Change starts together - conference questions and answers | england hockey

There were further questions regarding data which have been added to the first part on the More Inclusive Sport Survey answers above. An example would be: “Noted that there were limited

responses from those not engaged in the sport. We are not going to change anything about Hockey culture if we don't listen to those who are excluded from it. What do England Hockey plan

to do, to hear those voices?” Other very specific questions are answered below. Q: It would be very useful to ask the some of the questions about England Hockey, e.g. is England Hockey

Inclusive, welcoming? Q: Are you taking this throughout England Hockey both internally and externally? A: England Hockey is committed to improving ED&I across the game and that includes

how England Hockey leads and manages the sport. We will be looking at: * our systems and processes; * representation, and opportunities to be heard, within our structures; * how our

workforce is recruited, trained and supported; * the insight and research we gather and act upon; and * how and where we focus our time and resources to support and develop the game and the

people within it Q: At the recent England Hockey Masters Competitions held at Nottingham Hockey Centre multiple men’s matches were streamed but only 1 or maybe 2 women’s matches.  Will

England Hockey commit to address the equality imbalance here? A: England Hockey had expected to show all the matches, but circumstances unfortunately meant that it was not possible. There

were two tournaments on separate weekends – the women’s on the first weekend and the men’s on the second. On the first day of the women’s event the watering system was damaged on the pitch

where games can be streamed from, which resulted in the two women’s games not being played on that pitch. Otherwise, equal numbers of men’s and women’s games would have been streamed across

the 2 weekends.   Q: Has England Hockey signed up for the Sporting Equals Charter, which supports organisations to tackle ethnicity gap, "Capture, Commit and Celebrate" Q: I

understand Sporting Equals has encouraged Premier league football clubs and Sports NGBs to participate in "Race Representation Index A: England Hockey will be signing up to benchmarking

assessment processes as part of demonstrating our commitment to ED&I best practice, and the Sporting Equals Charter is one of the options under consideration. England Hockey is

submitting information to the Race Representation Index. Q: Would an international match back on grass show schools they can use their fields again for our sport? A: Whilst playing on grass

would be unrealistic due to FIH's requirements for international matches, this question makes a really good point about promoting hockey on a wider range of surfaces. This raises a

further question about promoting different formats of the game.  England Hockey does promote the sport being played in a range of formats on several surfaces and we will be looking to

showcase more examples of where this does happen in the future. Please see the earlier questions about schools for some of the current ways England Hockey encourages schools to take up

hockey, many of which do not need a sand dressed, or water-based pitch. Q: Of the England Hockey hierarchy including paid coaches/managers, what percentage is represented by ethnic

minorities ? A: As part of the emerging ED&I Framework England Hockey is committed to collecting this data, in a way that is consistent and can be bench-marked, for example against the

national census.  England Hockey will share this information in due-course. Q: What are the credentials of people selected to be on the newly formed Advisory Group? A: Following the

announcement of the formation of the Advisory Group a profile on each member can be found here  Q: A slightly different question aimed at the elite level: why is it that Welsh and Scottish

[and potentially NI] players will be excluded from the FIH Pro League [potentially more] as no longer GB but now only England. What does that state about the importance of Wales and Scotland

in elite hockey in the country. 4 athletes from W and S represented or travelled with GB to Tokyo and played in the cycle leading up - now they are put back out to their country but not on

what was a global stage? A: Please see the information here which explains why England are playing in The FIH Pro League this year. Q: What is being done in terms of international matches

and location as it is all London centric- if you can't be what you can't see then these need to be open to a wider, more geographically diverse audience A: England Hockey have

recently announced that Durham will host the Women's Hockey EuroHockey Qualifiers in August 2022, which is the start of taking international hockey to as many parts of the country as

possible. Q: If you another of these would you consider having a BSL interpreter on the screen for hearing impaired players? A: If you have any specific requirements please email

[email protected] England Hockey welcome questions and feedback about equality, diversity and inclusion at any time, please email [email protected]