HOME AND AWAY LEAGUE BIDDERS ANNOUNCED
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the 18 National Associations that have progressed to the candidate stage for selection in the forthcoming global Home and Away League due to begin in 2019.
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain were successful with applications for both their men’s and women’s teams. China, Italy and USA were successful with applications for their women’s teams and Malaysia and Pakistan for their men’s teams.
All of the successful applications met the four defined criteria outlined in the first stage of the selection process. These included FIH World Ranking, the provision of suitable venues, their ability to host up to eight matches at home and play eight away, and their commitment to ensure leading players are available for participation.
The applications were evaluated by the FIH Event Portfolio Implementation Panel consisting of FIH Competitions Committee Chair Ken Read; FIH Acting CEO David Luckes; FIH Executive Board Members Alberto Budeisky and Marijke Fleuren; FIH Athletes’ Committee Co-Chair Annie Panter and CEO Group Representative Elena Norman. The FIH are also recruiting for an independent member who will join the Panel at the beginning of February 2017 in time for the candidate phase of the evaluation process.
This stage will see the selected National Associations submit in-depth information based on various aspects of their hosting and participation capabilities. This will include information about financial sustainability, commercial vision, legal compliance, proposed venues, organization and personnel, event delivery and presentation, team performance history, marketing strategies, motivation for participation, the proposed legacy impact and any added value they can bring to the competition.
FIH will also announced it will undertake extensive discussions with broadcasters regarding exposure and media coverage of hockey within each of the selected nations.
The deadline for submitting the next application is 30 April 2017. Before then, candidates will be assisted with their applications through support from FIH and other experts via regular conference calls plus a workshop at the FIH Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland in March. The participating teams will be officially announced at a launch event in June 2017.
FIH Acting CEO David Luckes said “We will be providing National Associations with all the support they need in order to give each and every one of them a fair opportunity to participate in this game changing competition – a key component of our 10-year Hockey Revolution strategy.”
January 23, 2017
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the 18 National Associations that have progressed to the candidate stage for selection in the forthcoming global Home and Away League due to begin in 2019.
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain were successful with applications for both their men’s and women’s teams. China, Italy and USA were successful with applications for their women’s teams and Malaysia and Pakistan for their men’s teams.
All of the successful applications met the four defined criteria outlined in the first stage of the selection process. These included FIH World Ranking, the provision of suitable venues, their ability to host up to eight matches at home and play eight away, and their commitment to ensure leading players are available for participation.
The applications were evaluated by the FIH Event Portfolio Implementation Panel consisting of FIH Competitions Committee Chair Ken Read; FIH Acting CEO David Luckes; FIH Executive Board Members Alberto Budeisky and Marijke Fleuren; FIH Athletes’ Committee Co-Chair Annie Panter and CEO Group Representative Elena Norman. The FIH are also recruiting for an independent member who will join the Panel at the beginning of February 2017 in time for the candidate phase of the evaluation process.
This stage will see the selected National Associations submit in-depth information based on various aspects of their hosting and participation capabilities. This will include information about financial sustainability, commercial vision, legal compliance, proposed venues, organization and personnel, event delivery and presentation, team performance history, marketing strategies, motivation for participation, the proposed legacy impact and any added value they can bring to the competition.
FIH will also announced it will undertake extensive discussions with broadcasters regarding exposure and media coverage of hockey within each of the selected nations.
The deadline for submitting the next application is 30 April 2017. Before then, candidates will be assisted with their applications through support from FIH and other experts via regular conference calls plus a workshop at the FIH Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland in March. The participating teams will be officially announced at a launch event in June 2017.
FIH Acting CEO David Luckes said “We will be providing National Associations with all the support they need in order to give each and every one of them a fair opportunity to participate in this game changing competition – a key component of our 10-year Hockey Revolution strategy.”
January 23, 2017
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