International Hockey Federation

The All-embracing Hockey Federation (FIH) is the administering anatomy for the action of acreage hockey. Founded in 1924, the alignment is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and is amenable for the administration, development, and advance of acreage hockey about the world. The FIH is a affiliate of the All-embracing Olympic Committee (IOC) and works carefully with added all-embracing sports organizations to advance the action at the accomplished level.

Field hockey is a aggregation action in which two teams of eleven players anniversary attempt to account goals by hitting a small, adamantine brawl into the opposing team's ambition application a stick. The action is played on a ellipsoidal field, with a ambition at anniversary end. Acreage hockey is one of the oldest aggregation sports in the world, with affirmation of the bold dating aback to age-old civilizations in Egypt, Greece, and China.

The FIH is amenable for acclimation and administering the above all-embracing acreage hockey competitions, including the Hockey Apple Cup, the Hockey Apple League, and the Hockey Pro League. The alignment additionally manages the sport's rules and regulations, and works to advance and advance the action at all levels, from grassroots to elite.

The Hockey Apple Cup is the best celebrated all-embracing acreage hockey antagonism and is captivated every four years. The clash appearance the top 16 teams in the apple and is a advertise for the sport's aristocratic players and teams. The abutting Hockey Apple Cup is appointed to booty abode in India in 2023.

The Hockey Apple Alliance is a alternation of all-embracing tournaments that accommodate a alleyway for teams to authorize for the Apple Cup. The clash is disconnected into three rounds, with teams aggressive at the regional, continental, and final stages. The Hockey Apple Alliance additionally serves as a belvedere for the development of the action in countries area acreage hockey is not as able-bodied established.

The Hockey Pro Alliance is a new all-embracing antagonism that was launched in 2019. The alliance appearance the top nine teams in the world, both men's and women's, arena in a round-robin architecture over the advance of a year. The alliance aims to access the afterimage and competitiveness of the sport, as able-bodied as accommodate added opportunities for the top teams to comedy adjoin anniversary other.

In accession to these above competitions, the FIH additionally organizes and oversees a cardinal of added all-embracing tournaments and events. This includes the Champions Trophy, the Indoor Hockey Apple Cup, and the Junior Apple Cup.

The FIH additionally works to advance and advance the action at the grassroots level, through initiatives such as the Hockey 5s program. Hockey 5s is a simplified adaptation of the action that is advised to be added attainable to adolescent bodies and new players. It uses abate fields and beneath players, and is advised to accomplish the bold added fun and agreeable for beginners.

The alignment additionally works to advance the action amid women and girls. The FIH has a committed Women in Hockey program, which aims to access accord and advance gender adequation in the sport. The affairs includes initiatives such as apprenticeship and umpiring courses, and grassroots development programs accurately for women and girls.

The FIH additionally works carefully with added all-embracing sports organizations to advance acreage hockey. The alignment is a affiliate of the IOC and works carefully with the Olympic Movement to advance the action at the accomplished level. The alignment additionally works with the All-embracing Paralympic Committee (IPC) to advance the action for athletes with disabilities.

The FIH is additionally alive in announcement the action in countries area acreage hockey is not as well-established. The alignment works with civic administering bodies and added ally to advance the action in these countries, through initiatives such as apprenticeship and umpiring courses, and grassroots development programs.

Despite its all-around popularity, acreage hockey is adverse some challenges in contempo years. One of the