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jueves, 28 de julio de 2011
London 2012 Olympics: One year to go!
Wednesday 27th July 2011 is a very significant day in the build up to the London 2012 Olympics – it is exactly one year until the start of what is being dubbed “The Greatest show on Earth.” The vibrant, multicultural city of London will be marking the date with celebrations and special events throughout the day. The anticipation and enthusiasm for the London 2012 Olympic Games cannot be under-estimated, with tickets for almost every event being sold at record speeds. In terms of ticket sales, hockey has been a massive success story, with well over half a million being sold.
With 365 days to go, FIH.ch caught up with Sue Catton, the person responsible for the planning, organisation and management of Hockey at the 2012 Games. In an exclusive interview, Sue gives us a full update on how everything is coming together.
FIH: Hi Sue, thank you for taking the time to talk to us! It is exactly one year to the day until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The excitement must really be starting to build for everyone working for LOCOG and also throughout the city of London. How are you feeling about planning the greatest show on earth?
Sue Catton: “Yes the excitement is certainly mounting and the pace of our planning and delivery is increasing also! Weeks are passing so quickly now at LOCOG, so we have to keep focused on our timelines and targets. But we are definitely on schedule with the venue build programme, and also on budget. The City of London is also gearing up and I’m sure there will be a fantastic British welcome and atmosphere throughout the Games.”
FIH: Are all the preparations going smoothly from your side?
SC: “Yes I'm very pleased with where we are positioned at this stage, with one year to go. I have a great team working on the event and we have been liaising closely with the FIH on an ongoing basis since the bid was won. At the beginning of July work started on installing both hockey pitches at the Hockey Centre and is also underway at the training venue, which is at Old Loughtonians Hockey Club. The designs and planning permission are all in place for the build programme for the temporary Hockey Centre to start in January 2012 and our planning is also well underway for the London Prepares Test Event in May 2012.”
FIH: Ticket sales for hockey at the London 2012 Olympics have been simply staggering, with over 600, 000 being sold. You must be eagerly anticipating the prospect of seeing matches taking place in front of a packed venue!
SC: “As the sport with the third highest number of tickets available for sale in the Olympic Games, behind Football and Athletics, I’m absolutely delighted with the response, but I’m not surprised at the level of interest! Whilst more Hockey tickets will become available later in the year there is no doubt that there will be a fantastic atmosphere in the Hockey Centre. With a capacity of 16,000 spectators per session the athletes are really going to be spurred on to perform at their best. With the noise coming out of the Hockey Centre, the only full outdoor venue on the Olympic Park, I’m really looking forward to the spectators making their mark too!”
FIH: The striking designs for both the stadium and the pitch colours have really turned a lot of heads and become real talking points. What is the thinking behind this and what impact do you think it will have?
SC: “We've received a lot of positive feedback about the new blue pitch and pink run-off areas since it was announced. However, in making such a big change we did consult widely before we agreed the ‘new look’ with the FIH. The time was definitely ripe for change in hockey, having been played on green surfaces since the sport first entered the Olympics in 1908 in London. Many other sports have moved to different colour surfaces that enhances the visibility of the ball for both spectators at the venue and a global TV audience, as well as for the players on the pitch. As one of 26 sports in the Olympics it is important that Hockey makes its mark. However, the number one objective is that the pitch works for the athletes, so a lot of planning is also going in to ensuring that not only do the pitches look good, but they play well and consistently across all our venues.”
FIH: We have heard rumours of something called "Hockey Hill" within the Olympic Park, a place where people can sit and watch the action outside the stadium. Tell us more!
SC: “The Olympic Park is already looking fantastic a year out with great landscaping and the River Lea running though the heart of it. You are right, just outside the Hockey Centre plans are in development for a 'Live Site' where it is hoped that there will be two large TV screens positioned in the middle of the river broadcasting action across all 32 venues. Whilst there clearly cannot be back to back coverage of Hockey on these screens, I'm sure it will offer a great place for hockey fans to meet and share in the atmosphere both before and after the Olympic hockey matches. Who knows what the Hill will be named by the end of the Games, but let's try and put a marker down for Hockey Hill!”
FIH: We understand that you are also overseeing Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics. Can you tell us more about it?
