Hockey 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 and Sports, Government 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]
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| Sport | Field hockey |
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| Category | Games |
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Affiliation | International Hockey Federation (FIH) |
| Affiliation date | 2011 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) |
| Affiliation date | 2011 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| President | Dilip Tirkey |
| CEO | Elena Norman |
| Vice president(s) | Asima Ali SVS Subramanya Gupta |
| Secretary | Bhola Nath Singh |
| Men's coach | Craig Fulton |
| Women's coach | Janneke Schopman |
| Replaced | Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008) |
| Official website | |
| hockeyindia | |
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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 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
- 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
- Hockey Patna Digha
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
- Beighton Cup
- Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
- Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament
- All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
- All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament
- 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
Executive BoardThe following are the members of the executive board of Hockey India.[5][6][7]
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Officers and EmployeesThe following are the officers and employees of Hockey India.[8]
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Past office bearers
Presidents
The following is a list of presidents of Indian Hockey Federation[9][10] and Hockey India:[11]
| Presidents | Tenure |
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| 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
- 2014: Balbir Singh Sr.
- 2015: Shankar Lakshman
- 2019: Harbinder Singh
Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Men)
- 2014: Birendra Lakra
- 2015: P. R. Sreejesh
- 2019: Manpreet Singh
Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Women)
- 2014: Vandana Katariya
- 2015: Deepika Thakur
- 2019: Rani Rampal
Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Men – Under 21)
- 2014: Harmanpreet Singh
- 2015: Harjeet Singh
- 2019: Vivek Sagar Prasad
Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Women – Under 21)
- 2014: Namita Toppo
- 2015: Preeti Dubey
- 2019: Lalremsiami
Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year
- 2014: Akashdeep Singh
- 2015: Rani Rampal
- 2019: Mandeep Singh
Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year
- 2014: Manpreet Singh
- 2015: Ritu Rani
- 2019: Neha Goyal
Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year
- 2014: Deepika Thakur
- 2015: Kothajit Singh
- 2019: Harmanpreet Singh
Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2014: P. R. Sreejesh
- 2015: Savita Punia
- 2019: Krishan Pathak
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
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