FIH/EHF Academy Level 1 Coaching Course in Albena, Bulgaria

15 coaches from Armenia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania attended the FIH/EHF Academy Level 1 in Albena Bulgaria this weekend 1-2 August, 2015. EHF Coach Educators Carel van der Staak and Norman Hughes led the seminar and were assisted by Antonio Antonov and Tanja...

UDP – summer of hockey!

18 UDP umpires and 3 mentors were in action during July in 5 locations around Europe. Every one of the 9 groups were represented! EuroHockey Championships II, Prague Gavin Cruickshanks (group 9) Michael Eilmer (group 3) Stepan Podmol (group 1) Kerri Targett (group 7)...

EHF Hall of Fame – one month to announcing the 2015 inductees…

31.07.2015, Brussels; Before the Men's Final at the Unibet EuroHockey Championships we will announce 2 new EHF Hall of Famers... In our series of "catch ups" with our inaugural Inductees we recently had a chat with Teun de Noojer to see how he's getting on since his...

EHL 2015-2016 – Match Schedule – Round 1

31.07.2015, Brussels; Following the draw for Round 1 of the Euro Hockey League, the fixture list for Hamburg has been finalised. The fixture schedule for day three of the Euro Hockey League’s Round 1 has been slightly adjusted with AH&BC Amsterdam’s Pool A match...

Euro ParaHockey Tournament In London – Meet The Italian Team!

Alongside our much awaited EuroHockey Championships in London this year, the European Hockey Federation and England Hockey are organising the Euro ParaHockey Tournament in London, 24th – 26th August 2015. The 3 day tournament will take place in Old Loughtonians Hockey...

2015 EuroHockey Youth Championships, (U18), Final Positions

Following completion of the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championships II and III  (U18 Girls and Boys), the final ranking, promotion and relegation positions are confirmed as follows: Youth Championship (U18 Boys), Santander (ESP), 19-25 July 2015  Final Ranking 1....

Lisbon – Final Day EuroHockey Championship III

25.07.2015, Brussels; The final day of the EuroHockey Championships III and the winner is Wales! With both Wales and Portugal promoted to Championship II in 2017. ITA v BLR 7-3  The match that defined the 3rd and the 4th places was quite lethargic . Italy went ahead...

Prague – EuroHockey Champions II are Ireland

25.07.2015, Brussels; The final day of the Women's event here in Prague and 4 very important games for rankings and also to avoid being relegated to the Championships III. France 0 - Austria 3  Both teams started the match with a good pace, and the sides were even...

Sveti Ivan Zelina – Day 4

25.07.2015, Brussels; Yesterday we continued with the tournament after the rest day. Over the night there was a thunderstorm with rain that cooled the air. The day was less hot then previous days but more humid.... 24th July Games:  SUI v LTU  2 - 2 (1 - 1)  The first...

Santander – EuroHockey Youth Championships – Semi-Final Day

24.07.2015, Brussels; Another full day in Santander as 8 more games were played and the finalists of the EuroHockey Youth Championships were confirmed: W - Belgium - Germany 0-7 (0-1) In the Women's event, Germany stamped their authority on their semi-final with an...

Prague – Semi Final Day, Austria to play Poland in the Final

24.07.2015, Brussels; A huge Men's day here in Prague as all 4 games would impact on the next two year cycle for all the teams. Pool C, relegation games staarted in the morning with Croatia and Switzerland, both coming into the C Pool with 0 points. In the second game...

Sveti Ivan Zelina – Day 3 EuroHockey Championships III

23.07.2015, Brussels; Wednesday, the third day of tournament also started with a very hot weather but the high temperatures now seem normal to the teams! Switzerland - Russia 1-5 (0-3) The first match started with teams of Switzerland and Russia. This was a match...

Lisbon – Day 3 EuroHockey Championship III

23.07.2015, Brussels; Wales, Italy, Belarus and hosts Portugal are vying for promotion having successfully made it through to the semi-finals. Wednesday 22nd July 2015: Turkey - Belarus 1-11 (0-6) The second match between  Turkey and Belarus defined the second and...

Vilnius – Day 3 EuroHockey Championships IV

23.07.2015, Brussels; Denmark, Malta, Lithuania and Slovakia are fighting for the honour of the title of EuroHockey Champions Division IV, and also the opportunity to be promoted to the EuroHockey Championships Division III in 2017. Games on 22nd July went as follows:...

