Hockey India

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Hockey India
Hockey India Logo.svg
SportField Hockey
CategoryGames
JurisdictionIndia
Founded2009; 14 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 coachGraham Reid
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 and women 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.[1] It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.[2]

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).

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, educates and equips technical officials and umpires.

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

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

  • Hockey Andaman and Nicobar
  • Hockey Arunachal
  • Assam Hockey
  • Hockey Bengal
  • Hockey Bihar
  • Chhattisgarh Hockey
  • Delhi Hockey
  • Goans Hockey
  • Hockey Gujarat
  • Hockey Haryana
  • Hockey Himachal
  • Hockey Jammu and Kashmir
  • Hockey Jharkhand
  • Hockey Karnataka
  • Kerala Hockey
  • Hockey Madhya Pradesh
  • Hockey Maharashtra
  • Manipur Hockey
  • Hockey Mizoram
  • Hockey Nagaland
  • Hockey Association of Odisha
  • Le Puducherry Hockey
  • Hockey Punjab
  • Hockey Rajasthan
  • Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
  • Telangana Hockey
  • Tripura Hockey
  • Uttar Pradesh Hockey
  • Hockey Uttarakhand

Competitions

Hockey India National Championships

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)

Leagues

All India Hockey Tournaments

  • All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament
  • Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament
  • Beighton Cup
  • All India Scindia Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Swami Shradhanand Hockey Tournament
  • All India Guru Teg Bahadur Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • Mahant Raja Sarwesjwardas Memorial All India Tournament
  • All India Guru Gobind Singh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Trades Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Police Hockey Championship
  • Aga Khan Hockey Tournament
  • All India K.D Singh Babu Memorial Invitation Prize Money Hockey Tournament
  • Lychettira Hockey Cup/Kodava Hockey Festival
  • Bombay Gold Cup
  • Liberals All India Hockey Tournament

Office bearers and Executive Board

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
Dilip Tirkey 2022 – present

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

  • 2014: Harendra Singh
  • 2015: Baldev Singh
  • 2019: Sports Authority of India

Hockey India President's Award for Outstanding Achievement

  • 2014: One Thousand Hockey Legs
  • 2015: Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
  • 2019: Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hockey India Gets Recognition".
  2. ^ "Indian Hockey Federation suspended after bribery scandal".
  3. ^ "Hockey India League Logo Launch".
  4. ^ "Member Units Detail". Hockey India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Elections of Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Board, 2022" (PDF). Hockey India. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Dilip Tirkey becomes first player-president of Hockey India". The Times of India. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Dilip Tirkey elected new Hockey India president". The Telegraph. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Officers and Employees". Hockey India. 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. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "How The Indian Hockey Federation Was Formed". Bharatiya Hockey. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. ^ "The World's Hockey Champions 1936". Bharatiya Hockey. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  14. ^ Bala, Vijayan (27 December 2020). "A sports lover's century". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Hockey India Annual Awards". Hockey India. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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