All guides
Grouped by the four parts of the pitch on the home page.
For coaches
- How to become a field hockey coach: qualification pathways
What the FIH Academy, England Hockey, Hockey Australia and USA Field Hockey each offer new and developing coaches, and how to choose a route.
- Hockey club coaching roles explained
Head coach, assistant coach, coaching director, development officer, player-coach and more: what each role usually involves and how they fit together.
- Interviewing and hiring a club coach: process and safeguarding checks
A step-by-step hiring process for hockey clubs, including the background and safeguarding checks used in England, Australia and the United States.
For players
- Playing hockey abroad: how player-coach roles and club contracts usually work
What to ask before accepting a playing or player-coach offer overseas, what clubs commonly provide, and where to check visa rules.
- Umpiring career path in field hockey
How umpires start at club level and progress, with the first courses from the FIH Academy and England Hockey.
- Hockey club coaching roles explained
Head coach, assistant coach, coaching director, development officer, player-coach and more: what each role usually involves and how they fit together.
For clubs & hiring
- How clubs should write a coaching job advert (with template)
A plain, copyable template for a hockey coaching vacancy, plus what to include so good candidates can decide quickly whether to apply.
- Interviewing and hiring a club coach: process and safeguarding checks
A step-by-step hiring process for hockey clubs, including the background and safeguarding checks used in England, Australia and the United States.
- Working in sports administration and events
The non-coaching jobs that keep hockey clubs and associations running: administration, events, finance, grounds, retail and hospitality, and how people get into them.
Working abroad
- Playing hockey abroad: how player-coach roles and club contracts usually work
What to ask before accepting a playing or player-coach offer overseas, what clubs commonly provide, and where to check visa rules.
- Hiring in Asia: what international clubs and sports companies should know about recruiting in Taiwan
Work permits, anti-discrimination rules and practical steps for international clubs and sports businesses recruiting in Taiwan, with notes that apply across Asia.
- How to become a field hockey coach: qualification pathways
What the FIH Academy, England Hockey, Hockey Australia and USA Field Hockey each offer new and developing coaches, and how to choose a route.