At its foundation in 1898 as the Nederlandsche Hockey & Bandy Bond (NHBB) in the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, the KNHB consisted of five clubs practicing field hockey as well as bandy. Bandy got sidelined quickly in the organisation's program due to the fact that because of the Dutch climate bandy couldn't be practised a lot. In 1909 six more clubs had joined the association and in 1919 the NHBB consisted of 29 clubs. A lot of new clubs emerged in the 1930s and the association consisted of almost a hundred clubs, which led to a name change in 1938 to Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond.[1]
Netherlands at international tournaments
Before 1928, there was a heavy debate on the rules of hockey in The Netherlands. A progressive side, with clubs from Haarlem and Amsterdam, quarreled with conservatives from The Hague, who used a different ball, had mixed teams, used a stick with two flat sides, and lacked a shooting circle. These rules were only used in The Netherlands, therefore, the Netherlands couldn't play international games, since other teams didn't understand the, in their eyes odd, rules. Because of their rules not being accepted by other teams, the Dutch national team couldn't participate in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. The Netherlands became more and more isolated in hockey because of missing out on international hockey matches. The Netherlands almost couldn't participate in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics since their rules were still different than those of most other countries. The association, then still called NHBB, was under pressure for possibly missing out on the Olympic tournament, which was hosted in its own country, and decided that the progressive rules were the standard rules used by the national team. The team made it to the final of the tournament (which was lost to British India) and since then, field hockey was popular in The Netherlands.[2]
First World Cup
Although the first (men's) Hockey World Cup was held in Barcelona in 1971, there were plans to organise a World Cup as early as 1938. Then, the FIH planned to host a World Cup in Amsterdam, as a substitute for the Olympic hockey tournament, which was cancelled because there was not enough accommodation in Helsinki, where the 1940 Olympics were to be held. The tournament would take place from 2 to 13 May, in the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam and the associations of, amongst others, British India (consecutive winner of the three previous Olympic tournaments), Afghanistan, Japan, Argentina, New Zealand and many European countries had declared to participate. The women's tournament would last from 8 to 12 May and four countries participated: The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Australia. A few months after the outbreak of World War II in January, the tournament was called off.
The KNHB headquarters are in Nieuwegein and have approximately 58 staff.[3]
Organisation of competitions
The Dutch field hockey competitions are governed by the KNHB, the highest tier is called the Hoofdklasse. The association organises the following divisions, from highest level to lowest: Hoofdklasse, Overgangsklasse, Eerste Klasse, Tweede Klasse, Derde Klasse and Vierde Klasse.[4] There are six districts:[5]
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The Royal Dutch Hockey Association Dutch Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond KNHB is the official governing body of Field hockey in the Netherlands It governs both the indoor and outdoor field hockey leagues as well as the Netherlands national field hockey team and the Netherlands women s national field hockey team Royal Dutch Hockey AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Hockey BondSportHockeyAbbreviationKNHBAffiliationInternational Hockey Federation FIH Regional affiliationEurope EHF Official websitewww wbr knhb wbr nlOriginally the association was also responsible for bandy in the Netherlands but that sport is now governed by Bandy Bond Nederland Contents 1 Origin 2 Netherlands at international tournaments 2 1 First World Cup 2 2 National teams tournament records 3 Organisation 3 1 Organisation of competitions 4 References 5 External linksOrigin EditAt its foundation in 1898 as the Nederlandsche Hockey amp Bandy Bond NHBB in the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam the KNHB consisted of five clubs practicing field hockey as well as bandy Bandy got sidelined quickly in the organisation s program due to the fact that because of the Dutch climate bandy couldn t be practised a lot In 1909 six more clubs had joined the association and in 1919 the NHBB consisted of 29 clubs A lot of new clubs emerged in the 1930s and the association consisted of almost a hundred clubs which led to a name change in 1938 to Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond 1 Netherlands at international tournaments EditBefore 1928 there was a heavy debate on the rules of hockey in The Netherlands A progressive side with clubs from Haarlem and Amsterdam quarreled with conservatives from The Hague who used a different ball had mixed teams used a stick with two flat sides and lacked a shooting circle These rules were only used in The Netherlands therefore the Netherlands couldn t play international games since other teams didn t understand the in their eyes odd rules Because of their rules not being accepted by other teams the Dutch national team couldn t participate in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics The Netherlands became more and more isolated in hockey because of missing out on international hockey matches The Netherlands almost couldn t participate in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics since their rules were still different than those of most other countries The association then still called NHBB was under pressure for possibly missing out on the Olympic tournament which was hosted in its own country and decided that the progressive rules were the standard rules used by the national team The team made it to the final of the tournament which was lost to British India and since then field hockey was popular in The Netherlands 2 First World Cup Edit Although the first men s Hockey World Cup was held in Barcelona in 1971 there were plans to organise a World Cup as early as 1938 Then the FIH planned to host a World Cup in Amsterdam as a substitute for the Olympic hockey tournament which was cancelled because there was not enough accommodation in Helsinki where the 1940 Olympics were to be held The tournament would take place from 2 to 13 May in the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam and the associations of amongst others British India consecutive winner of the three previous Olympic tournaments Afghanistan Japan Argentina New Zealand and many European countries had declared to participate The women s tournament would last from 8 to 12 May and four countries participated The Netherlands Germany South Africa and Australia A few months after the outbreak of World War II in January the tournament was called off National teams tournament records Edit Men s team tournament record Tournament No of participations 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeSummer Olympics 17 2 4 3 4World Cup 13 3 3 2 1World League 2 1 1Champions Trophy 33 8 7 8 6Eurohockey Nations Championship 15 4 7 3 1Intercontinental Cup 1 1 Rabobank Trophy 3 1 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 1 1 Women s team tournament record Tournament No of participations 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeSummer Olympics 8 3 1 3 World Cup 13 7 4 1 World League 2 1 Champions Trophy 19 6 4 9 Eurohockey Nations Championship 12 8 2 1 1Organisation EditThe KNHB headquarters are in Nieuwegein and have approximately 58 staff 3 Organisation of competitions Edit The Dutch field hockey competitions are governed by the KNHB the highest tier is called the Hoofdklasse The association organises the following divisions from highest level to lowest Hoofdklasse Overgangsklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse and Vierde Klasse 4 There are six districts 5 District Noord Nederland Northern Netherlands Groningen Friesland Drenthe District Oost Nederland Eastern Netherlands Overijssel gelderland District Zuid Nederland Southern Netherlands Limburg North Brabant Zeeland District Noord Holland North Holland minus the Gooi region District Midden Nederland Middle Netherlands Flevoland Utrecht the Gooi region District Zuid Holland South HollandOrganisation of Dutch hockey competitions 4 Level Division1 Men s and Women s Hoofdklasse2 Promotieklasse3 Overgangsklasse A Overgangsklasse B4 Eerste Klasse A Eerste Klasse B Eerste Klasse C Eerste Klasse D5 Tweede Klasse A Tweede Klasse B Tweede Klasse C Tweede Klasse D6 Derde Klasse A Derde Klasse B Derde Klasse C Derde Klasse D7 Vierde KlasseReferences Edit KNHB 100 jaar Stichting De Sportwereld Retrieved 6 June 2016 Hockeybond trekt zich terug voor olympische spelen www sportgeschiedenis nl Archived from the original on 2 August 2016 Retrieved 9 June 2016 contact en route knhb nl Retrieved 9 June 2016 a b Bondscompetitie knhb nl Retrieved 9 June 2016 Districten knhb nl Retrieved 9 June 2016 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Dutch Hockey Association amp oldid 1086460671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
