Hockey Wales Explained

Assocname:Hockey Wales
Welsh: Hoci Cymru
Sport:Hockey
Founded:1996
Location:Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff, Wales
Jurisdiction:National
Chiefexec:Paul Whapham [1]
Secretary:Debbie Wakeford
Womenscoach:Kevin Johnson [2]
Coach:Danny Newcombe [3]
Replaced:Welsh Hockey Union/Welsh Hockey Association/Welsh Women's Hockey Association
Prevfounded:1896/1897
Countryflag:Wales
Url:https://www.hockeywales.org.uk/

Hockey Wales (Welsh: '''Hoci Cymru''') is the national governing body for hockey in Wales. Established as the Welsh Hockey Union in 1996, by the merger of the Welsh Hockey Association (founded 1896) and the Welsh Women's Hockey Association (founded 1897), it rebranded as Hockey Wales in 2011.[4] Hockey Wales is responsible for the administration of all aspects of the game in Wales, including clubs, competitions, development, internationals, schools, umpiring and universities.[4]

National competitions include men's and women's Welsh Cups. Internationally, Welsh players compete at the Olympic games as part of the Great Britain team. In all other competitions, including the Hockey World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, Wales' national women's team and men's team compete in their own right. The Wales hockey team also compete at the EuroHockey Championships

Hockey Wales is based in Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.[5]

The team's logo is that of the Prince of Wales's feathers with the German motto 'Ich dien' (meaning 'I serve'), underneath the feathers is the English name 'Hockey Wales' in bold text, followed by the Welsh translation 'Hoci Cymru' in regular text.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff Profiles - Hockey Wales. hockeywales.org.uk. 10 February 2014. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180413154013/http://hockeywales.org.uk/about/who-we-are/staff-profiles. dead.
  2. Web site: Wales Performance Training Squad - Hockey Wales. hockeywales.org.uk. 2014-02-10. 2014-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219154557/http://hockeywales.org.uk/perform/national-squads/squad/wales-senior-women-performance-training-squad. dead.
  3. Web site: Wales Men Performance Training Squad - Hockey Wales. hockeywales.org.uk. 10 February 2014. 7 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407002103/http://hockeywales.org.uk/perform/national-squads/squad/wales-senior-mens-performance-training-squad. dead.
  4. Web site: Hockey in Wales . Hockey Wales . 2013 . 5 March 2014 . Hockey Wales-Hoci Cymru website . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305164746/https://www.hockeywales.org.uk/about/who-we-are/history/hockey-in-wales . dead .
  5. Web site: Contact us . Hockey Wales . 2013 . 5 March 2014 . Hockey Wales-Hoci Cymru website . 4 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304013118/http://hockeywales.org.uk/contact-us . dead .