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Summer Hockey 2023 starts in 18 DAYS!!!

We have limited spaces on some weeks if you are still looking for an awesome fun learning hockey experience this Summer holidays.

Oundle Camp 1 runs from 16 to 21 July and is available for residential and day attendance. We have an international line up of coaches, including Head Coaches Tsoanelo Pholo OLY and Moses Kagochi, who are both vastly experienced National Team coaches and FIH Educators.

For full details, please visit www.futures.hockey

Medal ceremony Glasgow - EuroHockey Championship Qualifier 2022 Medal ceremony Picture: Team Switzerland WORLDSPORTPICS COPYRIGHT ADY KERRY

Medal ceremony Glasgow - EuroHockey Championship Qualifier 2022 Medal ceremony Picture: WORLDSPORTPICS COPYRIGHT ADY KERRY

Elste`s Swiss Legacy

After 10 years of service to Swiss Hockey as a Coach & Manager, for men, women, boys and girls teams both indoor and outdoor, today marks Chris Elste’s 131st and final game in charge of a Swiss National Team. Furthermore, today’s Eurohockey Championship Qualifier against Scotland (world ranked 20) will be Elste’s 50th outdoor game with the Men’s National team.

Despite being a relatively small hockey nation, with less than 1600 registered players and limited funding, Elste impact on the long term growth across u18, u21 and Senior Men’s programmes has been second to none, and will leave them in a significantly stronger position to his arrival in 2013.

As is often the case with smaller hockey nations, as the Head Coach, Elste has had to, often singlehandedly, operate like the entire performance department of a larger hockey nation. His work ethic and dedication to creating the best possible learning environment for the players under his charge has been remarkable.

We asked a few of his colleagues to share a little bit about their experiences of working alongside Chris Elste. This is what they said:

Former Team Germany Olympic Coach Michael Behrmann, who has been Elste’s Assistant Coach for many Senior Swiss games, said of Elste,

“We had some fantastic tournaments together coaching the Swiss men’s Team. I will remember especially the Indoor World Cup in Berlin, where we played the quarterfinal against Germany in a sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle, as well as the Olympic Qualifiers in Croatia, and Euros in Poland last year and the European Qualifier in Glasgow right now.
My best memory was winning the Eurohockey Indoor B division in front of a fantastic crowd in Lausanne with the winning goal in the last second in the final!
Chris has built a great Team and Staff under sometimes challenging circumstances sometimes, but has always made it a lot of fun, very supportive and with never-ending reliability. A fantastic time - I will never forget it - thank you!”

Mike Joyce, Swiss Team Manager for Elste’s final game in charge had this to say, “Chris is a student of the game and has been hugely dedicated and focused on the performance development of all players in his charge over the past 9 years. I was fortunate to start with Chris and the Swiss u18 almost a decade ago, and even more fortunate to have learned so much from him over the years. He has grown into a huge asset for a small hockey nation, something which I dearly hope will be recognised not completely lost. Swisshockey will most certainly be less without him here”.

Iain Delaney, Swiss Team Analyst and long term friend of Elste said “I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work alongside Chris and be part of his Staff for the last 8 years. I have learnt so much from Chris and it was always a pleasure working with him.”

Harald Rettich, mental coach, manager and friend of Elste said: “Chris is a perfectionist who meticulously plans every action down to the last detail, always putting himself at the service of the team, looking for the best solution without regard to his personal needs and always going above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks to his ability to cultivate strong personal relationships, he has always managed to put together a staff of international top performers despite very limited resources, thus creating the best possible conditions for his teams.”

Whist Elste’s official record will show 131 games, that doesn’t account for over 70 unofficial test matches over the 9 year period, bringing his real input to over 200 games for Switzerland. A remarkable effort and achievement by any account.

Christoph Elste Mike Joyce Iain Delaney Michael Behrmann Harald Rettich

🇨🇭Switzerland Head Coach Christoph Elste makes his 50th & final game in charge of the Men’s National Team against in front of a packed crowd in the Qualifiers today.

SUI vs SCO
13h00 bst - 14h00 cest
Watch live at EHTV


50 games (Head Coach Switzerland)
200+ games (Swiss Men, Women, Youth, Indoor & Outdoor)
10 years 2012 to 2022

Gut gemacht Chris, danke für alles, was du für SwissHockey getan hast.

Switzerland to earn an EHL place for the country for the first time since 2009! This year's men's champion will represent Switzerland in the Euro Hockey League in September. 🇪🇺🏑🇨🇭

La FIH accueillera le tout premier événement international de hockey5s senior dans la capitale olympique de Lausanne, en Suisse, les 4 et 5 juin 2022. L'événement aura lieu sur l'emblématique Place de la Navigation, sur les rives du lac Léman.

Nous invitons maintenant les bénévoles locaux basés en Suisse à rejoindre l'équipe d'organisation de l'événement dans une variété de rôles. Vous trouverez ci-dessous tous les détails et un formulaire de candidature. Nous sommes impatients de vous accueillir à Lausanne pour deux jours d'action, de plaisir et de divertissement.

👏🏻 Great Polski Hokej na Trawie 🙌🏻

Ukraine National Field Hockey Team Ukraine Women's Hockey European Hockey Federation Self-Pass International Hockey Federation (FIH)

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Polski Związek Hokeja na Trawie pomaga w transporcie reprezentacji Ukrainy na Mistrzostwa Świata do lat 21 w RPA.

Dzięki wsparciu Ministerstwa Sportu i Turystyki, firmy Worker Service, miasta Poznań oraz COS OPO Wałcz dziewczyny są już w Polsce. W naszym kraju zostaną jeszcze kilka dni, a potem wyruszą w podróż do Afryki.

Serdecznie dziękujemy naszym partnerom za ogromne zaangażowanie. 💛💙

Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki
COS OPO Wałcz
WorkerService
Miasto Poznań

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European Hockey Federation Self-Pass Clubhouse Hockey Ukraine National Field Hockey Team H.Okey_UA - Хоккей на траве Украина

European Hockey Federation’s statement on the invasion by Russia into Ukraine:

26th February 2022, Brussels, Belgium:

The European Hockey Federation shares the international community’s significant concern around the safety of our hockey family in Ukraine.

We are sure that all involved in hockey on both sides are saddened by this awful situation.

The EHF offers its full support to Ukraine and the Ukraine Hockey Federation at this intolerable time.

Dear friends of UHF: trust, that you are surrounded by us and are continuously in our thoughts.

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