Executive Board meeting, Brussels, 12th and 13th December 2014

17.12/2014- The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation met for the final time in 2014 over the weekend, in Brussels, Belgium. During the meeting, the Board received reports from: Development Coordination Committee, who met on 11th December and presented...

SNG Zonal workshop in Dublin, Ireland

In November, the European Hockey Federation held an EHF Zonal Umpires and Umpire-Coaches workshop in Dublin, Ireland, in conjunction with the Irish U16/U18 Interprovincial Tournament at Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club. The workshop was led by former Olympic umpire and...

C4E Coaches join latest SportWays Lab

Joe Kodde and Marcell Allo, two members of EHF's Coaches for Europe (C4E) recently participated in a Sportways lab in Terrassa, Spain on 8th - 12th December. Over 30 coaches worked together to plan all the details for 2015's camps. The lab started with some...

2014 – EHF Executive Board Meeting 12/13 December

  Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting EHF Office Brussels, Belgium 12th & 13th December, 2014   Present: Marijke Fleuren (President), Carola Meyer, Mika Rihtilä, Jorge Alcover, Leonardas Caikauskas, Inez Cooper, Bjorn Isberg, Walter Kapounek, Angus Kirkland,...

Germany take gold at the Champions Trophy

Final: Germany v Pakistan 2-0 (1-0) Goals from Christopher Wesley and Florian Fuchs were enough to give Germany a superb and richly deserved 2-0 victory over Pakistan in the tournament final of the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar, India. A sell-out crowd...

Euro Hockey League KO16 and Final4 – the match schedule

We are delighted to announce that the fixture schedule for the Euro Hockey League KO16 has been released for next Easter’s festival of hockey in Bloemendaal, one which promises to be another thrilling installment of the world’s best club competition. For the second...

Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar – the business end

As the players take a well earned rest day today following the end of the Pool Games, the quarter final line up has been announced by the FIH. The only European head-to-head will be England v Germany. See the full line-up below. The four Hero Champions Trophy...

No Champions Trophy gold for Europe!

Following a grueling and explosive 9 days of hockey in Mendoza, it seemed fitting that Argentina were crowned Champions in front of a fantastic home crowd! All 3 European teams ended the Tournament on a high, with each of them winning their respective final games....

Brussels – A new office for a growing Federation

06.12.2014 - Last week  in Auderghem the official inauguration of the new premises of the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the Vlaamse Hockey Liga and the Ligue Francophone de Hockey, took place. The new offices respond to the continuous growth of  Belgian Hockey and...

Netherlands are Europe's hope of Champions Trophy glory

With the quarter finals done and dusted, the eight teams contesting the 21st Champions Trophy have a day of preparation before they enter the arena for the last two days of competition. All eight teams in Mendoza still have all to play for. Germany, Japan, England and...

The quarter final line up in Mendoza

After a grueling 3 days play, yesterday was a rest day in Mendoza for all the teams. A day to reflect and a day to prepare and rest ahead of the quarter finals. The Final standings in the Pools were as follows: Pool A Country Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points...

Stefan Kerman conducts TCP webinar – Building Up Strategies

The European Hockey Federation's Education Committee Working group Coaches held the sixth webinar of the year. Stefan Kermas from Deutscher Hockey-Bund presented a fantastic webinar on December 1st. Using recent footage from top tournaments, Stefan discussed Build Up...

Update from the Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina

The FIH Championships Trophy #CT2014 got underway on... First up was Netherlands v China on Saturday 29th. Maartje Paumen got her Champions Trophy off to the perfect start with a penalty corner double and three points to the World Champions over a battling Chinese...

Elena Eskina delivers third U4E Webinar – Main Steps in Umpiring

The European Hockey Federation hosted its third U4E Webinar on Wednesday November 26th. FIH World Panel Umpire, Elena Eskina (RUS) gave an inspiring talk about what she feels are the main steps to umpiring at a very high level. Elena's main focus was on game...

Sweden – Nayan Youth Cup 2014: 42 teams from 4 countries

Last weekend, 42 youth teams from 4 countries (Sweden, Denmark, Germany and England) gathered in Lund, Sweden, for the 2014 edition of the Nayan Youth Cup indoor hockey tournament. At 42 teams, it was only marginally smaller than the 2009 edition which had a record 44...

European Olympic Committee, General Assembly, Baku

Brussels, 24.11.2104: The EHF President, Marijke Fleuren and the Director General, Angus Kirkland recently attended the 43rd General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan. After enjoying a welcome reception on arrival at the Baku Business...

Guniness World Record attempt as the World's oldest hockey player!

