Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
2015 was a memorable year! Click below for a message from our Executive Board and Staff: https://youtu.be/vG68BvzsUYM
Motivational Monday – Our Communications Manager
Last weekend we have celebrated the 20th anniversary of our Communications Manager, Siobhan Madeley's service to the EHF. The Executive Board and staff presented her with an engraved necklace to mark this important moment. Siobhan started with the EHF in 1995 when...
FIH release latest World Rankings
FIH release latest World Rankings World Rankings updated following conclusion of Hockey World League Finals Australia men and Netherlands women finish 2015 at the top of the rankings Argentina women move into second place; Belgium men climb to fifth 18 December...
Friday Focus – The EHF and SportWays – 20 years
As we come to the end of 2016, it is really great to celebrate, as part of our Friday Focus series, the European Hockey Federation's 20 years of co-operation with SportsWays. Back in 1995, the first EHF/SportWays Hockey Camp of Excellence was organised in Dublin,...
Euro Hockey League returns to the Wagener Stadium!
The venue will play host to 12 top quality matches over four days of action – running from 25-28 March, 2016 – with 16 clubs from eight different countries battling it out for a place in the FINAL4. It will be the fifth time the EHL has come to the Dutch venue with...
2015 – EHF Executive Board Meeting, 11th/12th December
The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation enjoyed meeting for the fifth time in 2015 over the weekend, in Brussels, with a full agenda of activity covered. The President noted that it was a wonderful time for the ladies in the office with celebrations for...
Motivational Monday – Erik Bouwens is back!
Motivational Mondays are not just about the elite of the the elite, but taking this story from our colleagues in EHL, I'm not sure how much more you need to get Motivated, especially players who are currently injured.... Few goals will more passionately celebrated...
#FridayFocus – Sharing umpiring resources and coaches update
For another edition of #FridayFocus, we continue to share resources and have an update on what our coaches are up to! Umpiring Resources England Hockey has once again shared with EHF, this time its umpire resources. Do you or your NA have some resources to share? Make...
Motivational Monday – Kate Richardson-Walsh reaches 350 caps
In December we are continuing our Motivational Monday and today we wanted to highlight one of our most inspirational athletes who is over achieving in Rosario at the Hockey World League. Our athletes are incredible, clean, professional in their attitude and approach,...
100th International Game for Nathan Stagno
On Wednesday at the Hero Hockey World League Final 2015, Nathan Stagno (GBR) was presented with his Golden Whistle in recognition of umpiring his 100th senior international match by FIH President Leandro Negre (pictured). Stagno, who made his international umpiring...
Friday Focus – Clubs make the hockey world go round
This Friday, our Friday Focus feature is once again on clubs: Our Club of the Year Award for 2015 is now open for submissions, take this opportunity to learn more about it and encourage your National Association to nominate your club. Also, a pitch is given a new life...
Motivational Monday – ABN Amro Junior EHL
As we continue our series of Motivational Monday articles, we are delighted to announce the details of how the teams will qualify for the 2016 ABNAmro Junior EHL which will take place during the 2016 KO16. The Under-14 sides of MHC Oranje Zwart, AH&BC Amsterdam...
#FridayFocus – A visit to Serbia
Friday Focus - The EHF President Marijke Fleuren and EHF Development and Education Manager visited Serbia this week, 22nd – 24th, alongside with Antonio Antonov, EHF Development Projects member and South East Europe coordinator. Their visit took them to different...
Friday Focus: ParaHockey in Spain – Special Hockey+ receives the Infanta Sofia award
Our Friday Focus this week is on ‘Special Hockey+’, a Spanish Parahockey project that was awarded with the Premio Infanta Sofia! The King and Queen of Spain presided over the ‘Premios Nacionales del Deporte 2014’, or national sport awards, which are awarded to people...
Motivational Monday – World Hockey League Finals – Less than a week to go….
It's our usual Motivational Monday slot and with one week to go it's time we had a look at the European teams competing in Raipur. With half the teams coming from Europe, we are certainly very well represented at the Hockey World League Finals and very motivated to...
