FAQs – World Masters Hockey

Does WMH promote sustainability?

WMH is fully aware of the need to reduce the impact of Masters Hockey Events on climate change. International hockey

The WMH Development Committee have been tasked with developing the Hockey 5 format to encourage the participation of countries which

WMH acknowledges anti-doping regulations, but these do pose serious issues for Masters Hockey participants. A large number of Masters Hockey

Eventually that may well happen, but at present FIH does not have the human or financial resources to manage Masters

WGMA had concerns that WMH would become too bureaucratic and inflexible. IMHA felt that good management could ensure that this

Both organisations agreed that the WMH would be a good idea in principle but differed in opinion as to how

FIH were concerned that 2 large Masters Hockey organisations operating independently would dilute the hockey brand and their vision that

It is a matter of logistics, cost and reducing workloads. More NA involvement will lead to a slight increase in

A Masters Hockey survey asked participants to identify the values they considered to be most influential in motivating their continued

There are many benefits in being involved in Masters hockey and these relate to both the individual and the wider

It is best to describe Masters Hockey as an evolution. Mature players of a certain age probably played in ‘fun’

WMH encourages participants to join a Masters Hockey group in their country of residence. These groups should ideally be members

The 5 Standing Committees meet very regularly and advise the EB to better inform decision-making processes. Commerce is responsible for

The EB meets regularly and is made up of a President, General Secretary, Finance Director and 4 other ordinary members.

The Spirit of Masters (SoM) is the name for a competition between teams of players who are not selected for

A WMH Event is a World Cup or Continental Championship. A Tournament is generally one part of one of these

WMH organises indoor and outdoor World Cups (WC) and Continental Championships (CC). WMH invites Member NA Masters Hockey organisers to

Masters Hockey is organised into 10 x five-year age groups for both Men and Women’s teams – O35, O40, O45,

WMH is funded by the collection of members’ annual fees. These fees cover the organisation’s annual running costs. WMH is

World Masters Hockey Ltd (WMH) is officially recognised by the FIH as the only hockey entity responsible for the worldwide