Hockey India

Hockey India is now the governing body with exclusive mandate to direct and conduct all activities for both men and women's hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting Hockey in India. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.

Hockey India
SportField Hockey
CategoryGames
JurisdictionIndia
Founded2009
AffiliationInternational Hockey Federation (FIH)
Affiliation date2011
Regional affiliationAsian Hockey Federation (AHF)
Affiliation date2011
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
PresidentGyanendro Nigombam
ReplacedIndian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Official website
hockeyindia.org

Headquartered in New Delhi, Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).

Committed to the development of Hockey in the country, Hockey India with the assistance of Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, Government of India, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body engages in Coaching the coaches with International Standard certification programs, educates and equips technical officials and umpires to find a foothold in international arena, provides world-class infrastructure and International exposure for the players besides regular international competition. Hockey India has also pioneered in bringing top International hockey events to India such as the FIH Men's World Cup in 2010 and 2018, FIH Champions Trophy in 2014, FIH Junior Men's World Cup in 2016, FIH Hockey World League Final in 2017, FIH Men's Series Finals 2019, FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2019 and the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020. Hockey India has also been awarded the hosting rights to the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 and the FIH Hockey Junior Men's World Cup 2021 by the International Hockey Federation. With its vision to popularize the game and constantly promote it, Hockey India is dedicated to getting our national team (both men and women) into the top three in the world.


Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2009, in India. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.

Hockey India Member Units

Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hoc-Key Members. The details of all the Member Units can be found on the below link:

Hockey India National Championships

With able support from the Member Units, Hockey India conducts an array of domestic events across multiple venues. The domestic events continue to remain significant in the calendar of events as the future stars are recognized and selected to be further groomed at the National Camps. While talented youngsters use this platform to showcase their abilities to national selectors, those who have been dropped from the national program use these platforms to prove just why they need to be in the reckoning again. The events spanning across different age-groups and divisions see fierce competition and healthy rivalry that is equally enjoyable for the spectators at these cities to witness.

These National Championships are divided into two divisions (A Division & B Division) each for all the competitions to ensure that the participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of hockey.

Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:

  • Hockey India Senior Men National Championship
  • Hockey India Senior Women National Championship
  • Hockey India Junior Men National Championship
  • Hockey India Junior Women National Championship
  • Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship
  • Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship
  • Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Women)
  • Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Men)
  • Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Mixed)

Indian Senior Men's Hockey Team

The Indian Men's Hockey team is ranked fourth in the world by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as of March 2020, their highest-ever ranking since the inception of the FIH World Rankings. The team achieved the ranking in January 2020 after FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 matches against The Netherlands. Graham Reid is the current Chief Coach of the team, who succeeded Harendra Singh in April 2019.

The team is Captained by midfielder Manpreet Singh.

Below are the 32 Core Probables which were announced on 1 March 2020:

•Goalkeepers:

1. Krishan B Pathak 2. PR Sreejesh 3. Suraj Karkera


•Defenders:

3. Surender Kumar 4. Rupinder Pal Singh 5. Gurinder Singh 6. Jarmanpreet Singh 7. Dipsan Tirkey 8. Kothajit Singh Khadangbam 9. Birendra Lakra 10. Amit Rohidas 11. Varun Kumar 12. Harmanpreet Singh 13. Nilam Sanjeep Xess


•Midfielders:

14. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam 15. Manpreet Singh 16. Nilakanta Sharma 17. Sumit 18. Jaskaran Singh 19. Rajkumar Pal 20. Hardik Singh 21. Vivek Sagar Prasad


•Forwards:

22. Akashdeep Singh 23. SV Sunil 24. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 25. Mandeep Singh 26. Ramandeep Singh 27. Simranjeet Singh 28. Shamsher Singh 29. Gurjant Singh 30. Dilpreet Singh 31. Gursahibjit Singh 32. Shilanand Lakra


Coaches & Support Staff:

Graham Reid - Chief Coach

Chris Ciriello - Analytical Coach

Shivendra Singh - Coach

Piyush Kumar Dubey - Coach

Robin Arkell - Scientific Advisor

David MacDonald - Physiotherapist

Arup Naskar - Masseur

Ashok C Kumar - Video Analyst

Indian Senior Women's Hockey Team

The Indian Women's Hockey team is ranked ninth in the world by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as of March 2020, their highest-ever ranking since the inception of the FIH World Rankings. The team achieved the ranking in August 2018 after producing a Quarter-Final finish at the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2018. Sjoerd Marijne is the current Chief Coach of the team, serving his second stint with the team, after also having served as the Chief Coach of the Indian Senior Men's team for a brief period in 2017-2018.

The team is Captained by forward Rani.

Below are the 25 Core Probables which were announced on 15 February 2020:

• Goalkeepers:

1. Rajani Etimarpu 2. Savita 3. Bichu Devi Kharibam


• Defenders:

4. Deep Grace Ekka 5. Reena Khokhar 6. Salima Tete 7. Manpreet Kaur 8. Gurjit Kaur 9. Nisha


• Midfielders:

10. Nikki Pradhan 11. Monika 12. Neha Goyal 13. Lilima Minz 14. Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam 15. Sonika 16. Namita Toppo


• Forwards:

17. Rani 18. Lalremsiami 19. Vandana Katariya 20. Navjot Kaur 21. Navneet Kaur 22. Rajwinder Kaur 23. Jyoti 24. Sharmila Devi 25. Udita


Coaches & Support Staff:

Sjoerd Marijne - Chief Coach

Janneke Schopman - Analytical Coach

Ankitha BS - Coach

Wayne Lombard - Scientific Advisor

Nivedita Chopra - Physiotherapist

Amuthaprakash - Video Analyst

Radhika Bhikan Chaudhari - Masseuse

Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team

The Indian Junior Men's Hockey team are the reigning World Champions as they won the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in December 2016. BJ Kariappa is the current Coach of the team.