Santander – Day 3 EuroHockey Youth Championships, U18, Boys and Girls

22.07.2015, Brussels; After two nice days in Santander, the sun disappeared and the rain started. At 13:15 Belgium boys played Russia male, which finished with a clear victory for Belgium. Germany women beat England in the next game and in the last two matches the...

EHL – Harvestehuder THC to host Round 1

22.07.2015, Brussels; Harvestehuder THC will become the latest club to welcome the Euro Hockey League (EHL) after they were awarded the honour of hosting Round 1 in Hamburg from October 9-11, 2015. It will be the second time the tournament has arrived in the city – a...

Sveti Ivan Zelina – Day 2 – EuroHockey Championships III

21.07.2015, Brussels; During the second day of tournament in Zelina we had tougher conditions for playing because temperature increased and already hot weather became even hotter. For this kind of conditions AquaPush system once again proved to be very effective!...

Lisbon – Day 2 EuroHockey Championships III, Men

21.07.2015, Brussels; Wales overpowered Sweden and Italy pip Belarus at the post in Lisbon. Sweden 0 Wales 16 The Welsh team produced 16 goals against Sweden (first half with 7; second half with 9) in which Wales dominated the game. Scorers: Gareth Furlong (3), Rhys...

Prague- Women’s Day at the EuroHockey Championships II

21.07.2015, Brussels; Semi Finals confirmed with Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ireland and Czech Republic all still on target for promotion into the EuroHockey Championships in 2017 and to take the Championship II title. Azerbaijan 2 Wales 1  The match started equal, both...

Lisbon- Day 1 EuroHockey Championships III, Men

21.07.2015, Brussels; The EuroHockey Championship III got underway yesterday in Lisbon. Italy 5 Turkey 0  The first match of the Eurohockey Championship III was marred by two injuries, we wish the players a full recovery. Italy were always  more assertive on the...

Sveti Ivan Zelina – EuroHockey Championship III, Women gets underway

21.07.2015, Brussels; Yesterday EuroHockey Championship III for Women began in Sveti Ivan Zelina. The heat wave still continues in Croatia and so are difficult conditions for players. Additional water breaks were added in halftimes to help players to cool down a...

Prague – Day 3, Men’s Day EuroHockey Championships II

20.07.2015, Brussels, as the Women's teams took a well earned break from competition, the Men were under the spotlight in Prague: Scotland - Croatia 6-0 (3-0)  From the beginning of the match it developed quickly who was possibly going to win with Scotland scoring in...

Santander – Day 1 @EuroHockey Youth Championships, Boys and Girls

20.07.2015, Brussels; After a day of meetings ,equipment checks, allocation of the colours and passports control the games could start yesterday at 09.45 with the first girls game, the boys started at 10.45: Boys Netherlands - Ireland 5-1 (3-1)  Ireland, promoted two...

Vilnius – Day 1 – EuroHockey Championship IV

20.07.2015, Brussels: The EuroHockey Championship IV got underway in Vilnius yesterday, with 8 teams vying for 2 promotional slots. Denmark – Norway 11-0 In the opening match, the two Scandinavian neighbors met in a game that had one team dominating throughout most of...

Prague – Day 2 – EuroHockey Championships II

19.07.2015, Brussels; Day 2 opened with the Men's games and the favorites Poland and Scotland in a face off! Poland won in the dying seconds of the game and put themselves in a good position to make the semi-finals. The second game of the day, Ukraine beat newcomers...

Prague – Day 1 – EuroHockey Championships II

18.07.2015, Brussels: A busy day in Prague as the EuroHockey Championships II got underway, with 6 games and 27 goals, a fantastic start to this important event. Women Azerbaijan 3 - Austria 1 In the opening match it was feisty Azerbaijan who scored first goal of the...

Live streaming at the EuroHockey Youth Championships U18 in Santander

17.06.2017, Brussels; The 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship series concludes this weekend as we start the top flight Division in Santander. At a fantastic venue in Santander, the hosts have pulled out all the stops to create a fantastic event for fans both at the...

EuroHockey Championships III and IV

17.07.2015, Brussels; In addition to the Championships II in Prague, the third and fourth division of the EuroHockey Championships get underway; starting with the Championships III and IV for men on Sunday and then the final EuroHockey tournament before the top flight...