Friday Focus: Umpiring – UDP deadline, U4E Exchange weekend and Webinar, and SNG in Sveti Ivan Zelina
For this week's #FridayFocus, we are once again highlighting the work done by our Education Committee - Umpiring working group. There are 3 tiers for development, so there is a place for everyone, at all levels. For more information on the programme as a whole, visit...
#EHLDraw2016 – The KO16 match-ups!
Among the many highlights is the meeting between reigning champions Oranje Zwart and Belgium’s Royal Leopold who feature former OZ players Gabriel Dabanch and Elliot van Strydonck. There is an all-German showdown between Rot Weiss Köln and perennial challengers UHC...
EHL Draw takes place today at 5.30pm – LIVE on Twitter
The draw for the Euro Hockey League KO16 will take place on Wednesday evening, 18th November, at 5.30pm (CET). It will see 16 of Europe’s best club sides find out who they will meet next Easter, from March 25 to 28, 2016, in the knock-out stages of the world’s premier...
Motivational Monday – Congratulations to Austrian Hockey!
Motivational Monday seems to come around faster and faster each week and bring such great news from our Nations and Clubs! Today we are delighted to celebrate the great news from Austria as they win a very prestigious European- wide award for their wonderfully...
Friday Focus – England Hockey shares with Europe
Its Friday Focus time! The European Hockey Federation recognises that every day, every weekend, every year, Clubs around Europe are doing amazing work for hockey. Clubs are where hockey is born and where hockey legends first pick up a stick. Therefore, there are...
Motivational Monday – A call Indoors!
09.11.2015: Motivational Monday - As the temperatures all over Europe dropped and the chill Northern wind started to take hold, there was a definite feeling of it's time to go Indoors...... The EuroHockey Indoor Championships kick off in January with the Clubs in...
2016 Outdoor Appointments Published
Today, the EHF Appointments Committee has published the Outdoor 2016 appointments. All selected officials and umpires will have received an automated message from EHF’s automated Appointments Web System (AWS). The Appointments for the EuroHockey5s U16s competitions...
Friday Focus – Hockey4All: EHF Youth Panel at FC Inclusion course in Warsaw, Poland
For this Friday's Focus feature, we are going into a topic that is at the very centre of the European Hockey Federation's core message: Hockey is for everyone. Young, old, high level or beginner, man, woman, you can play hockey. In order to do this, we have several...
Motivational Monday – is 2,221km too far to travel for a game?
02.11.2015 - As we move into a new month it's so fantastic for the EHF to see all the wonderful hockey events going on all over Europe! We are really happy to bring you some inspirational motivational stories for some more Nations and Clubs this week. Before we...
Friday Focus – Turkey joins the Targetted Assistance Programme (TAP)
For our second Friday Focus, we not only bring UDP, but also are happy to announce that the European Hockey Federation have partnered with KNHB and FIH to deliver an exciting 4 year project for Turkey. The aim over the 4 year period is to support Turkish Hockey...
Friday Focus – Umpire Development Programme: Graduation Group 7
For our second Friday focus, we bring you a report from UDP. The Umpires Development Programme is now recruiting for its tenth group (more information here). The UDP has been tremendously successful in ushering the next generation of high level umpires. Europe has 3...
EHF and SportSessionPlanner sign 3 year agreement
The European Hockey Federation has entered into a 3 year agreement with SportSessionPlanner. Angus Kirkland, EHF Director General, said: "We are delighted to add yet another great resource to our Coaching programmes and we know this will greatly enhance the TCP, C4E...
EHF Education – Apply now for our UDP and Coaching programmes!
The EHF is currently receiving applications for some of our Education programmes for 2016. The deadline for UDP, and all our coaching programmes applications is November 27th. For any more information, please contact info@eurohockey.org First up, Umpires! The Umpire...
Motivational Monday – A special visit to Gibraltar and more…
26.10.2015, Brussels; In the second of our Monday Motivation updates, we bring you news from Belgium, Finland, Gibraltar and Slovakia. BELGIUM: In Belgium the Audi Hockey League is well underway at this stage with Dragons, Racing and WaDucks 1,2 and 3 in the Men's...
