Ankara was the destination for EuroHockey representatives last week for the Solidarity through Great Governance (SGG) project as EuroHockey board member Cathelijne Rockall and Head of Strategy and Development Tom Pedersen-Smith visited Türkiye to help launch their new strategy.
The visit saw them take in meetings with the Turkish federation, including Gizem Karaali Karadag (Director of International Relations) and Ahmet Onur Albunar (Secretary General).
The following day, they met with the Turkish Ministry for Sport’s Director of the Department of Sports Club Emre Şahin and Director of Sports Federations Erbil Yigitbas where they launched the latest phase of the project.
Speaking about the launch, Rockall said: “The Turkish hockey federation has already made significant steps in its 22-year existence but is now ready for a significant gear change towards growth via development, investment in infrastructure and financial resources.
“Through the presentation of the SGG project to the ministry of sport, the Turkish hockey federation will now be able to benefit from support of the government in executing their strategic plan.
“I cannot stress the importance of these face-to-face meeting with public stakeholders in Türkiye. I wish the Turkish Hockey federation all the best with implementing the seven-year strategy with aim to fly the Turkish flag at international podia.”
SGG is a two-year pilot programme for developing organisational strategies of member national associations linked to their national Olympic committee and ministry of sport strategic objectives.
The target is to create a pilot scheme to enable each participating nation build clear, costed and scheduled plans for their strategies.
The latest phase has seen the participating bodies work together with EuroHockey to structure a model of training programme needs – from creation to delivery to implementation – in tandem with each national association’s stated goals.
From there, a comprehensive review of the national association’s ability to operate their strategies and its initial impact will be utilised to kickstart their own journey.
