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EuroHockey Executive Board Meeting, 8th – 9th March 2024&nbsp;



The President, Marcos Hofmann, warmly welcomed everyone to the first face-to-face meeting of the year, which took place in the EuroHockey office in Brussels. Marcos summarised the indoor season and was thankful to all the EuroHockey officials, representatives, and staff for their hard work during the 4 weeks of indoor hockey that showcased 11 events in 11 different member countries. 



Marcos shared his experience from the FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Oman and updated the board regarding several meetings and interactions with CF’s and NA’s representatives that were there. Marcos was thankful to the board who approved the purchase to increase the shareholding in the Euro Hockey League. Further information can be found <a href="https://eurohockey.org/eurohockey-acquires-increased-shares-in-euro-hockey-league" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. 



The minutes of the meeting of 1st – 2nd December 2023 and 24th January 2024 were read and approved.&nbsp;



DIGI &amp; SGG update&nbsp;



Tom Pedersen-Smith presented to the board digital transformation; what was done in the last year and the timeline for this year around the website, portal, and platform. All member national associations have started to use the EuroHockey portal, and they will be updated in due course about its improving functionalities. 



The board was updated on the Solidarity through Great Governance EU project which started in January 2024. The project includes 6 member national associations with whom we will work together and support them on their strategic journey in their national association. 



Communication report&nbsp;



Stephen Findlater presented to the board the communication report on indoor season. In 4 weeks EuroHockey had 11 events in 11 different countries, with 38 international teams, 50 club teams, and 203 officials appointed. 



The board was updated that February was the biggest ever month on Instagram, with high engagement rates and an increase in followers. EuroHockey streamed 125 matches across 5 events in Leuven, Berlin, Vienna, Alanya and Budapest. 



Commercial report&nbsp;



Jokko de Wit and Inez Cooper updated the board after the first commercial panel meeting where panel members discussed 5 key steps EuroHockey will go through: data collection, content production, and monetisation, developing athlete/influencer partnership strategy, events, and global brand attraction. 



The board was updated on eurohockeytv.org results after the indoor season, EHC 2025 additional rights for EuroHockey and EHTV+. 



Competitions report&nbsp;



Walter Kapounek presented to the board an update regarding outdoor events in 2024/2025 &#8211; recommendations from the competition committee regarding hosts were discussed and approved. 



The board discussed the EHC 2027 bidding process and member national associations will be informed about the bidding process in due course. 



Angus Kirkland updated the board on the upcoming EHL KO8 M&amp;W and EHL U14 B&amp;G in April 2024. 



Walter Kapounek presented to the board updated information regarding the indoor season 2024 and the upcoming indoor season 2025.  



FIH update&nbsp;



Marcos Hofmann updated the board on various FIH topics.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Finance report&nbsp;



Levi Van Havere and Angus Kirkland updated the board with end-of-the-year 2023 figures, year-to-date February 2024 figures, and Budget 2024 &amp; 2025. 



Meeting ended at 13:00 on Saturday

EuroHockey Board meets in Brussels

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-president-s-welcome-nbsp">President’s Welcome&nbsp;</h2>



The President, Marcos Hofmann, warmly welcomed everyone to the fifth Executive Board meeting of the year. The President welcomed our new Board members, Levi Van Hevere, Cathelijne Rockall, Bruno Santos, and Christos Sideridis. Marcos noted the busy summer competition schedule and was happy with how they were presented.&nbsp; 



He expressed his gratitude to all volunteers and staff, who made this happen.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Apologies for Absence: Peter Elders.&nbsp;



The minutes of the June and August Board meeting were read and approved.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-overview-of-board-and-eurohockey-nbsp">Overview of Board and EuroHockey&nbsp;</h2>



Tom Pedersen–Smith presented to the Board EuroHockey Operational Umbrella. Board members discussed how Operational Umbrella works from the Board, Committees, and staff point of view.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Marcos Hofmann and Angus Kirkland presented to the Board an updated EuroHockey Committees and Panels structure which was approved in the meeting. Member National Associations will be informed regarding the EuroHockey Committees and Panels updates in mid-October when EuroHockey will also seek National Association nominations.&nbsp;&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-competitions-committee-indoor-nbsp">Competitions Committee Indoor&nbsp;</h2>



Walter Kapounek presented to the Board the Competitions Committee Indoor report which reflected updates on EuroHockey Indoor events in 2024 and 2025.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-competitions-committee-outdoor-nbsp">Competitions Committee Outdoor&nbsp;</h2>



Walter Kapounek presented to the Board the Competitions Committee Outdoor report following the recent Committee meeting on 16th September in Valencia. 



