Hockey India
SportField hockey
CategoryGames
JurisdictionIndia
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
AffiliationInternational Hockey Federation (FIH)
Affiliation date2011
Regional affiliationAsian Hockey Federation (AHF)
Affiliation date2011
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
PresidentDilip Tirkey
CEOElena Norman
Vice president(s)Asima Ali
SVS Subramanya Gupta
SecretaryBhola Nath Singh
Men's coachCraig Fulton
Women's coachJanneke Schopman
ReplacedIndian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Official website
hockeyindia.org
India

Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport.[1] It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008.[2]

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

Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and umpires.

Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2008. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.[3]

Hockey India manages four squads that represent India in international field hockey: the India men's national field hockey team, the India women's national field hockey team, the India men's national under-21 field hockey team, and the India women's national under-21 field hockey team.

Hockey India Member Units

Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hockey Members.[4]

State and UT hockey associations

Competitions

Hockey India National Championships

These National Championships are divided into two divisions, to ensure that participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of skills.

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

Leagues

All India Hockey Tournaments

Executive board and office bearers

Past office bearers

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of Indian Hockey Federation[9][10] and Hockey India:[11]

Presidents Tenure
Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Col. Bruce Turnbull[12] 1925 – 1927
Major Ian Burn-Murdoch[12] 1927 – 1930
R. E. Powell 1930 – 1931
A. M. Hayman 1931 – 1934
Joseph William Bhore[13] 1934 – 1935
Kunwar Jagdish Prasad 1935 – 1936
N. N. Sircar 1936 – 1938
Mohd. Zaffurullah Khan 1938 – 1939
Khawaja Nazimuddin 1939 – 1944
Azizul Haque 1944 – 1946
Naval Tata 1946 – 1958
Ashwini Kumar[14] 1958 – 1974
M. A. M. Ramaswamy 1974 – 1980
I. M. Mahajan 1980 – 1983
Raja Bhupinder Singh 1983 – 1985
M. A. M. Ramaswamy 1985 – 1987
R. Prasad 1987 – 1994
K. P. S. Gill 1994 – 2008
Hockey India (since 2009)
A. K. Mattoo 2009 – 2010
Vidya Stokes 2010
Narinder Dhruv Batra (interim) 2010
Mariamma Koshy 2010 – 2014
Narinder Dhruv Batra 2014 – 2016
Mariamma Koshy 2016 – 2018
Rajinder Singh (Interim) 2018
Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad 2018 – 2020
Gyanendro Ningombam 2020 – 2022

Hockey India awards

Hockey India instituted the "Hockey India Annual Awards" from 2014 for recognition of hockey players for promoting field hockey as a sport on both national and international platform.[15]

Major Dhyan Chand lifetime achievement award

Balbir Singh Sr. award for Player of the Year (men)

Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Women)

Jugraj Singh award for upcoming player of the year (Men – under 21)

Asunta Lakra award for upcoming player of the year (Women – under 21)

Dhanraj Pillay award for forward of the year

Ajit Pal Singh award for midfielder of the year

Pargat Singh award for defender of the year

Baljit Singh award for goalkeeper of the year

Jaman Lal Sharma award for invaluable contribution

Hockey India President's award for outstanding achievement

Hockey India President award for technical official

Hockey India President award for umpire/umpire manager

References

  1. ^ "Hockey India Gets Recognition". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Indian Hockey Federation suspended after bribery scandal". Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Hockey India League Logo Launch". 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Member Units Detail". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Elections of Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Board, 2022" (PDF). Hockey India. 23 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Dilip Tirkey becomes first player-president of Hockey India". The Times of India. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Dilip Tirkey elected new Hockey India president". The Telegraph. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Officers and Employees". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ D'Mello, Anthony (1959). Portrait Of Indian Sport. Macmillan. p. 83. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. ^ "About Us - History". indiahockey.org. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. ^ "HOCKEY INDIA OFFICER BEARERS SINCE FORMATION". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "How The Indian Hockey Federation Was Formed". Bharatiya Hockey. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. ^ "The World's Hockey Champions 1936". Bharatiya Hockey. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  14. ^ Bala, Vijayan (27 December 2020). "A sports lover's century". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Hockey India Annual Awards". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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