Irish Men confirm their place in Rio
Ireland men qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics hockey event Ireland men confirm their place in the hockey event at Rio 2016 as Australia win Oceania Cup First Irish hockey team to take part in the Olympic Games since 1908 Fifth place finish in Hockey World League...
Friday Focus – Supporting National Growth in Albena, Bulgaria
23.10.2015, Brussels; Every Friday we will be focusing on one of our Education/Development areas and telling you a little bit more about our programmes, our areas of support and our plan to grow hockey in all of Europe. Our first stop features our SNG Umpires...
Monday Motivation – News from the EHF’s clubs and countries
19.10.2015: Every Monday we start our week checking the amazing games and events that our Clubs and Member Associations have been involved in over the weekend, when not at EuroHockey events... With 43 Members it is our intention to take a whistle stop tour of Europe...
Hockeyroos Legend Alyson Annan is announced as the Dutch Women’s Coach
13.10.2015, Brussels; At 3pm today the KNHB announced Australian All Star Alyson Annan as the new coach of the Dutch Women, following on from Sjoerd Marijne. Arno den Hartog, the technical director KNHB said : "Based on the interviews and her record as a coach and...
EHL KO16 line-up complete with Leo, Egara, Amsterdam and HTHC through
11.10.2015; Royal Leopold, Club Egara, Amsterdam and Harvestehuder THC all claimed their tickets to the Euro Hockey League KO16 which takes place next Easter following day three in Hamburg. Leopold confirmed their place with a 3-0 win over Dinamo Elektrostal, winning...
EHL Day 3 finishes with the hosts qualifying in some style for KO16
11.10.2015; Royal Leopold, Club Egara, Amsterdam and Harvestehuder THC all claimed their tickets to the Euro Hockey League KO16 which takes place next Easter following day three in Hamburg. Match 9 Royal Leopold 3 v Dinamo Elektrostal 0 Leo fight off Dinamo for KO16...
After Day 2 at EHL – All four KO16 tickets still up for grabs
Match 5 - Royal Leopold 9 SG Amsicora 3 Dabanch hits SG Amsicora for seven of the best Gabriel Dabanch’s seven goals put Royal Leopold on course for a comfortable 9-3 win over SG Amsicora, setting up a Pool C showdown with Dinamo Elektrostal for top spot and a...
Appointments Committee meet in Brussels
October 10th, 2015 - The EHF Appointments Committee is holding its annual meeting at the EHF Office in Brussels today. The committee will review the 2015 Indoor and Outdoor seasons, including TD reports and feedback forms. The committee will also plan, review and...
Euro Hockey League – Day 1 – Hamburg hosts HTHC sweep past Grange
09.10.2015, Brussels; Home hosts Harvestehuder THC offered Scottish champions Grange little home hospitality as they ran up a huge 6-1 win to give them the early advantage in Pool B of the Euro Hockey League Round 1 in Hamburg. Match 1 - Dinamo Elektrostal 6 v SG...
Human to Hero – Dutch Hockey star Ellen Hoog
8.10.2015; You could say Ellen Hoog is the model sportswoman -- the Dutch hockey star is on course to make Olympic history, and she has the perfect answer to those who focus on her looks rather than her stick work! Twice a month, the CNN Series - Human to Hero gets...
HTHC, Hamburg is ready to host the 9th edition of the EHL
08.10.2015, Brussels; The ninth edition of the Euro Hockey League gets underway in Hamburg on Friday morning as 12 teams from 12 different countries start their journey, hoping to stake their claim to be the best club in Europe. Round 1 features four groups of three...
EHL week: HTHC’s Hauke on his club’s EHL dream
06.10.2015, Brussels, EHL; “Everything was so quick,” Tobias Hauke says, looking back on Harvestehuder THC’s victory in the Euro Hockey League in 2013/14. In one of the fairytale stories of the EHL, the debutants were dark horses amid a well-stacked top of the KO16...
EHL week – it has finally arrived, do you have your tickets?
05.10.2015, Brussels; In September the Euro Hockey League (EHL) and the European Hockey Federation (EHF) were pleased to announce that tickets for Round 1 of the competition in Hamburg were available via our online ticket sales site. To make sure you are NOT...