Below are the 31 Core Probables which were announced on 2 January 2020:

• Goalkeepers:

1. Sahil Kumar Nayak 2. Prashant Kumar Chauhan 3. Pawan


• Defenders:

4. Parampreet Singh 5. Pratap Lakra 6. Suman Beck 7. Sanjay 8. Mandeep Mor 9. Nabin Kujur 10. Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem 11. Niraj Kumar Waribam 12. Shardanand Tiwari


• Midfielders:

13. Gregory Xess 14. Maninder Singh 15. Vishal Antil 16. Gopi Kumar Sonkar 17. Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem 18. Akashdeep Singh Jr. 19. Yashdeep Siwach 20. Ankit Pal 21. Vishnu Kant Singh 22. Surya NM


• Forwards:

23. Amandeep 24. Rahul Kumar Rajbhar 25. Arshdeep Singh 26. Shivam Anand 27. Sudeep Chirmako 28. Uttam Singh 29. S Karthi 30. Araijeet Singh Hundal 31. Prabhjot Singh

Coaches & Support Staff:

BJ Kariappa - Coach

Sanjeet Kumar - Physiotherapist

Surender Singh - Masseur

Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team

Below are the 37 Core Probables which was announced on 12 January 2020:

• Goalkeepers:

1. Khushboo 2. Rashanpreet Kaur 3. F Ramengmawii


• Defenders:

4. Mahima Choudhary 5. Ishika Chaudhary 6. Suman Devi Thoudam 7. Sumita 8. Gagandeep Kaur 9. Marina Lalramnghaki 10. Akshata Dhekale 11. Simran Singh 12. Usha 13. Priyanka 14. Jotika Kalsi 15. Parneet Kaur


• Midfielders:

16. Sushma Kumari 17. Mariana Kujur 18. Baljinder Kaur 19. Chetna 20. Ajmina Kujur 21. Vaishnavi Phalke 22. Baljeet Kaur 23. Prabhleen Kaur 24. Kavita Bagdi 25. Kirandeep Kaur 26. Preeti


• Forwards:

27. Jiwan Kishori Toppo 28. Deepika 29. Mumtaz Khan 30. Rutuja Pisal 31. Sangita Kumari 32. Yogita Bora 33. Beauty Dungdung 34. Annu 35. Reet 36. Gurmail Kaur 37. Lalrindiki


Coaches & Support Staff:

Erik Wonink - Analytical Coach

Vandana Uikey - Coach

Niveditha Karthikeyan - Video Analyst

Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway

In the month of March 2019, Hockey India launched the ambitious Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway which aims at providing a well-rounded certification program for coaches in India. Through this program, Hockey India vies to bring in a uniform structure of coaching in the country which will help in furthering the Indian Teams (men and women) performances in the International arena. After a very successful inaugural edition, Hockey India decided to continue the Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway into 2020 as well to ensure the constant development of coaches in India.

Hockey India Coffee Table Book - 'The Illustrated History of Indian Hockey: A Saga of Triumph, Pain and Dreams’

Leading into the much-awaited 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Hockey India, in November 2018, released a curated coffee table book titled ‘The Illustrated History of Indian Hockey: A Saga of Triumph, Pain and Dreams’ which captures the glorious journey of one of India’s most celebrated sports. Shri Arun Jaitley, who was the Hon'ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs at that point, released the book alongside FIH & IOA President Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, Hockey India President Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, Hockey India Secretary General Mr. Rajinder Singh and Hockey India CEO Ms. Elena Norman, the book publishers and editors as well as prominent and legendary Indian Hockey players.

The first-of-its-kind book is enriched with a huge reservoir of historical and other interesting hockey trivia, for readers. The book turns back the clock and documents to India’s performance in the sport since the 1928 Olympics and other key international events providing exhaustive, in-depth information including the World Cups, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. With over a century of its existence in India, hockey has seen both success and pain. Hockey has a strong emotional connect with our country.

The book traces back to the golden era of hockey where India emerged as the first ‘Super-Power of the game’. It is a literary destination for all things in hockey including highlights of Women's and Junior Hockey national team’s performances laced with interesting statistics, snippets and factoids. A ‘collectors-item’, the book is an attempt to rekindle people’s interest in the sport and chronicle the glorious moments marking the advent and progress of Hockey in India.

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Growth in following of the sport

Hockey India's fans and following has amplified in the past couple of years with the number of followers on Facebook reaching 4.1M, accompanied by a total interactions of 2.99M in 2018 and 2019, while Hockey India's Twitter total engagement touched 1061.4K mark with 26.2k new followers gained. Instagram saw a total of 6.37M interactions during the two years, with an addition of 49.7K new fans who followed the page. The media outreach was impressive too with a combined over 1,14,000 clippings on hockey across online and print media in 2018 and 2019. [1]

Sports awards

Rani Rampal,[2] Indian women hockey star, won the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2020.

See also

References
  1. "FIH appoints observer for India". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/khel-ratna-will-motivate-me-to-strive-for-bigger-feats-rani-rampal/articleshow/77678638.cms
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