One Thousand Hockey Legs

Hockey is India’s national game, and is an integral part of the country's sporting culture. This open air game, apart from building physical fitness, helps youngsters develop their personality, imbibing qualities such as stress management, leadership, decision making skills, teamwork and self confidence.

One Thousand Hockey Legs is a program envisaged by the Hockey Citizen Group, aimed at providing school children with an opportunity to understand, play and enjoy hockey.

The program aims to:

Form one or two hockey teams per school
Conduct friendly matches between schools
Form a combined school team in each city
Participate in State and National level competitions
Hold exhibition matches on special occasions
Organize an annual Hockey Run
Mentor exceptional talent for the national team

Read our vision and mission statement.

What the program includes

Organizing competitions
Playing kit and sportswear for competitions
Special training expertise
Soliciting professional players to interact with students
Hiring of synthetic turf for practice
Formation of an academy to groom talent
Pre and post training refreshments
Technical support through Government agencies
Prizes, incentives and scholarships
Quiz programmes
Awareness literature
Marketing, publicity, promotion and sponsorship efforts
Space on this website to highlight school's activities

What is expected of schools

Willingness to promote hockey
General co-operation towards the program's activities
Rs.1000 subscription per annum
Safeguard equipment and kit
Playground for practice & training at school
A liaison officer
Circulate hockey related literature
Approval to form teams and participate in competitions
Freedom to select teams, formulate training methods
Permit students to witness and participate in competitions
Transportation of players for training and matches
First-aid plan and injury care
Facilitate interaction with children's parents
Publicity of program on campus
Assistance / facilitation for marketing and sponsorship initiatives
Accept email communication

If you'd like your school to participate in this unique progam, please contact us at hockeycitizengroup@gmail.com or support@othl.stick2hockey.com.