EuroHockey Championships II, Women and Men, Prague

17.07.2015, Brussels; As we prepare for the most exciting month of hockey of the year as we start the European #RoadtoRio and future Olympics! first up is the EuroHockey Championships II, Women and Men, Prague  18th - 26th July 2015:  We caught up with the 2 main...

Euro ParaHockey Tournament in London – Meet the Portuguese team!

Alongside our much awaited EuroHockey Championships in London this year, the European Hockey Federation and England Hockey are organising the Euro ParaHockey Tournament in London, 24th – 26th August 2015. The 3 day tournament will take place in Old Loughtonians Hockey...

Will it be double Dutch delight in London?

13.07.2015, London - England Hockey are publishing a number of previews in the lead up to the Unibet EuroHockey Championships, London. Would be remiss not to consider a Double Dutch Delight? When the stadium turns orange, you just know you are in for a hockey treat....

UDP – 2015 Update

Further news of UDP Umpires in action around the world. Hot off the press – Sarah Wilson has been upgraded to World Development Panel following her achievements in Antwerp at the Fintro World League Semi Finals. Pietro Galligani (Group 7) umpiring in the U18...

Italy takes the EuroHockey Youth Championship II in Calais

12.07.2015; Italy takes the EuroHockey Youth Championships II in Calais with flair and style with a 7-0 victory over Czech Republic. Results: Pool C: Turkey – Poland 1 : 6 ( 0 :4) France – Austria 1 :2 ( 0 :1 ) 3rd/4th place Wales – Switzerland 1 :2 ( 1 :2 ) Final...

Ireland win the EuroHockey Youth Championships II

11.07.2015; With the final day at 3 of our EuroHockey Youth Championships, there was much drama and excitement as Champions were crowned and some teams were relegated, the highs and lows of sport! The winner, as ever being hockey  in the end as the players from all...

Friday Fortunes at the EuroHockey Youth Championships

11.07.2015, Brussels; After rest days at the various events over the past two days, it was a full schedule in Mori, Minsk and Sveti, with the boys in Calais taking a much earned rest from play. With Final places up for grabs in Mori and promotional slots also on the...

2016 EuroHockey Indoor Appointments are live!

10.06.2015, Brussels; Rogier Warris and Sylvie Petitjean will head up the EuroHockey officials teams at the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championships in Prague for Men and Minsk for Women. In between their busy days balancing work, family life and hockey, we caught up with...

HockeyMagic in Slovakia – Caravan 2015

Once again our HockeyMagic conductors are on the road, this time to Slovakia. Tomislav and Dick sent us a report, check it out below! Less than 24 hours after coming home from Denmark, we continued the Caravan in the direction of Slovakia. This time with a van, which...

EHF/FIH Academy Level 1 Course– Nicosia, Cyprus

Under the watchful eyes of EHF conductors Siegfried Aikman and Norman Hughes, 16 young coaches attended an FIH Academy Level 1 seminar in Nicosia from 6th – 9th July 2015. The conductors covered many Start Up Hockey topics: • Basic Skills • Role of the Coach •...

EuroHockey Youth Championships II, Calais

09.07.2015, Brussels: Following a rest day it is Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy and Wales who have made it through to the Semifinals. Results: Pool B : Austria – Czech Republic 0 : 4 ( 0 :1 ) Switzerland – Poland 3 : 2 ( 1 :2 ) Pool A: Italy – Wales 2 : 2 ( 0:1 )...

UDP Group 7 Seminar at Fintro Hockey World League Round 3 in Antwerp

During the weekend 26th-28th of June UDP group 7 met once again in Brasschaat (Belgium), during the Fintro Hockey World League Semi-Finals. This time, only 2 of the group could participate (Michiel Otten and Pietro Galligani) while a third, Laurine Delforge was one of...

Get & Give – AH&BC donates GK gear to Slovakia

Dutch Club Amsterdam H&BC has once again  donated second hand goalie equipment , this time to the Slovakian Hockey Federation. Dick Besters and Tomislav Jamicic from HockeyMagic loaded the five fully packed goalie bags into the van and brought them from The...

Wednesday update from the EuroHockey Youth Championships

08.07.2015, Brussels; As the boys at the EuroHockey Youth Championships II in Calais and the girls at the Championships III in Sveti Ivan Zelina enjoyed a day off from competition, the girls in Mori played their final pool games and the boys in Minsk played their...

