European Hockey Federation – Corona Virus (COVID-19) Statement
Updated 17:00 CET 5th May 2021
Dear Hockey Friends,
First of all, I like to wish that you all keep healthy and safe. The EHF has made a number of announcements, which I have listed below for ease of use.
As we start 2021 we have convened a Covid19 Panel and have prepared Covid 19 Guidelines for our hosts, teams, officials and fans, which we will keep updated during the course of 2021.
Click here for the Guidelines.
2021 Announcements Below:
- 28th January, the EHF President wrote to the Hockey Family on planning for 2021, click here
- 22nd March we announced that the EuroHockey Club Challenges will be put on hold, click here
- 29th March we announced a number of changes to our Development Programmes, click here
- 5th May we announced a number of changes to our EuroHockey5s events and planning for our U18 Championships, click here
2020 Announcements Below:
On 21st March we announced a number of Executive Board decisions.
On 24th March we announced the cancellation of the EuroHockey Clubs events 2020.
Please click here for the full decision.
On 31st March we announced the cancellation of our EuroHockey U18 Championships events.
Please click here for the full decision.
On 20th April we announced an update on the EuroHockey Invitational Events and the Education Programmes U4E and J4E.
Click here for the full decision.
On 11th May we announced the rescheduled dates for the 2021 EuroHockey Championships and Championships II, Men and Women
Click here for the full decision
On 12th May we announced the decisions around EHL 2020/2021
Click here for the full decision
Given all the decisions around the change of dates for the EuroHockey Championships, on 14th May the EHF announced that some changes needed to be made for 2021 club events.
Click here for the full decision
Here is a link to the Outdoor club season – further explanation
Given the worsening situation in Europe in relation to COVID19 the EHF Executive Board has decided to put the 2021 EuroHockey Indoor Junior Championships ON HOLD, click here.
While the immediate future is still uncertain, we are working hard now to return in small steps to normality.
We hope very much we can make some progress, realising that we all have to take responsibility ourselves to make this happen. The EHF office is now open but as advised by the Belgian Government and due to travel restrictions many of the staff are continuing to work from home.
Angus Kirkland, Director General – angus@eurohockey.org
Gráinne Corry, Operations Manager – operations@eurohockey.org
Monika Ivanauskaitė, Administration Manager – info@eurohockey.org
Tom Pedersen Smith, Education and Development Manager – development@eurohockey.org
David Voskamp, Competitions Manager – competitions@eurohockey.org
Siobhán Madeley, Communications Manager – communications@eurohockey.org
Jokko De Wit, Partnership Manager – partnerships@eurohockey.org
Warm regards and a hug from a distance
Marijke
President, EHF
We understand that clubs, fans, umpires and officials have a lot of questions at this difficult and unprecedented time.
We would like to assure you that the European Hockey Federation is closely monitoring the situation regarding COVID-19 and will take the advice of the WHO (World Health Organisation) and the various Government and Public Health Authorities in the countries that are hosting our events.
Based on the current status and advice we continue to plan for all EuroHockey tournaments.
Please note that in the event of cancellation/postponement, due to a directive from the Public Health Authorities in each country we will advise teams and officials immediately and updated information will be posted here.
EuroHockey Trophy Women News (click here)
The health and safety of hockey players, officials, volunteers and fans are of paramount importance to the European Hockey Federation, so in the meantime, we recommend that everyone pays extra attention to basic hygiene and refers to the advice of the WHO (click here)
The most important measures that people can take to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) from spreading are very simple.
These measures apply to all viruses that can cause the flu and colds.
- Wash your hands regularly
- Cough and sneeze in the inside of your elbow
- Use paper tissue tissues