 4× Olympian · World & European champion
World Champion and four-time Olympian with Belgium's Red Lions, and co-founder of LEAD. He leads the methodology work behind the platform.
Arthur Van Doren
Olympic champion · 2× World Player of the Year
One of the most decorated defenders in the game, sharing the technical and tactical detail that made him world-class.
Pirmin Blaak
Olympic champion
A world-class goalkeeper bringing specialist goalkeeping knowledge to the LEAD content library.
Jime Cedrés
World Cup silver medallist · 2× Champions Trophy winner
Argentine midfielder with 125 caps for Las Leonas, who played for KHC Dragons in Belgium from 2020 to 2026. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Thibeau Stockbroekx
Paris 2024 Olympian · FIH Pro League winner
Forward for Braxgata and Belgium's Red Lions, who played at the Paris 2024 Olympics and the 2026 World Cup. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Jelle Galema
World Cup silver medallist · 3× Dutch champion · EHL winner
Former Netherlands forward with 83 caps, who won three Dutch titles and the Euro Hockey League with Oranje Zwart. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Michelle Struijk
World Cup bronze medallist · Olympian · Belgium co-captain
Midfielder and co-captain of Belgium's Red Panthers, who finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Lucas Martínez
World Cup bronze medallist · 2× Olympian
Argentine forward for Los Leones, a two-time Olympian and two-time Pan American Games champion. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Loïck Luypaert
Olympic champion · 3× Olympian · World & European champion
Defender and penalty-corner specialist with 315 caps for Belgium's Red Lions, who plays his club hockey for Braxgata. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Arthur De Sloover
Olympic champion · 2× Olympian · World & European champion
Defender for Belgium's Red Lions and FIH Rising Star of the Year 2018, who plays his club hockey for Oranje-Rood. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Jeroen Baart
Red Panthers assistant coach · World Cup bronze 2026
Assistant coach of Belgium's women and former head coach of Belgium's U21 men, Junior World Cup silver medallists in 2016. Teaches masterclasses on LEAD.
Elodie Picard
World Cup bronze medallist · Paris 2024 Olympian
Goalkeeper for Belgium's Red Panthers, who plays her club hockey for KHC Leuven. Teaches tactical classes on LEAD.
Sam Lane
New Zealand captain · 2× Olympian
Striker and captain of New Zealand's Black Sticks, who plays his club hockey for Klein Zwitserland in the Netherlands. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Emily Calderon
Senior performance analyst · Belgium Red Lions
Performance analyst with Belgium's men since 2015, on the staff for their 2018 World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympic titles. Teaches tactical classes on LEAD.
Tiago de Sousa
Portugal international
Portuguese international who plays his club hockey in Belgium. Teaches technical skills and tactical classes on LEAD.
Philippe Goldberg
Olympian · Braxgata head coach
Former Belgium international and Red Lions assistant coach from 2012 to 2018, now head coach of Braxgata. Teaches masterclasses on LEAD.
Sander Baart
Olympic silver medallist · 2× European champion
Former Netherlands international with 193 caps and two World Cup silver medals, now head coach of Tilburg's men. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Olivier Biekens
Belgium international · Amsterdam defender
Belgian defender capped by the Red Lions, who joined Amsterdam in 2026 after ten first-team seasons with Braxgata. Teaches technical skills on LEAD.
Michael Cosma
India men's analytical coach · Asia Cup winner 2025
Analytical coach of India's men since 2024, after eight years as a performance analyst with Belgium's national teams. Teaches tactical classes on LEAD.
Xavier Santolaria
USTS technical director · Swiss U16 coach 2025/26
Belgian coach working in Switzerland: technical director of USTS and former head coach of Servette's men. Teaches drills on LEAD.
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