21.11.2014: We were delighted to read in the Liverpool Echo (by Alan Weston) that Robert Adams, a retired teacher  is hoping to become the oldest hockey player in the world. "Robert, 84, will be playing a full match with the West Derby Hockey Club’s 3rd team over the...

SNG Workshop in Vienna – Umpiring and Umpire Coaching

The latest EHF Zonal Umpires and Umpires Coaches Workshop took place in Vienna, Austria, 31st October - 2nd November. This is the latest workshop to be conducted through our Supporting National Growth (SNG) programme, which aims to help nations host low cost starter...

UDP group 7 practical weekend in Dublin

This past weekend, November 14 - 16,  UDP group 7 met for a practical weekend in Dublin, Ireland, where they umpired matches from the Irish Senior Cup and the Leinster Cup. UDP member Kerri Targett sent us a report of the weekend's work, which you can read below. UDP...

Farewell Johan – 20 years back and 10 years ahead

Amsterdam - Johan Wakkie has twenty years led the Royal Dutch Hockey Association (KNHB) uniquely. Hockey has under his leadership gone through a tremendous development. Today, at RAI Amsterdam his farewelltook place with an exquisite and varied program on all aspects...

FIH Champions Trophy is coming….

The Champions Trophy has a dual role in the eyes of many coaches. First and foremost it offers a route to Olympic qualification, but secondly, it is also an opportunity to test new players at the top level of competitive hockey. This is particularly true of this...

Scottish players bid farewell to International hockey

In the months after the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, four of Team Scotland’s hockey stars have announced their retirement from international duty. Chris Nelson of the Senior Men’s team, plus Senior Women stalwarts...

Second U4E Webinar hosted by Henrik Ehlers

November 12th saw the second webinar in the U4E programme, where former Umpire and current World Panel Umpire Manager Henrik Ehlers shared his knowledge with 12 members of U4E. They were joined by EHF Education Committee Umpiring Working group members Jean Duncan and...

France hosts its first National Day of Development

The French Hockey Federation held its very first National Day of Development this past Saturday, November 8th in Agen, Antibes, Lille and Lyon. More than 100 volunteers and representatives from 7 leagues, 12 clubs and several committees took part in this effort. In...

Czech Hockey continues to grow its youth base

EHF Education and Development Manager Norman Hughes visited Czech Republic last weekend to meet and talk to the action team delivering the award winning “We Come to You” project. Below, he sends us a report of all the work that is being done to increase youth numbers...

A revamp of our Event Management Section

As part of the ongoing process of making information easy to access the EHF is delighted to announce that the Event Management Section of the site has been revamped in order to service our stakeholders (teams, hosts, officials and umpires). When you click on Event...

2015 Outdoor Appointments Published

Today, the EHF Appointments Committee has published the Outdoor 2015 appointments. All selected officials and umpires will have received an automated message from EHF’s automated Appointments Web System (AWS). The Appointments for the EuroHockey Championships 2015 in...

New faces in the Dutch squad for the Champions Trophy

Billy Bakker is not part of the Dutch squad for the Champions Trophy in India this December. The Amsterdam attacker, who was apart of the World Cup squad, is missing from Max Caldas' squad. The new faces in the team, compared to the World Cup, are: Martijn Havenga,...

EHL 2014/2015 KO16 Draw

Brussels, November 4, 2014 – The draw for this season’s KO16/FINAL4 double event at Easter in Bloemendaal, has set up some potentially enthralling encounters in the battle to become the eighth Euro Hockey League (EHL) champion. The EHL and the European Hockey...

EHF held its 26th General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco

The European Hockey Federation held its 26th General Assembly on Friday 31st October in Marrakech, Morocco. 23 Member Associations were present, along with several EHF Members of Honour, and representatives from EHF Partners AzPetrol & AstroTurf. During the...

Henrik Ehlers to conduct the next U4E Webinar

The EHF Education Committee is pleased to announce that an Umpires 4 Europs (U4E) Webinar will be hosted on November 12th, conducted by UM Henrik Ehlers. Henrik will share his umpiring experience with the group, which includes umpiring in several World Cups and...

EHF holds its 26th General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco

The European Hockey Federation will hold its 26th General Assembly today in Marrakech, Morocco, where all delegates have gathered for the FIH Congress. The Assembly will hold a short meeting, where EHF President Marijke Fleuren will give a short report, the Accounts...

2014 – EHF Executive Board Minutes 31 October

Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting Hotel Atlas Medina Marrakech, Morocco 31st October, 2014 Present:   Marijke Fleuren (President), Carola Meyer, Mika Rihtilä, Jorge Alcover, Ludmila Pastorova, Inez Cooper, Bjorn Isberg, Walter Kapounek, Angus Kirkland, Simon...

