Tao MacLeod
Editor & Producer
Tao has been involved in media for several years. A trained photographer, with experience of writing sports articles and covering events such as the World Cup and EuroHockey Championships. He has contributed to a number of publications and outlets, including hockey website The Hockey Family, The Hockey World News and The Reverse Stick; Global Hockey Podcast. Tao is also a qualified sports coach, who has a B.Sc. in Sports and Exercise Science. Having coached football in New Delhi, India, Shenzhen, China and Mexico City, he’s now in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since September 2021 Tao has been a youth team coach for Inverleith Hockey Club.
Duncan Gray
Writer & Photographer
Duncan Gray is a sports photographer and occasional writer based near Glasgow. He principally covers Hockey and American Football, ignores the traditional Scottish football but keeps an interest in promoting many minor sports. His website is at www.duncolm.photography and he can be found on social media as @duncolmsports.
Ross Stott
Hockey Correspondent
Ross Stott is a former Scottish Hockey international, who has gone to two Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 and has played over 100 times for his country. Hailing from Tayside, he started out with his local club Dundee Wanderers, before moving to play for Kelburne Hockey Club. After this he moved to England, where he played for Bowdon H.C. Now he is in his second stint at East Grinstead H.C.
Dan Pratt
Korfball Correspondent
Dan Pratt is a player for Edinburgh City Korfball Club, which is one of the foremost teams within the country. As an international player, he has also acted as vice-captain and captain of the Scotland National Team. Originally starting his career in his home town of London, where he captained Croydon Korfball Club, Dan has also played the sport in the Netherlands, which is the top league in the world. Now he plays and coaches in Scotland’s capital city for both the Edinburgh University and Edinburgh City Korfball Clubs.
Gary Wright
Writer
Gary Wright is a well known hockey coach in and around the Edinburgh area. Currently he is the coach at Fidra Lions Hockey Club, which is based in the Scottish region of East Lothian and has been a part of the set up at Waverly Inveresk Trinity H.C. He is also the brains behind hockey brand Wright Performance. Originating from Sunderland, Gary has lived in Scotland for over two decades and has had experiences of coaching both children and adults throughout his career. More recently he has been a coach developer for Great Britain Hockey.
Dr. Jimi Wills
Technical Media Consultant
In conjunction with his role at The Half Court Press, Jimi is a software engineer at Firefinch Software and technical advisor to N2 Pharmaceuticals. He was media coordinator for the Scottish Metabolomics Network until 2021 and has experience in music recording, event photography and digital editing. Jimi represented his school on the hockey field, started taekwondo in 1991 and enjoys all skatepark sports.
