The Year of the Youth Huddle is an online conference by FIH Academy. On September 22, 2021 the conference set up 8 different webinars for leaders in youth hockey from around the world. Hosted by the hockey leaders of tomorrow chosen from the European Hockey Federation Youth Leadership Panel we hosted 4 morning and 4 evening sessions. Sessions with top players, top coaches, top umpires and some of the most entrepreneurial young people in the world of hockey. All sharing their experience with the youth who will manage the game of hockey in the future.
In the second episode Helen & Cedric from the EHF Youth Panel talked to Laurine Delforge from Belgium and Peter Wright from South Africa. Both coaches just went to the Tokyo Olympics. Laurine was the first ever umpire who had the honour of umpiring the final at the Olympics on her debut at this event when she went to Rio. She confirmed her status as one of the best worldwide by again umpiring the Olympic final in Tokyo.
Episode 44 was produced by Studio.Hockey for FIH Academy & The Hockey Site. It was recorded on 2021-09-22 & published on 2021-09-27.
Host: Helen Windsor & Cedric Vermeiren from the EHF Youth Panel
Guests: Laurine Delforge & Peter Wright
Podcast: Studio Hockey