| EuroHockey Nations Championships 2009 The European Hockey Federation has announced that the Konijklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond (KNHB) has been awarded the EuroHockey Nations Championships for Women and Men. The tournament will be held 22nd to the 30th August 2009. The participating Nations are as follows: Women: Men: Azerbaijan Austria England Belgium Germany England Ireland France Netherlands Germany Russia Netherlands Scotland Poland Spain Spain |
| Grand Masters Hockey European Cup 2009
Please note that De Zestigplussers are celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2009, and WGMA have been invited to organise their 2nd Grand Masters European Championships in combination with this event. The tournament will take place at Hockey Club Hurley, which is near the Amstelveen stadium, between 25th and 29th August, 2009. More details will follow in due course. |
Fine
Performance of Over 70-Teams of Germany and The Netherlands within the
supporting programme of the Women’s Champions Trophy event in
Mönchengladbach, 23.05.2008  Germany Over 70s Applause from the public for an impressive 20-Metre sprint, or for a successful attack : the Over70
national teams of the Netherlands and Germany played against each other
in a supporting event of the Samsung Champions Trophy on Thursday in
the Warsteiner HockeyPark in Mönchengladbach. The commendably fit
veterans showedthat
it was not only a matter of sporting rivalry, but also of coming
together socially for an evening meal and drinks after the match. The
game ended in a satisfactory 1:1 draw for both sides. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th European Super Vets Tournament Attack by Holland The game was hard-fought, with the German team having most of the game in the first half despite few scoring chances and 2 short corners, with the Dutch team defending well. There was much more action in the 2nd half, and in the 52th minute Walter Hagedoorn scored the first goal for the ‘Oranje’. The German team pressed forward and in the 62nd minute scored the deserved equaliser through Frank Mäusert. After the match, both teams spent an enjoyable and relaxing evening together.  The German Ü70 team was founded in Leipzig in 2007. After a modest start in a 4 Nations tournament in Hanover, the first win (2-1) was achieved against the Netherlands. The record now stands at one win and one draw for Germany against their ‘old’ rivals. Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain  22nd - 24th March, 2008 The Hockey Section of Club Junior F.C. (a club approx. 10 km. outside Barcelona) hosted this tournament on behalf of WGMA over the Easter weekend. For further details of the tournament, refer to the Page dedicated to Spain 2008. |
Hockey World Cup 2010 FIH President Mme. Els van Breda The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced during a special press conference on Wednesday, 7th Nov. 2007, that FIH’s premier event,the 12th Men’s Hockey World Cup, played by the 12 top nations, will in principle be staged in New Delhi over two weeks in February 2010 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium. The Hockey World Cup was first held in Barcelona, Spain in 1971, when Pakistan won the title. Since then the event has travelled to nine countries and seen five different winners. India hosted the Men’s Hockey World Cup in 1982 in Mumbai. Final confirmation of the decision to stage the Hockey World Cup in 2010 will be taken in March 2008 and will depend upon achievement of set targets both in relation to the Project and the organization of the World Cup. --------------- This is only advance information,and WGMA will watch carefully the progress made, in planning our next GM World Cup tournament for 2010.----------------------- FIH Report on 31.03.2008 The FIH reconsidered the conditional awarding of the World Cup 2010 to New Delhi, India. After having carefully studied the progress made with the project ‘Promoting Indian Hockey’ as well as the actions taken in the preparation of the World Cup 2010, the Executive Board noted that satisfactory progress had not been made in either area. However, the Executive Board decided to give Indian Hockey some additional time, as provided for in the Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2007 between the FIH and the Indian Hockey Confederation), to urgently address those issues before taking a final decision. In the meantime, FIH is looking for alternative host countries in case the FIH would be forced to take the decision not to host the World Cup in India. |
The Netherlands - De Zestigplussers Hockeyclub - Founded 27th June, 1989 - Extraordinary member of the Royal Dutch Hockey Association KNHB. At General Assembly meeting on 16th October, 2007, the following Executive Board members were elected : Robert Ponsen : President (succeeding Bernard Verbunt) Cok Sievert : Vice-President Jan-Hein Verhulst : Hon. Treasurer Helenius Rogaar : Hon. Secretary Hans Elshof : International Liaison (succeeding Leo van Wayenburg) Bernard Verbunt was honoured for his services by being made Member of Honour. - Members: Over 60s and Umpires. - Number of active players 1989 : 41 2007 : 323 - Total number of members Umpires and non-playing members 2007 : 381 - Age Categories: Over 60s / Over 65s / Over 70s. - Head-sponsor : ABN AMRO - Sponsor: Dupuy, Johnson & Johnson - Club Magazine: 60 plus Contact - National tournaments : 13 per season Programme : Future International Matches and Tournaments 2007 : October 20 - the Netherlands Over 60s and 65s v. Belgium (Eburons) in Tilburg November 2007 - the Netherlands v. Germany Over 70s in Arnhem 2008 : March - Sant Cugat/Barcelona European Super Vets. 15th - 16th March in Lille Ronchin -Touring Teams 12th - 21st September in HongKong, China - Grand Masters World Cup --------------------------------- |
Tournoi Super Veterans
Super Veterans Tournament
15th - 16th March 2008
held at
Luc Ronchin Hockey Club,
Lille, France
Super Veterans Tournament
15th - 16th March 2008
held at
Luc Ronchin Hockey Club,
Lille, France
Veteran hockey teams aged around 60 participated in this traditional weekend tournament.
Matches were played in a friendly atmosphere on an excellent new water-based pitch, and celebrated in Luc Ronchin club's sociable clubhouse.
Teams who have taken part in the past in this annual event include Abrahams and De Zestigplussers from Holland, Eburons and Alliance from Belgium, LX Club from England, and Ü60 from Germany-
Please note next year's tournament date :
14th - 15th March 2009
Email : vaillant-samuel@wanadoo.fr
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