The report reflected EuroHockey Outdoor events in 2023 and updates regarding EuroHockey Outdoor events in 2024 and 2025. The board approved the hosts for EHCQ 2024 and EuroHockey 5s 2024. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-fih-update-nbsp">FIH Update&nbsp;</h2>



Marcos Hofmann updated the Board regarding FIH competition hosts and impressions from his meeting with FIH President Tayyab Ikram. 



Angus Kirkland updated the Board on his attendance at the recent Continental Federation CEO and Joint Committees meeting in Lausanne earlier this month.&nbsp;&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-communications-report-nbsp">Communications Report&nbsp;</h2>



Siobhán Madeley and Gabriele Lemmle reported to the Board on highlights of 2023 covering: social media results, EuroHockey Championships, EuroHockeyTV, and upcoming events.&nbsp;&nbsp;



So far EuroHockey together with hosts and all volunteers delivered 33 events (January – August 2023) Along with that in August the new EuroHockay brand, EuroHockey Institute, and Hockey Forest were officially launched. 



Siobhán briefly updated the Board regarding the Digital Transformation project. 



Upcoming steps – EHL promotion, website development, focus on Development “Telling stories”, Brand promotion, and upcoming indoor events promotion.&nbsp;&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-commercial-report-nbsp">Commercial report&nbsp;</h2>



Jokko de Wit and Inez Cooper updated the Board commercial outcome of 2023 (January – August). Following this, Jokko presented EuroHockeyTV streaming requirements and different options for EuroHockey events and hosts. 



The Board where shown the first EHTV+ highlights from the actual match which was uploaded on the Braxata HC website. 



Focus until the end of the year is EHL partner activations, EuroHockey Business club growth, and clothing partner search.&nbsp;&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-officials-and-appointments-report-nbsp">Officials and appointments report&nbsp;</h2>



Magdalena Nazaret and Inez Cooper reported to the Board about U4N/U4E/UDP courses in Vienna, U4N/U4E/J4E in Breda, and the UM conference in Prague. 



In these courses, EuroHockey had 60 participants from 18 members national association. 



EuroHockey will continue to organise all education events as per above. Magdalena updated the Board about made appointments in 2023 and upcoming appointments in 2024.&nbsp;



The Board had an open discussion about Video Umpiring.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-coaching-report-nbsp">Coaching report&nbsp;</h2>



Inez Cooper presented to the Board the ongoing TCP and C4E courses, the European Qualification Framework, FIH Academy, Nomination periods, and Solidarity Grants for the coaching pathway.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-development-report-nbsp">Development report&nbsp;</h2>



Marcos Hofmann reported to the board the reports after the Development Committee meeting on 21st September in Brussels, which covered EuroHockey Institute, EuroHockey Forest, Dry Turf hockey pitches, EuroHockey Portal, EuroHockey Youth Leadership Festival 2023, and the series of EU fundings and grants.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-finance-report-nbsp">Finance report&nbsp;</h2>



Angus Kirkland and Levi Van Hevere reported to the Board YTD 31st July 2023 and Outlook 2023.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-any-other-business-nbsp">Any other business&nbsp;</h2>



The President thanked EuroHockey Executive Members for a great and fruitful meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;


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The meeting ended at 12:00 on Saturday.

EuroHockey Executive Board Report, 22nd – 23rd September 2023, Brussels 

The EuroHockey Executive Board meets today and tomorrow in our offices in Brussels. 



This is the first meeting under the chairmanship of president <a href="https://www.eurohockey.org/hofmann-elected-new-eurohockey-president">Marcos Hofmann</a> who was recently elected at the 35th General Assembly. 



The main Agenda items are as follows:



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Overview of Board and EuroHockey</li>



<li>Committees</li>



<li>EuroHockey Umbrella</li>



<li>Committees</li>



<li>Competitions (Indoor / Outdoor / EHL)</li>



<li>FIH Update</li>



<li>Communications and Commercial</li>



<li>Events and EHC facts and figures</li>



<li>EHTV+</li>



<li>Officials</li>



<li>Appointments</li>



<li>Coaching</li>



<li>Development</li>



<li>Finance</li>
</ul>



A full report will be published following the meeting

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EuroHockey Board meets in Brussels

EuroHockey Executive Board Report, 22nd – 23rd September 2023, Brussels

EuroHockey Executive Board meets