BY: R O B E RT BY R D

INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FEDERATION

WEBSITE & LOCATION

• http://www.fih.ch/en/home• https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rue+du+Val

entin+61,+1004+Lausanne,+Switzerland/@46.5277019,6.6305266,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x478c2e254480936d:0x2ab66a990ede871

WHO RUNS THE SHOW?

• The CEO is Kelly Fairweather

HOW TO PLAY?

• International Hockey can be played indoors and outdoors. For each event, the rules may vary differently. • http://youtu.be/GQYIGDWclng

OUTDOORS

• the pitch was 100-150 yards long and  50- 80 yards wide; goals consisted of 7 feet tall posts placed 6 yards apart;• the sticks were “curved and wooden approved by

the Committee of the Association”   the ball was an “ordinary sized cricket ball”• players were not permitted to raise their stick

above their shoulder• a temporary suspension for offending player(s)

was to be at least 5 minutes• Colour control cards (green, yellow, red) were

introduced into the Rules book

INDOORS

• Six players, including a goalkeeper and six substitutes, but only at specific situations in the game.• If any team was reduced to less than four players,

the opponents were declared the winners.• Dimensions of pitch and goals (slightly smaller

than those of outdoor hockey).• permitting a defender to use the stick to stop or

deflect a shot at goal at any height

THE SEASON

• “The next edition of the Hockey World League will commence in June 2014 with the four rounds (Round 1, Round 2, Semi-Finals and Finals) concluding in 2015.”

Round 1 events spans through June – September.Round 2 events is played in December 2014 through March 2015. Semi-Finals will be played between May 2015 until August 2015.Finals dates runs through November 2015 through December 2015.

TEAMS WHO PARTICIPATE

TEAMS WHO PARTICIPATE

• Men and Women participate in this sport throughout the universe. There are a total of 128 members that are unified to play this sport.

• Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Italy, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS…

• The 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Champions was Sweden.

ARTICLE

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17153246

LINKEDIN

SOURCES

• http://www.fih.ch/en/home• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

International_Hockey_Federation

HILLERICH & BRADSBY COMPANY

• Hillerich and Bradsby Company manufactures and supplies the Louisville Slugger Bat.

• Louisville Slugger creates bats for all of ages of consumers who play baseball. The bats vary in weight, length and product. Varies from wood and aluminum.

LOCATION

• It is located in Louisville, Kentucky. 800 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

LINK

• http://slugger.com