In my heart I am a Spaniard, so seeing the January and in the other year in December.
Spanish Team losing the final of course did We have to do our planning better and cre-
something to me. But as President of the FIH ate stricter timeframes for our events: ‘one
now and President of the European Hockey calendar’.
Federation in the past, you have to forget the
‘borders’. Wha for me was most important can you explain your phrase ‘think global,
is that the Olympic Games was an excellent act local’ to us?
hockey tournament and that the best teams Development should be at the very heart of
won. everything the FIH aims for. Development ef-
fort at FIH should be ambitious and gigantic
‘Effort at FIH should be ambitious
in proportions. That is why if we want a big-
and gigantic’
ger and better hockey, we need to share this
load with Continental Federations (CFs) and
National Associations (NAs): we think on a
What does your slogan ‘one hockey, one cal-
global level, but we act on a local level.
endar’ mean to you?
FIH and CFs have to work together in defining
We really have to have a close look about the
the standards of hockey development in each
calendar of hockey events worldwide. If you
continent, and bring forth a development proto-
play hockey internationally or at local level
col for each of them.
at your club, the sport is exactly the same,
One protocol for each continent or region of
which explains ‘one hockey’. The calendar of
interest, that identifies needs and sets actions.
E
the international events is not managed that
One protocol that acknowledges the differences
well. For non-hockey people, but even for the
NIUS
within regions and that ensures high standards
insiders in our sport, it is hard to understand
of coaching world wide.
that in one year the Champions Trophy is in
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