Development Projects Meeting in EHF Office, Brussels
The EHF Development Projects Committee held its second meeting of 2015 in the EHF office in Brussels. Two Youth Panel Members also joined in to discuss and plan activities for 2016. The Committee will also look forward to 2016 and plan accordingly, with a special...
2017 EuroHockey Championships – Wagener Stadium renovation confirmed
On the 30th September the City Council of Amsterdam has approved an investment to renovate The Wagener Stadium in Amsterdam Forest. The National Hockey Stadium has been long due for a renewal and given that the 2017 EuroHockey Championships will be held there this had...
Education Committee meets in EHF Office in Brussels
The Education Committee is meeting today for the second time in 2015, today, Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 once again at the EHF Office in Brussels. The committee will discuss and finalise plans for 2016, as well as confirm their budgetary requirements for the year....
SNG Umpire and Umpire Coaches Workshop in Glasgow, Scotland
During the Scottish boys U16 and boys U18 inter-district tournament, the European Hockey Federation organized in cooperation with Scottish Hockey an Umpires / Umpires coaches workshop. The participants came from Wales, Ireland and Scotland. The conductor at this...
The Road to Rio… Umpires and Officials
25.09.2015, Brussels; As Europe was awarded four Assistant TD roles, one Umpire Manager Role, thirteen Umpires and two Video Umpires, it was a day of great celebration! The FIH announced yesterday the Umpire and Technical Official appointments for the Olympic Games in...
2016 – A Festival of Youth Hockey
24th September 2015, Brussels; The EHF is delighted to announce the venues for the 2016 Youth Championships for Under 18 and Under 16. First up are the EuroHockey5s - Future Heroes Cups. Trialled during the Mediterranean Cup in 2015, the Hockey5s joint events will...
2015 Executive Board Meeting, 18th/19th September
23.09.2015, Brussels; The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation enjoyed meeting for the fourth time in 2015 over the weekend, in Brussels, with a full agenda of activity covered. The President opened the meeting with a welcome and an overview of the...
EHL aligns with FIH timing for 2015/16
23.09.2015, Brussels; The Euro Hockey League will adopt the latest FIH timing rules for the 2015/16 season which begins on October 9-11, 2015 in Hamburg with Round 1. This means that matches will now be played in four 15 minute quarters with 40 second time stoppages...
Hockey Ireland launches the EY Hockey League
The first round of matches of the inaugural EY Hockey League are due to tip off this Saturday, September 26th, and it promises to be a season of high quality, exciting hockey. For the first time, teams will compete in 18 rounds to earn their place at the Champions...
ParaHockey Champions honoured at home
22.09.2015, Brussels; Catalan players who were part of the Spanish team at the Euro ParaHockey Tournament were honoured by the Catalan Hockey Federation. Following the conclusion of the Euro ParaHockey Championships in London, the teams headed home as normal. But for...
2015 – EHF Executive Board Meeting, 18/19 September
Executive Board Meeting Brussels, Belgium 18th & 19th September 2015 The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation enjoyed meeting for the fourth time in 2015 over the weekend, in Brussels, with a full agenda of activity covered. The President opened the...
HIL Player Auction
Europe – You’re Up
16:09:2015, Brussels; As the newly elected EHF Board meets this weekend in Brussels, we look back on a very successful 27th EHF General Assembly in London. The theme of the 27th EHF General Assembly was Europe You're Up! Time for the EHF's Member Associations to shine...
EHF Umpiring Seminars – “Supporting National Growth”
15.09.2015: Brussels; Following the success of our previous Seminars, the EHF Education Committee’s Umpiring Working Group is organising four new Seminars: 25th – 27th September 2015, Glasgow / Scotland, 16th – 18th October 2015, Varna / Bulgaria, 13th – 15th November...
Johan Björkman – “Give it a try – you’ve nothing to lose…”
Only days from the start to this years Hoofdklasse, many of the leagues’ strongest teams went head to head in the ABN AMRO Cup. With the final against AmsterdamH&BC in front of a home Rotterdam crowd, we met up with Swedish star Johan Björkman to hear about his...
FIH announces rule changes to Indoor Hockey
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed six rule changes to Indoor Hockey which will come into effect at the start of 2016, including a return to six players on the pitch. Whilst that is the most significant rule change, several others will also come...
