Below the initiative and chairmanship of FIH President Tayyab Ikram, a “Nationwide Associations summit” was organised earlier this week on the Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Representatives from the Hockey Associations of India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Spain, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium and Germany took half, along with FIH CEO Thierry Weil, members of the FIH Govt Board, Continental Federation Presidents and members of the FIH workforce.
In-depth discussions had been held in an open and constructive manner about a variety of subjects reminiscent of industrial, broadcast, communications or sustainability.
This assembly was a part of the common session course of with hockey stakeholders that the FIH President has initiated for the reason that begin of his mandate. The agenda included, amongst others, a feedforward session known as “Working collectively for future oriented options”, which underlines how vital and impactful such interactions are – and might be – for the long run growth of hockey. Additional related summits will observe.
Commenting on the gathering, Sharon Williamson, Hockey New Zealand Govt Board member, mentioned: “Thanks FIH – the NA Summit was an effective way to deliver collectively leaders from hockey nations world wide to share our experiences and collaborate on the most effective methods to collectively take our sport ahead. There’s a actual sense of solidarity – and we stay up for this turning into a daily occasion to construct on what now we have achieved collectively.”
“The just lately concluded engagement session with hockey main nations proved to be a useful alternative for sharing insights and methods on sustaining and popularizing the game. By studying from the experiences, methods, and finest practices of different main hockey nations, we will improve our personal strategy to the sport and contribute to its total development. Nice initiative by FIH in creating this platform”, Malaysian Hockey Confederation CEO Nishel Kumar added.
The identical Nationwide Associations had been invited to hitch the FIH Govt Board assembly happening on the Olympic Home on the next day, the place the brand new FIH Empowerment and Engagement technique was launched.
Dutch Hockey Affiliation (KNHB) President Erik Klein Nagelvoort mentioned: “Energized by the Empowerment and Engagement technique. Take away is how can we develop the digital viewers which is at our fingertips. What if we may talk with the 30 million + hockey gamers and followers worldwide? Participation in our hockey group is essential and, primarily based on the mindset we’ve been exhibiting within the final 2 days in Lausanne, achievable.”
“I’m overwhelmed by the lively and provoking participation of the Nationwide Associations representatives who made all the way in which to Lausanne for this NA summit and the FIH EB assembly. Their valuable insights are invaluable on our journey to develop hockey. This interplay confirms {that a} common session course of is the correct strategy. I stay up for extra inputs, not solely from the main nations, however from the worldwide hockey group”, FIH President Tayyab Ikram concluded.