Tuesday Round up – EuroHockey Youth Championship

07.07.2015, Brussels; As the EuroHockey Youth Championship II in Mori is drawing towards the end of the pool games, another event started, the Boys II in Minsk, a full round-up is below: EuroHockey Youth Championship II, Girls, Mori, Italy In a beautiful...

Belgium and Great Britain confirm their place in Rio

  07.07.2015, Brussels; Following the completion of the World League semi-finals in Antwerp where Belgium lost out narrowly to Australia 1-0, a PC awarded on the hooter and Great Britain's emphatic win over India 5-1, they become the latest 2 European teams...

EuroHockey Youth Championships – the round up!

06.07.2015, Brussels; in addition to the action in Mori which started yesterday, the EuroHockey Youth Championships II boys got underway in Calais and the III girls started in Sveti Ivan Zelina.  Day 2 at the EuroHockey Youth Championships II, Girls, Mori, Italy  In...

Euro ParaHockey Tournament In London – Meet The Spanish Team

Alongside our much awaited EuroHockey Championships in London this year, the European Hockey Federation and England Hockey are organising the Euro ParaHockey Tournament in London, 24th – 26th August 2015. The 3 day tournament will take place in Old Loughtonians Hockey...

Spotlight on EuroHockey Youth Championships, Under 18

04.07.2015, Brussels; As the spotlight continues at the World Hockey League in Antwerp, the EuroHockey Youth Championships, Under 18 gets underway in Minsk, Mori and Calais. For many of these players it will be their first taste of a EuroHockey Championship and no...

Netherlands to play Korea in the Final in Antwerp

03.07.2016, Brussels; The Netherlands and Korea have reached the competition final of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals in Antwerp thanks to semi-final wins over Australia and New Zealand respectively. Goals from Carlien van den Heuvel, Maartje Paumen, Ginela...

Euro ParaHockey Tournament in London – Meet the German team

Alongside our much awaited EuroHockey Championships in London this year, the European Hockey Federation and England Hockey are organising the Euro ParaHockey Tournament in London, 24th – 26th August 2015. The 3 day tournament will take place in Old Loughtonians Hockey...

HockeyMagic in Denmark – Caravan 2015

In the tradition of the past years' Nordic Caravan, this year Dansk Hockey Union invited HockeyMagic to hold three hockey clincs in the three different Danish hockey clubs, 27th - 29th June. The main goal, as always with HockeyMagic, was to inspire young players. The...

Great Britain and Belgium power into the Semi-finals in Antwerp

02.07.2016, Brussels; After the completion of the quarter finals it's Great Britain and Belgium that are still in contention from Europe to win the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals.  Australia, Great Britain, India and Belgium all sealed their places in the...

Top Coaches Seminar at the Fintro Hockey World League in Antwerp

Ten members of the EHF TCP participated in  a seminar at the Fintro Hockey World League in Antwerp between 23-27 June. Guest presenters included: Gavin Featherstone double Olympic coach – Counter attack hockey Eric Verboom Dutch U21 coach – Motoric learning Hans...

EHF Umpires and Mentors on duty at the Rohrmax Final Four in Vienna

29.06.2015, Brussels; Last weekend in Vienna marked the Final Four end of season Championships for the Austrian teams. In the women's final SV Arminen beat Post SV and in the men's final HC Wien took the title for the first time in 22 years! The EHF was delighted to...

Italy girls and Turkey boys Crowned EuroHockey5 Champions

28.06.2015, Brussels; The second day of the first ever EuroHockey5 tournament started again in Malta in even hotter temperatures today! All games in the morning were very important with the last pool games being played to decide who will play in the finals and the...

Day I – EuroHockey5 Mediterranean Cup, Under 16 Boys and Girls

27.06.2015, Brussels; The first ever EuroHockey hockey 5s tournament started today in Malta at the national hockey centre with four U16 boys and girls teams competing. The boys teams are from Malta, Croatia, Slovenia and Turkey, and the girls teams from Malta,...

Women’s quarter-final line-up confirmed in Antwerp

27.06.2015, Brussels; In the Women's World League, we are really pleased that Italy, The Netherlands and the hosts Belgium are through to the quarter finals. France and Poland are going home having not made it through. However the EHF President, Marijke Fleuren had...

Golden Whistle for Russian Golden girl Elena Eskina

26.06.2015, Brussels: Elena Eskina became the 38th umpire to reach the golden whistle milestone – 100 international games – when she umpired Argentina against China in the semi-final stage of the Hockey World League Semi-Final in Valencia. We were delighted to catch...

