Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport.[1] It was formed after the Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008.[2]
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| Sport | Field hockey |
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| Jurisdiction |  India |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Affiliation | International Hockey Federation |
| Affiliation date | 2011 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Hockey Federation |
| Affiliation date | 2011 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| President | Dilip Tirkey |
| Vice president(s) |
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| Secretary | Bhola Nath Singh |
| Men's coach | Craig Fulton |
| Women's coach | Harendra Singh |
| Replaced |
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| Official website | |
| hockeyindia | |
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Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).
Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and umpires.
Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2008. 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.
Member units
editHockey 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
edit- 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
Competitions
editHockey India National Championships
editThese National Championships are divided into two divisions, to ensure that participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of skills.
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
editAll India Hockey Tournaments
edit- 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
Executive board members
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The following are the members of the executive board of Hockey India.[5][6][7]
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Officers and employeeseditThe following are the officers and employees of Hockey India.[8]
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Past office bearers
editPresidents
editThe following is a list of presidents of Indian Hockey Federation[9][10] and Hockey India:[11]
| Presidents | Tenure |
|---|---|
| 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 - Incumbent |
Hockey India Awards
editHockey India instituted the Hockey India Awards from 2014 for recognition of hockey players for promoting field hockey as a sport on the national and international platform.[15]
Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award
edit- 2014: Balbir Singh Sr.
- 2015: Shankar Lakshman
- 2019: Harbinder Singh
- 2022: Amit Singh Bakshi
- 2023: Gurbux Singh
Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Men)
edit- 2014: Birendra Lakra
- 2015: P. R. Sreejesh
- 2019: Manpreet Singh
- 2022: Harmanpreet Singh
- 2023: Hardik Singh
Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Women)
edit- 2014: Vandana Katariya
- 2015: Deepika Thakur
- 2019: Rani Rampal
- 2022: Savita Punia
- 2023: Savita Punia
Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (U21 Men)
edit- 2014: Harmanpreet Singh
- 2015: Harjeet Singh
- 2019: Vivek Sagar Prasad
- 2022: Sanjay Rana
- 2023: Uttam Singh
Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (U21 Women)
edit- 2014: Namita Toppo
- 2015: Preeti Dubey
- 2019: Lalremsiami
- 2022: Salima Tete
- 2023: Mumtaz Khan
Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year
edit- 2014: Akashdeep Singh
- 2015: Rani Rampal
- 2019: Mandeep Singh
- 2022: Vandana Katariya
- 2023: Vandana Katariya
Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year
edit- 2014: Manpreet Singh
- 2015: Ritu Rani
- 2019: Neha Goyal
- 2022: Manpreet Singh
- 2023: Sushila Chanu
Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year
edit- 2014: Deepika Thakur
- 2015: Kothajit Singh
- 2019: Harmanpreet Singh
- 2022: Deep Grace Ekka and Amit Rohidas
- 2023: Harmanpreet Singh
Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year
edit- 2014: P. R. Sreejesh
- 2015: Savita Punia
- 2019: Krishan Pathak
- 2022: P. R. Sreejesh
- 2023: Krishan Pathak
Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution
edit- 2014: Harendra Singh
- 2015: Baldev Singh
- 2019: Sports Authority of India
- 2022: BG Joshi
- 2023: Pritam Rani Siwach
Hockey India President's Award for Outstanding Achievement
edit- 2014: One Thousand Hockey Legs
- 2015: Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
- 2019: Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha
- 2022: Vandana Katariya
- 2023: Hockey Ace Foundation
Hockey India President Award for Technical Official
edit- 2022: Harkirat Singh Sokhi
- 2023: Mohammad Moghul Muneer
Hockey India President award for Umpire / Umpire Manager
edit- 2022: Raghuprasad RV
- 2023: Gurinder Singh Sangha
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