EuroHockey Club Championships 2016 – meet the hosts!
The EHF Competitions Committee - Outdoor met in Barcelona this past weekend to review the 2015 season and to agree the venues for the Club Championships in 2016. On the men's side, the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy is going to Glasgow, Scotland, a city that last...
Beeston HC gets a new Astroturf pitch!
EHF partner Astroturf sent us an update on their latest hockey pitch in Europe, at one of England's premier clubs, Beeston HC! The resurfacing work carried out on Pitch 1 was completed today and is now open! The project costing £200,000 was completed thanks to funding...
Glasgow, Varna, Prague and Sveti Ivan Zelina to host SNG workshops
Supporting National Growth (SNG) is one of the pillars of the EHF's educational programme. There are 4 SNG workshops coming up in 2015, check them out below! 25th – 27th September 2015, Glasgow / SCOTLAND An umpire workshop will held in parallel with the U16/U18...
UDP – Groups 7, 8 and 9 at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships
While the 16 best European men and women sides started their Eurohockey Championship this weekend, three UDP groups also arrived in London for a weekend of hockey, umpiring and loads of learning. 16 members of the three active UDP groups were present, complete with...
2015 EuroHockey Championships, Final Positions
INFORMATION BULLETIN Following completion of the 2015 EuroHockey Championships (Men and Women), the final ranking, promotion and relegation positions are confirmed as follows: Men’s Championship, London (ENG), 21-30 August 2015 Final Ranking 1. Netherlands - European...
2017 EuroHockey Championships will be held in Amsterdam
31.08.2018: As the sun set on the Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park following an outstanding Unibet EuroHockey Championships, the EHF and KNHB signed the contract for the 2017 EuroHockey Championships. On signing the contract the EHF President Marijke Fleuren said "As we...
England are the Unibet EuroHockey Champions
30.08.2015: Home win for England after dramatic finale Unibet EuroHockey Championships – Final ENG v NED 2-2 (3-1 after shoot-out) England produced an incredible late comeback, surviving a huge and sustained Dutch barrage to land their second EuroHockey Championships...
Nikki Symmons and Pol Amat are inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame
30.08.2015: Spanish winger Pol Amat and Irish legend Nikki Symmons have become the latest additions to the European Hockey Federation Hall of Fame following their immaculate careers. Amat was one of the leading lights of a golden generation of Spanish players,...
The Netherlands are Unibet EuroHockey Champions
29.08.2015: The Netherlands produced a truly sensational first half display to win the Unibet EuroHockey Championships final, claiming their first title since 2007 – the last time the competition was played in England, running up a 6-1 win over Germany. It was their...
Day 8 – Unibet EuroHockey Championships England face The Netherlands in the Final
28.08.2015: England will meet the Netherlands in the final of the women’s Unibet EuroHockey Championships as they got the best of Spain and Germany by just a single goal each in Friday’s semi-finals. For England, it means they are back-to-back finals and will hope to...
Day 7 Unibet EuroHockey Championships
27.08.205; Netherlands and Germany to contest gold: Ireland and England in battle for bronze Semi-final matches Netherlands v Ireland 1-0 Germany v England 2-2 (3-2 on penalty shoot out) Classification matches Spain v Belgium 0-3 France v Russia 3-1 Two very different...
Unibet EuroHockey Championships Live Streaming
This stream available WORLDWIDE with the exception all games in The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. In UK and Ireland the matches involving England, Scotland and Ireland are GEO blocked. Please see below the TV and Website listings for all games. TV Listing: UK and...
Spain Qualify for Rio
Spain men qualify for Rio 2016 hockey event Spain men confirmed their place in the hockey event at Rio 2016 at the EuroHockey Championships 2015 this afternoon Spain qualified through their final position at the Hockey World League Semi-Final following Ireland’s...
Euro ParaHockey Championships – Portugal and Spain are crowned champions!
The Euro Parahockey tournament begun on Monday in London at Old Loughtonians HC with 6 national teams competing. The competition was split into two groups: the elite group, were more experienced and established ParaHockey teams. Here were Portugal, The Netherlands...