Hockey World League Round 2 Qualification Update

With just one final Hockey World League Round 1 event remaining which will take place in Fiji, in December 2014 for both the men and women’s teams, heads are already turning to Round 2 and the line-ups for these tournaments. All teams who were victorious in their...

Polish Clubs receive donation from the KNHB thanks to Get & Give

Thanks to the generosity of KNHB and the co-ordination of Gabrielle van Doorn, EHF Education and Development Manager Norman Hughes and Polish Development Coach Mateusz Grochal, two youth teams in Poland are now enjoying their brand new sports kit, as they are  wearing...

Ireland's Alex Speers to retire from International hockey

Alex Speers, a mainstay of Irish Hockey for the last 8 years winning 164 caps, has called time on her International career and is retiring. Alex burst onto the International scene with her first cap in 2006 and subsequently had the privilege of captaining her country...

SNG Umpiring Seminar in Vilnius

  The European Hockey Federation and Lithuanian Hockey Federation held an umpire workshop in Vilnius, alongside the U16 Lithuanian Youth Championship finals, on the 11th - 12th October. This workshop was one of the biggest umpires seminar in Eastern Europe...

EHF/FIH Academy Level 1 Coaching Course held in Komotini, Greece

The EHF Education and Development Committees held a EHF/FIH Academy Level 1 in Komotini, Greece this weekend. EHF Education and Development Manager, Norman Hughes and Siegfried Aikman conducted the course and assessed the delegates alongside EHF Assessor Antonio...

SNG will host a Level 1 Coaching Seminar in Komotini, Greece

The EHF Education Committee will hold an EHF/FIH Academy Level 1 in Komotini North Greece this coming weekend, 17 - 19 October. Norman Hughes and Siegfried Aikman will conduct the course and also assess the delegates alongside EHF Assessor Antonio Antonov and FIH...

Change to the EHF Competitions Calendar

Following the FIH changes to the International Tournament Calendar, EHF has had to make some changes to our European Calendar. The main change is the rescheduling of the Junior World Cup, from 2017 to 2016. Normally the EHF schedules its qualifying tournaments a year...

UDP Group 6 Graduation at EHL Round 1 in Barcelona

The Graduation of UDP Group 6 took place during the EHL round 1 in Barcelona this weekend 10 - 12 October. Group 6 gathered with their mentor, Louise Knipe,  to enjoy the hockey during the weekend and to attend the UDP Graduation dinner on Saturday night. The...

HC Bloemendaal to host EHL KO16/FINAL 4

Hilversum, 13 October, 2014, - The EHL KO16/FINAL 4 will return to Bloemendaal in 2015 for the third time next Easter when the 16 best clubs on the continent will battle it out for the title of Europe’s premier club. It will coincide with Bloemendaal’s 120th...

SV Arminen, Royal Daring, SV Kampong and Rot Weiss Köln advance to KO16

SV Arminen and Royal Daring will be the new faces in the KO16 as they confirmed their ticket to Bloemendaal on day three of Round One of the Euro Hockey League. For Austria’s Arminen, they were not in action today but they were grateful to Kelburne’s stout defensive...

EHL Day 2 Round up – 4 KO16 spots still up for grabs

Another dramatic day at Round 1 in Barcelona and there still remains all to play for with all four KO16 tickets still up for grabs. Kampong struck twice in the last five minutes to stun East Grinstead 3-2 while home favourites Atletic Terrassa bounced back to draw...

EHF Appointments Committee meets in Brussels

The EHF Appointments Committee will hold its annual meeting today, Saturday October 11th,  in the EHF Office in Brussels. The Committee will review appointments from both the Indoor and Outdoor 2014 Seasons. All reports will be reviewed and discussed, along with the...

EHL Round 1 in Barcelona – Day 1 Round up

On a thrilling day one of the Euro Hockey League Round 1 in Barcelona, East Grinstead, Racing Club de France and WKS Grunwald Poznan claimed close-fought wins while SV Arminen turned in the performance of the day. It sets up day two of the competition perfectly; with...

TCP and C4E Webinar 6 – Building up play

EHF Education Committee Coaching Group is hosting its sixth webinar of the year, this time led by Stefan Kermas, Assistant Coach at the Deutscher Hockey-Bund. The webinar will take place on Monday, October 13th, and will be attended by all members of TCP and C4E. The...

Indoor Hockey World Cup Schedule Announced

FIH have released the pools and match schedule for the men and women’s Indoor Hockey World Cup 2015, Leipzig, Germany. The tournament will start on 4 February 2015 and conclude with the Finals and playoffs on 8 February 2015. Returning to Leipzig, who hosted the first...

