PHF rolls out Schools Hockey League

It was attended by representatives of the school education and sports departments of the four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).The President PHF called upon the participants to take up the tasks assigned to them for rolling out the SHL as a national duty.

He recalled Pakistan’s past glory in hockey and its standing as the country’s national sport.Ehtasham Anwar, the PHF’s focal person for the SHL, shared the broad outline and main features of the League.

The SHL will operate under the PHF with its own Chief Executive Officer, and will be guided by a steering committee chaired by the President PHF.It was decided that the tehsil, district and divisional competitions will begin on 15 November, simultaneously across Pakistan.

The provincial round will be played in January, and the national round in February.The League offers young players a clear path to the national teams.

Players of the top three teams will receive monthly stipends of Rs 10,000, Rs 7,500 and Rs 5,000 respectively for one year.The winning team and selected players will go on international tours, while school heads and sports teachers who support the League will be recognised with special awards.

Each year, 100 boys and 100 girls will be selected for summer camps offering coaching, fitness training and tutoring, so that their studies do not suffer.All provincial departments and federal entities assured the PHF of their full cooperation.

They pledged to make the SHL a success and to align their sports calendars and activities with the League.

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