Day 6 – Unibet EuroHockey Championships
26.08.2015, Spain, England, The Netherlands and Germany are confirmed in the Women's semi-finals after a full schedule of games today. ESP v POL 10-0 BEL v NED 0-4 SCO v ITA 3-1 ENG v GER 4-1 Spain booked their place in the Unibet EuroHockey Championships courtesy of...
England Hockey’s Philip Kimberley honoured with an EHF Diploma of Merit
Philip Kimberley, England Hockey’s Non-Executive Chairman, received the EHF Diploma of Merit yesterday in a reception at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Center. The reception was attended by EHF’s President, Marijke Fleuren, EHF...
Day 5 – Unibet EuroHockey Championships
25.08.2015; Irish eyes smile as semi-finalists are decided. Pool A RUS v NED 0-5 (0-4) ENG v ESP 4-0 (2-0) Pool B GER v FRA 7-2 (3-0) BEL v IRL 2-2 (0-1) With the final men’s pool matches played today, the semi-final line-up is decided. Pool A winners Netherlands will...
They said it – words of wisdom at the Championships half-way point
Captain of Italy, Chiara Tiddi: “It has been a good experience to play in a big tournament like this. Our players need to continue to have good, positive performances and take all we have learnt into our development.” Helen Richardson-Walsh: “It is great that we’ve...
EHF Partners Astroturf and Musco Lighting at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships!
On Monday 24th August, EHF held a reception on behalf of its partners, Astroturf and Musco Lighting. Over 25 clubs from all over England attended and had an opportunity to listen to some presentations and stay for the hockey of course! Erwin Rutterman from Astroturf...
EuroHockey Masters – A lesson in longevity
25.08.2015 - The EuroHockey Masters is currently taking place in 3 venues, with 92 teams in various categories. EuroHockey Women’s Masters 40+, 45+, 50+ and 55+ Cups EuroHockey Women’s Grand Masters 60+ Cup EuroHockey Men’s Masters 40+, 45+, 50+ and 55+ Cups...
UDP at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships
Huge congratulations to 5 of our star umpires who are in action over the next week. Laurine Delforge (group 7), Sarah Wilson (group 4), Jakub Mejzlik (group 5), Geoffrey Conn (group 1) and Marcin Grochal (group 1). All pictured above with past and present mentors...
EHF Youth Panel at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships
The European Hockey Federation Youth Panel have been very busy so far during the Unibet EuroHockey Championships. They sent us areport to let us know what they have been up to! On Thursday night, the Youth Panel attended the welcome event for the 27th General...
Day 4 – Unibet EuroHockey Championships
24.08.2015: Although there were only two matches played at the 2015 Unibet EuroHockey Championships in London on Monday, the women’s encounters proved to be extremely important as reigning champions Germany and host nation England sealed their places in the...
Thomas Eilmer receives the EHF Diploma of Merit
24.08.2015, London; Thomas Eilmer, Austria was awarded the EHF Diploma of Merit for services to the European Hockey Federation and hockey. Thomas Eilmer is the Umpires Manager of Austrian Hockey since 2001, before he was involved in the Youth Section of his club SV...
Hockey is for everyone – Hockey’s oldest player
Hockey is for everyone. This is one of the core beliefs of the European Hockey Federation. Alongside the Unibet EuroHockey Championships, the EuroHockey Masters Championship is also taking place. To celebrate and highlight this event, we are featuring hockey's oldest...
Umpire Managers’ Refresher Course in London, England
The EHF Umpire Managers' Refresher Course was held at the Velodrome in Queen Elizabeth Park, London on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August, 2015. The course leader was Yolande Brada, with conductors Margaret Hunnaball and Juanma Requena running a session on using...
Day 3 – Unibet EuroHockey Championships
23.08.2015, London; as we completed Day 3 of the Unibet EuroHockey Championships, the pools started hotting up. The current Champions Germany WOMEN'S POOL A Poland 1, Belgium 4 Belgium women put their opening game draw against Spain behind them as they put four goals...
Club of the Year 2014 – Viso, HK Zelina and Old Sils at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships!
The 2014 EHF Club of the Year winners formally received their award at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships in London, England. EHF President, Marijke Fleuren and EHF Development Projects Chair, Gianni Rossi were on hand to deliver the awards to the winning clubs...