12 teams, 4 KO16 spots up for grabs – EHL Round 1, Barcelona

The EHL season 2014/15 will kick off tomorrow with its first round in Barcelona, Spain. 12 teams have prequalified to the next round (KO16/Final Four), so in Barcelona we will see 12 teams compete in four pools of 3 to take the remaining 4 spots. Pool A will see East...

EHF Level 1 Coaches Seminar to be held in Komotini, Greece

EHF Education Committee Coaching Working group is delighted to announce that the EHF Balkan Level 1 seminar to be held in Komotini in Northern Greece has reached its target participants! 18 delegates from 6 nations will meet from 17-19 October and under conductors...

2014 – EHF Executive Board, 26/27 September

BULLETIN Executive Board Meeting Bordeaux, France 26th & 27th September, 2014 The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation met for the fourth time in 2014 over the weekend, in Bordeaux, France. The Board had the opportunity to meet with the Olivier...

Primrose Veterans attend Tournament in Gijon, Spain

The Third International Tournament in Gijon, Spain, which tool place this past weekend 26th - 29th September. This tournament saw 10 teams (7 men and 3 women) participate, over 150 players in total. Primrose Bordeaux was the only French team to take on the group of...

Hockey is for everyone – Masters Hockey is thriving

In recognition of the International Day of Older Persons which is today, we meet a 61-year-old player whose competitive nature is as fierce as ever. The International Day of Older Persons is a global initiative that recognises the power of sport to promote fitness and...

Fifth Coaching Webinar – Defence, Defence, Defence!

Norbert Nederlof, Coach Development Manager for Belgian Hockey Federation and EHF Education Committee - Working group Coaches,  led the 5th Coaches Webinar of 2014 when he presented “Messages from the 2014 World Cup” this past Monday, September 29th. Norbert focused...

EHF Executive Board Meeting in Bordeaux – report

The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation met for the fourth time in 2014 over the weekend, in Bordeaux, France. The Board had the opportunity to meet with the Olivier Moreau, President and the Executive Board of the French Hockey Federation, as well as...

Upcoming SNG seminars: Vilnius, Vienna and Dublin

The EHF Education Committee, Working group Umpires has organised through its Supporting National Growth initiative (SNG) three workshops in the coming 2 months. They will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania,  Vienna, Austria and Dublin, Ireland.   11th – 12th...

Fifth Coaching Webinar – Lessons From The World Cup

The European Hockey Federation Education Committee, Working group Coaches has organised a webinar for all Top Coaches Programme members (TCP) and all Coaches 4 Europe member (C4E). The seminar will take place next Monday, September 29th at 20:00 and will be led by...

EHF Executive Board will meet 26th/27th September in Bordeaux, France

The Executive Board of the EHF will meet for the third time in 2014 on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September in Bordeaux, France. Here they will have an opportunity to meet with French Hockey Federation's Board and staff. Reports will be received from the following...

Club Egara Men and Women win the Catalonian Championships

Club Egara had a tremendous weekend, winning both the Men and Women's Catalonian Championship, a feat never before accomplished in this league. Both the men and the women met RC Polo Barcelona in their respective finals. EHF Vice President was present for the...

ParaHockey at the World League in Lousada

The Portuguese Hockey Federation in conjunction with the Portuguese Association for Intellectual Disabilities Sports held a ParaHockey event during the Hockey World League Round 1 in Lousada. The Portuguese National squad also participated, joining in the last match,...

Ukrainian Hockey Federation continues to grow

In spite of the difficulties in parts of Ukraine, the hockey family still keeps working to grow hockey and attract new children to the game. Last Sunday in Sumy over 500 people attended a festival of hockey whose aim was to promote our sport to new youngsters. EHF...

EHF Hall of Fame Natascha Keller – new challenges for the German star

Natascha Keller retired from international hockey in 2012 after the London Olympics and completed her last season with her beloved club, Berliner HC, in August of 2013. This was also the time that saw her at the Trifinance EuroHockey Championships in Boom, where she...

EuroHockey Club Championships 2015 – meet the hosts!

16.09.2014 The EHF Outdoor Competitions met on Saturday 13th September in Cardiff to review the 2014 season and to agree the venues for the EuroHockey Clubs in 2015. The EuroHockey Trophy Men is going to Dublin for the second time in the history of the Competition....

Finland – HC Kilppari (Turku) win Finnish Championship 2014

  The first of the final matches  in the Finnish playoffs ended at the Seinäjoki Arena with a 0-1 victory for HC Kilppari last Saturday. A second, crucial match in Turku on the same day saw HC Kilppari and Seinäjoki United draw 1-1 (0-1) in a close match. This...