EHF Executive Board meeting, 19th, 20th June 2015

24.06.2015, Brussels: The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation met for the second time in 2015 over the weekend, in Brussels, Belgium. The President opened the meeting with a welcome and general update of all the activity that has taken place since the...

EuroHockey Indoor Announcements

24.06.2015, Brussels: The EHF is pleased to announce the venues, pools and dates for a number of upcoming EuroHockey Indoor events. 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Clubs: Following the meeting of the EHF Indoor Committee last May, the EHF announced the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor...

Club Of The Year Winner 2014 – Medium Club – HK Zelina

Following the announcement of the Club of the Year Winners, we are profiling each category winner on our site. After last week's profile on Old Sihillians, this week is our Medium club winner, HK Zelina! HK Zelina is a club that has come back from, at its lowest, only...

EHF Mediterranean Hockey5s Cup – June 26 -28

This weekend, June 26th - 28th, EHF in conjuction with Hockey Association Malta will host the first EHF Mediterranean Hockey5s Cup. The EHF Youth Panel will be there to support the event, as well. This will see teams from around the Mediterranean come together in...

2015 – EHF Executive Board Meeting 19/20 June

Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting EHF Office Brussels, Belgium 19th& 20th June 2015     Present:   Marijke Fleuren (President), Carola Meyer, Mika Rihtilä, Jorge Alcover, Inez Cooper, Bjorn Isberg, Walter Kapounek, Angus Kirkland, Simon Mason,...

Joy and heartache in Valencia at the World Hockey League

19:06:2015, Brussels: As the World Hockey League in Valencia moved out of the pools stages and into the knock-out phases with the 4 quarter finals and at least 3 Olympic slots on offer. All 4 European teams had made it to the quarter finals, but at the end of the day...

EHF Board meets in Brussels

19:06:2016, Brussels; The EHF Executive Board is meeting for its second meeting of 2015 in the EHF Office today and tomorrow. The Board will receive reports from the Director General and  the Disciplinary Commissioner in addition to updates from the following...

Martin Colomer – A true ‘hockey man’ passes away

18:06:2015, Brussels: It was with great sadness that we heard the news that Martin Colomer, former President of the Spanish Hockey Federation passed away. In the words of Jorge Alcover, Vice President of the EHF, Martin was truly a 'hockey person', a player, an...

National U16 Hockey5s Finals In Poland

The first weekend of June saw the Polish U16 National Hockey5s Finals for Boys and Girls in Siemianowice Slaskie. After having played 2 elimination rounds in their respective regions, 8 boys teams and 8 girls teams met in Siemianowice to fight for the top spot. The...

Slagelse HK celebrate their double gold success

16.06.2015, Brussels: Over last weekend Slagelese HK were crowned Double Danish Champions with their Men's and Women's teams winning the Danish Championships. A third double gold for the club with Outdoor 2013/14, Indoor 2014/15 and topped with Outdoor 2014/15 The...

Club of the Year Winner 2014 – Large Clubs – Old Sihillians HC

Following the announcement of the Club of the Year Winners, we are profiling each category winner on our site. First up, Old Sihillians HC! Old Sihillians HC has shown tremendous development in the last year. Their player membership grew 46% in 2014, and they now have...

Germany and The Netherlands book their ticket to Rio

15.06.2015, Brussels; The current Olympic Champions Germany and The Netherlands have both earned their place in the 2016 Olympics at the World Hockey League Semi-Final in Buenos Aires. Germany overcame the hosts Argentina in the Final as The Netherlands had a...

HWL Women’s Semi-Finals in Valencia

09.06.2015, Brussels: With less than 24hrs to the World League Semi-Finals in Valencia, Women, meet the teams hoping to make Rio2016! The first of the Women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals is less than 24hrs away from bursting into life in Valencia, so here we meet...

And the Club of the Year 2014 Winners are…

The European Hockey Federation is proud to announce the 2014 Club of the Year winners: Large Club of the Year 2014: Old Sihillians HC, England Old Sihillians HC has shown tremendous development in the last year. Their player membership grew 46% in 2014, and they now...

A Festival of EuroHockey – 2015 Whitsun

We already gave you the Star Facts, but Whitsun was such a massive success for the amazing clubs that hosted, the wonderful volunteers that worked tirelessly, the generous officials and umpires who give up their free time, and of course the players and management from...