Day 2 Unibet EuroHockey Championships
22.08.2015, London: A full schedule of games saw the current Men's and Women's Champions Germany, get their campaigns underway with wins for both teams. Day two at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships saw action from two Men’s Pool B matches and four women’s matches...
One week to go, EHF Hall of Fame – #WHOISNEXT
21.08.2015; With one week to go before we announce the two new inductees into the EHF Hall of Fame, we have a look back on our 2015 inductees and ask #WHOISNEXT? https://youtu.be/sv-6HuPzwnU ...
U4E in Breda – Day 1
U4E returns to Breda for the third time this weekend . U4E Coordinator and Education Committee member Paul Box-Grainger sent us a report on their activities during the first day! 27 Umpires from 18 different European Nations are practising their skills and learning...
Get & Give – Sharing opportunity in Breda
All the Education activity in Breda, the Netherlands this weekend was the perfect opportunity for some Get & Give action! Joost van Eijsden from MHC Leusden drove in and brought with him a lot of GK equipment for some of the participants in the different seminars...
C4E in Breda – Days 1 and 2
Coaches 4 Europe is back! Coaches from all around Europe, gathered in Breda's Push Hockey Club, to get the seminar started. The day began with introductions, and then conductors Norbert Nederlof, Herman Kruis and Tomislav Jamicic went into the topics of the day. What...
Day 1 – Unibet EuroHockey Championships
21:08:2015, London: The Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park once again ran out with hockey with all the colour and noise of the 2012 Olympics as the Unibet EuroHockey Championships got underway today. NED v ESP 2-0 (2-0) ENG v RUS 10-1 (6-1) Netherlands and England opened...
27th EHF General Assembly, London, England
The 27th European Hockey Federation was held at the Grange Hotel, London today. Following the formal opening from Marijke Fleuren, President EHF, Leandro Negre, FIH President addressed the delegates. He concentrated his address on the new digital media explosion and...
2015 – EHF Executive Board Meeting 20 August
Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting London & Partners Office London, England 20th August 2015 Present: Marijke Fleuren (President), Carola Meyer, Mika Rihtilä, Jorge Alcover, Leonardas Caikauskas, Inez Cooper, Bjorn Isberg, Walter Kapounek, Angus...
Unibet EuroHockey Championships – Women B Pool Overview
21:08:2015 - It's game day! Tonight the men's event gets underway and we conculde our overviews with the Women’s Pool B Women's Pool B Germany – world number 5 The reigning champions, Germany claimed their second title in Boom two years ago as their shoot-out prowess...
Unibet EuroHockey Championships – Women A Overview
20:08:2015; as we gear up for the last day before the start of the Unibet EuroHockey Championship, we have an overview of the Women's teams starting with Pool A; Women’s Pool A Netherlands – world number 1 Champions in eight of the eleven tournaments that have been...
Unibet EuroHockey Championships – Next up Men’s Pool B overview
19:08:2015; In the second of our overviews of the Pools for the Unibet EuroHockey Champions we have a look at the Men’s Pool B, which of course features the current Champions Germany. Pool B Germany – world number 3 Reigning champions, Germany are out for their...
EHF Education – Breda 2015 brings U4E, C4E and Officials together
This weekend, EHF Education is on full throttle in Breda, the Netherlands where 3 of our Education groups (C4E, U4E and Officials) will meet at the Push Hockey Trophy. First up, the Coaches! Coaches for Europe (C4E) Workshops in Breda Push From 20th till 23rd August...
Unibet EuroHockey Championships, Pool A, Men, Overview
18.08.2015, Brussels; As we count the days before the Unibet EuroHockey Championships, we are having a quick look at the Pools, with a special emphasis on 'ones to watch' in each squad. We start today with the Men's Pool A review: Netherlands (NED) – world number 2...
Europe – You’re Up!
09.07.2015, Brussels; The 27th EHF General Assembly will take place on Friday 21st August in London, the theme for this Assembly is Europe - You're Up! The President of the EHF, Marijke Fleuren explained that 'the theme reflects that the EHF is about you. You can...