EHF TCP Member Bernardo Fernandes helps Portugal’s U21 success

Portugal’s U21 Men’s squad recently gained promotion to EuroHockey Junior Championship Men. The EHF and the EHF Education Committee Working group Coaching are very proud that one of the coaches in the EHF Top Coches Programme (TCP), Bernardo Fernandes, acted as...

Polish Coaches meet for a National Coaching seminar

The last weekend of August, over 60 coaches from Poland gathered in Torun, for a two day National Coaching Seminar. This was a refresher seminar, but it also focused on some of the new and upcoming trends in hockey, as well as serve as a great way to share ideas and...

EHL Round 1 tickets on sale NOW!

The Euro Hockey League (EHL) and the European Hockey Federation (EHF) are pleased to announce that tickets for Round 1 of the competition in Barcelona are now available for purchase on the EHL website (www.ehlhockey.tv) Round 1 takes place from 10–12 October in the...

Azerbaijan Men storm the Hockey World League Round 1 in Muscat

Azerbaijan have upset the FIH World Rankings by taking a first place finish at the Hockey World League Round 1 tournament in Muscat. The team ranked 34th in the world finished top of the pile ahead of host nation Oman (FIH World Ranking: 23), Iran (unranked) and...

EHF Youth Panel – Hockey4All at the ABN-AMRO Integration Cup

The  EHF Youth Panel travelled to Royal Victory Hockey Club in Edegem, Belgium to help co-ordinate the ParaHockey competition at the ABN AMRO Integration Tournament on August 21 - 24. They helped set up, coordinated some activities and umpired some of the games. They...

UDP 2014 Update: New group, graduation and great appointments

The EHF Education Committee's Umpire Development Programme (UDP) has now been in place for 8 years and it has successfully supported, guided and encouraged  many talented European umpires to some great achievements. EHF Education Committee Member, Jean Duncan, has...

UDP Umpires at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing

Two of our very own UDP umpires, Paul Walker and Oliver Tarnoczi, took part in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. They sent us a report on their experience, so keep reading! Paul Walker and Oliver Tarnoczi, both members of UDP group 6, attended the 2nd Summer...

Coaching Workshop – Goalkeeping in Zagreb

The EHF Education Committee Working Group - Coaches organised a Central Region workshop for Coaches in the subject of  goalkeepers this past weekend (5 - 7 September) Our Conductor was Carel van der Staak who met with 10 local coaches to help them better understand...

EHF Development Projects Committee meets in Brussels

The EHF Development Projects Committee met yesterday, September 7th,  in the EHF office in Brussels to plan their activities for 2015, as well as discuss the events held so far in 2014. A new budget will be drafted to be presented to the Executive Board in December....

Education Committee meets in EHF Brussels Office

The EHF Education Committee is meeting today, September 6th, in Brussels to plan their activities for 2015, as well as discuss the events held so far in 2014. A new budget will be drafted to be presented to the Executive Board in December. The Development Projects...

FIH World League gets underway

The Road to Rio is officially open as the FIH World League got underway yesterday in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. In September the FIH will run 9 World League Round 1 Tournaments! European teams will participate as follows: 2/7 Sep Hradec Králové, CZE for Men, -...

Croatia is growing – great strides for hockey

This weekend, EHF President Marijke Fleuren and our Education and Development Manager, Norman Hughes visited Zagreb. Norman sent us a report from the pitch opening, clothing donation and great progress being made by the Croatian Hockey Federation. After landing in...

Danny Kerry appointed as England & Great Britain Head Coach

Danny Kerry has been appointed as Head Coach for the England and Great Britain Women’s Hockey programme through to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. The decision comes following an international search involving discussions with both domestic and overseas...

EHF Hall of Famer Santi Freixa retires from International hockey

A year after being inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame, Spanish hero Santi Freixa announced his retirement from international hockey on Saturday. During his career, he earned 193 caps and scored 126 goals in a career that dates back to 2000 and coincided with a golden...

Upcoming SNG Seminars: Vilnius, Vienna and Dublin

Following the success of our previous Seminars, the EHF Education Committee’s Umpiring Working Group is organising three new seminars in: Vilnius(LTU), in Vienna(AUT), and in Dublin (IRL). The seminars, organized within the EHF program Support National Growth (SNG),...

Australia take gold, Canada silver and Spain bronze at Hockey5s

Under the watchful eyes of the IOC President Thomas Bach, the first Hockey5s Youth Olympic tournament ended today with Australia men claiming the top of the podium in another thrilling final that could only be decided in a shoot-out. After an early goal from Alec...