ISSA/JHF Schools Hockey Competition 2010 commences on February 9 |
The ISSA/JHF High Schools Hockey Competition begins on Tuesday February 9, 2009 in the Under-19 section with defending boy's champion, Munro College playing against Tivoli Gardens High at 2:30pm followed by Excelsior High against St. Andrew High at 4:00pm in the girls  division. These matches will be preceded by the Opening Ceremony at 1:30pm.
This year's U19 competition will be contested by ten (10) boys and seven (7) girls schools. The boys will play in two zones followed by semi-finals and finals. The girls will play a single round robin with the top teams contesting the semi-finals. The competition ends on Monday March 15, 2010 with the finals for both divisions.
Defending girls champions, Papine High, commence their defense on Friday February 12 against Campion College.
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PAHF Appoints Lt Radcliffe Barrett as Tournament Officer to 1st PanAM Youth Championship |
| Lt Radcliffe Barrett |
The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) appointed Lt. Radcliffe Barrett to officiate in the first Pan American Youth Championship(Men), to be held in Hermosillo, Mexico from February 6th to 14th, 2010 as a Tournament Officer. Lt. Barrett will leave Jamaica on Friday February 5th for Mexico.
Lt. Barrett started his hockey career in 1988 at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and having moved through the ranks in the army, he has also done the same in hockey. He represented the country at the senior level between 1990 and 1998 at the CAC games and was a member of the JHF Board from 2006 to 2008 as a director. He represented the country as a FIH/PanAM judge in the Dominican Republic (2006) and Brazil (2007).
He is now the Hockey Officer for the JDF after being the team's manager and assistant coach.
Lt. Barrett recently received his Level 1 Coaching certification from the JHF along with nineteen other coaches. |
Level-1 hockey coaching certification awards ceremony |
Hockey to get centre of excellence
Published: Tuesday | February 2, 2010
Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner Writer
Participants from the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) Level One coaching course display their certificates at the presentation ceremony, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica building on Friday. At right is JHF president Victor Tomlinson, while Maurice Westney, G.C. Foster College's acting vice-principal and head of physical education, stands at left. - Contributed
G.C. FOSTER College's acting vice-principal and head of physical education, Maurice Westney, says the institution is looking to establish a centre of excellence for hockey by September .Complete story |
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FIH releases Hero Honda FIH World Cup match schedule
29 Dec 2009 07:04
 The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has released the match schedule for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010, to be played in New Delhi, India from 28 February-13 March 2010.
The first day of the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 (Sunday 28 February) will immediately see one of the most eagerly matches at the most important hockey event of the year when host India will face rival Pakistan. Other Pool B clashes on the first day are South Africa v Spain and Australia v England. Complete story |
Ali Lee gets the ball rolling in Canada
10 Sep 2009 08:15
In late August I was given the opportunity to meet a current FIH Youth Panel member, Nina Niedermeyer. As a member of the panel, Nina was here in Victoria during the WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier back in May 2008. There she gave a presentation outlining her projects back in Germany including the organization of a youth indoor field hockey tournament. What Nina accomplished, with the support of FIH, was truly inspirational and heart warming. Not only did I feel motivated to create similar events to promote hockey on the West Coast but also I felt the desire to give the youth in our sport better representation. Complete story |
2009 Pan American Elite Teams
The Pan American Hockey Federation is pleased to announce its second PAHF Elite Teams. The PAHF Elite Teams are named every two years, with the first ones announced after the 2007 Pan American Games. 
Hockey specialists involved or present at the 2009 Pan American Cups in Bermuda and Santiago were consulted for the selection of the Elite Teams roster.  Additional input was sought from persons present at the FIH events in which PAHF teams participated (such as the Women’s Champions Trophy in Sydney and the Junior World Cups). Complete story
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FIH launches special Youth Website |
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is pleased to announce the launch of the World Hockey Youth site: www.worldhockey.org/youth |
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