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Now that lockdown restrictions slowly get lifted in most elements of the world, hope returns our sport will have the ability to take again its place in our lives. However we’ve got to be sensible… For a sure time it won’t be because it was.
I consider… I’ve to consider we can sit alongside one another or stand shoulder to shoulder cheering for our golf equipment and groups within the close to future as soon as once more. Face masks and social distancing will likely be short-term, however for now they’re a truth of life
That doesn’t imply we can’t rejoice the small victories within the meantime. A return to coaching, all be it with sure restrictions. But in addition a few of our prime competitions and main occasions are being rescheduled. Tokyo 2020 will likely be hosted…. we hope… in the summertime of 2021. The European Championship has been moved to June of 2021, a few weeks forward of Tokyo. Our nationwide associations are speaking to their golf equipment about the easiest way for his or her nation to renew or restart their home membership leagues, the beating coronary heart of hockey.
And sure…. the EHL, probably the most effective factor that occurred to hockey since nicely…. the Montreal Olympic Video games in 1976 launched hockey to synthetic grass…The Euro Hockey League returns in October of 2020.
So we invited Marijke Fleuren, president of the European Hockey Federation to speak about how the present season, now on maintain, will end.What subsequent season would possibly carry us? What is going to occur to the combination of the ladies into the EHL? Can we count on some extra of those nice improvements, such because the self-pass, the EHL introduced us?
However let’ begin with the all vital query… or questions… Why does the EHL exist and does it have a future?
Episode 39 was recorded on 2020-05-26 & revealed on 2020-05-29 by OSMpodcasts.com.
Host: Ernst Baart
Visitor: Marijke Fleuren, EHF president
Podcast: Studio Hockey