30th January 2023, Ljubljana – The partners of the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress who met in the Slovenian capital over the weekend for the project’s first Consortium Meeting were unanimous in their determination to use this unique EU co-funded project in the area of women’s ice hockey to its full potential in the development of this sport in the Danube region.
Photo: WHPP / IHF Slovenia
The meeting did not only kick-off the project in an administrative sense but also started a very substantial exchange of views and know-how in women’s ice hockey, as well as in women sports in general. Workshop on challenges and obstacles that female players, as well as coaches, team leaders, management, other team staff, game officials and even parents are being faced with are to some extent gender specific, then again in some cases related to the level of the development of ice hockey sport – in particular women’s game – in the respective country.
Photo: WHPP / IHF Slovenia
Furthermore, this first discussion between the representatives of the five national ice hockey federations (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia) unveiled a great deal of similarities in the issues the either organization is facing. Thus, the participants agreed the WHPP project is a great opportunity to pool together knowledge and resources in order to bridge the gap, firstly, between the levels of women’s ice hockey in each country, and secondly, towards the men’s sport. The expert assistance of the Sports Institute of Finland in Vierumäki and the Faculty of Sports at the University of Ljubljana, as well as the support of International Ice Hockey Federation represent the added value in the process of archiving WHPP’s final objectives.
Photo: WHPP / IHF Slovenia
The brainstorming session for the preparation of first event, which is to be held in Maribor (SLO) in the beginning of April this year, produced many ideas for future activities, which could be implemented in the next three-year period. As one of those activities, Maribor will host an on-the-ice tournament with participation of women’s ice hockey teams from the Danube region combined with the WHPP Academy – an educational part with expert lecturers that will target different audiences (players, coaches…).
More information about the event will be available in the upcoming weeks.
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27th January 2023, Ljubljana – The three day Consortium Meeting kicks-off the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress (WHPP) project with a gathering of all the participating partners.
Photo: WHPP / IHF Slovenia
WHPP is a joint effort of national ice hockey federations of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia joined by the Sport Institute of Finland and University of Ljubljana, as well as the Ice Hockey Federation of North Macedonia and the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Co-Founded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union the project aims towards indicating challenges and barriers for girls and women in ice hockey focusing on the Danube region. Nevertheless the conclusions and lessons learned would be applicable also in the development of women’s hockey in general.
Bearing in mind the male hockey players are presented with more chances to reach a professional level in their sport careers the main goal of the WHPP project is to close the gap between male and female players and work together towards equal opportunities for young girls who decide to start to play the game and those who want to develop their skills further.
Photo: WHPP / IHF Slovenia
However, the female ice hockey players will not be the sole focal point of the various activities in this three year project, ranging from ice hockey tournaments, seminars and workshops to educational materials. The project is set out to also target the supporting staff (coaches, team leaders, management, volunteers) as the partners of the project believe that only through the comprehensive approach a real and sustainable progress in women’s hockey can be achieved.
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Groundwork for next three years laid at the WHPP first Consortium Meeting
/0 Comments/in Governance, News /by WHPP PR30th January 2023, Ljubljana – The partners of the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress who met in the Slovenian capital over the weekend for the project’s first Consortium Meeting were unanimous in their determination to use this unique EU co-funded project in the area of women’s ice hockey to its full potential in the development of this sport in the Danube region.
The meeting did not only kick-off the project in an administrative sense but also started a very substantial exchange of views and know-how in women’s ice hockey, as well as in women sports in general. Workshop on challenges and obstacles that female players, as well as coaches, team leaders, management, other team staff, game officials and even parents are being faced with are to some extent gender specific, then again in some cases related to the level of the development of ice hockey sport – in particular women’s game – in the respective country.
Furthermore, this first discussion between the representatives of the five national ice hockey federations (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia) unveiled a great deal of similarities in the issues the either organization is facing. Thus, the participants agreed the WHPP project is a great opportunity to pool together knowledge and resources in order to bridge the gap, firstly, between the levels of women’s ice hockey in each country, and secondly, towards the men’s sport. The expert assistance of the Sports Institute of Finland in Vierumäki and the Faculty of Sports at the University of Ljubljana, as well as the support of International Ice Hockey Federation represent the added value in the process of archiving WHPP’s final objectives.
The brainstorming session for the preparation of first event, which is to be held in Maribor (SLO) in the beginning of April this year, produced many ideas for future activities, which could be implemented in the next three-year period. As one of those activities, Maribor will host an on-the-ice tournament with participation of women’s ice hockey teams from the Danube region combined with the WHPP Academy – an educational part with expert lecturers that will target different audiences (players, coaches…).
More information about the event will be available in the upcoming weeks.
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WHPP Erasmus+ project kicks-off in Ljubljana
/0 Comments/in Governance, News /by WHPP PR27th January 2023, Ljubljana – The three day Consortium Meeting kicks-off the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress (WHPP) project with a gathering of all the participating partners.
WHPP is a joint effort of national ice hockey federations of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia joined by the Sport Institute of Finland and University of Ljubljana, as well as the Ice Hockey Federation of North Macedonia and the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Co-Founded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union the project aims towards indicating challenges and barriers for girls and women in ice hockey focusing on the Danube region. Nevertheless the conclusions and lessons learned would be applicable also in the development of women’s hockey in general.
Bearing in mind the male hockey players are presented with more chances to reach a professional level in their sport careers the main goal of the WHPP project is to close the gap between male and female players and work together towards equal opportunities for young girls who decide to start to play the game and those who want to develop their skills further.
However, the female ice hockey players will not be the sole focal point of the various activities in this three year project, ranging from ice hockey tournaments, seminars and workshops to educational materials. The project is set out to also target the supporting staff (coaches, team leaders, management, volunteers) as the partners of the project believe that only through the comprehensive approach a real and sustainable progress in women’s hockey can be achieved.