SC: “Yes, as Hockey is one of a number of Olympic sports that does not have a Paralympics equivalent, I was keen to be involved in the Paralympics having also worked in disability sport in the UK for over ten years. When I was given the chance the manage Wheelchair Rugby as well as Hockey, it was a dream job for me. Wheelchair Rugby is a relatively young Paralympic sport, only coming in as a demonstration sport in Sydney in 2000, but it’s really captured a lot of interest and profile within the movement very quickly. The game was invented in Canada and was initially known as Murder Ball. As the name suggests it is action packed, but also very tactical. It is played by tetraplegic athletes who have limited use of all their limbs. The top eight teams in the world will take part in the programme which runs over 5 days culminating on the final day of the Paralympic Games. It will be hosted in the Basketball Arena, also on Olympic Park, and many of our Hockey team will move on to deliver this event also.”
FIH: Finally, on a personal level, what is it like working on such an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime project such as this?
SC: “I do feel tremendously proud to have this opportunity and also very responsible, in partnership with the FIH, for ensuring that Hockey can maximise all the opportunities London 2012 brings to the sport. I’m thoroughly enjoying the experience; the momentum and passion from all involved is tremendous. Today I must admit to wondering how I will feel in 367 days time when that first ball is played at the Hockey Centre! After all, we have two extra days before Hockey starts! I’m perhaps a bit nervous but overall I’m very excited.”
FIH: Hi Sue, thank you for taking the time to talk to us! It is exactly one year to the day until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The excitement must really be starting to build for everyone working for LOCOG and also throughout the city of London. How are you feeling about planning the greatest show on earth?
Sue Catton: “Yes the excitement is certainly mounting and the pace of our planning and delivery is increasing also! Weeks are passing so quickly now at LOCOG, so we have to keep focused on our timelines and targets. But we are definitely on schedule with the venue build programme, and also on budget. The City of London is also gearing up and I’m sure there will be a fantastic British welcome and atmosphere throughout the Games.”
FIH: Are all the preparations going smoothly from your side?
SC: “Yes I'm very pleased with where we are positioned at this stage, with one year to go. I have a great team working on the event and we have been liaising closely with the FIH on an ongoing basis since the bid was won. At the beginning of July work started on installing both hockey pitches at the Hockey Centre and is also underway at the training venue, which is at Old Loughtonians Hockey Club. The designs and planning permission are all in place for the build programme for the temporary Hockey Centre to start in January 2012 and our planning is also well underway for the London Prepares Test Event in May 2012.”
FIH: Ticket sales for hockey at the London 2012 Olympics have been simply staggering, with over 600, 000 being sold. You must be eagerly anticipating the prospect of seeing matches taking place in front of a packed venue!
SC: “As the sport with the third highest number of tickets available for sale in the Olympic Games, behind Football and Athletics, I’m absolutely delighted with the response, but I’m not surprised at the level of interest! Whilst more Hockey tickets will become available later in the year there is no doubt that there will be a fantastic atmosphere in the Hockey Centre. With a capacity of 16,000 spectators per session the athletes are really going to be spurred on to perform at their best. With the noise coming out of the Hockey Centre, the only full outdoor venue on the Olympic Park, I’m really looking forward to the spectators making their mark too!”
FIH: The striking designs for both the stadium and the pitch colours have really turned a lot of heads and become real talking points. What is the thinking behind this and what impact do you think it will have?
SC: “We've received a lot of positive feedback about the new blue pitch and pink run-off areas since it was announced. However, in making such a big change we did consult widely before we agreed the ‘new look’ with the FIH. The time was definitely ripe for change in hockey, having been played on green surfaces since the sport first entered the Olympics in 1908 in London. Many other sports have moved to different colour surfaces that enhances the visibility of the ball for both spectators at the venue and a global TV audience, as well as for the players on the pitch. As one of 26 sports in the Olympics it is important that Hockey makes its mark. However, the number one objective is that the pitch works for the athletes, so a lot of planning is also going in to ensuring that not only do the pitches look good, but they play well and consistently across all our venues.”
FIH: We have heard rumours of something called "Hockey Hill" within the Olympic Park, a place where people can sit and watch the action outside the stadium. Tell us more!
SC: “The Olympic Park is already looking fantastic a year out with great landscaping and the River Lea running though the heart of it. You are right, just outside the Hockey Centre plans are in development for a 'Live Site' where it is hoped that there will be two large TV screens positioned in the middle of the river broadcasting action across all 32 venues. Whilst there clearly cannot be back to back coverage of Hockey on these screens, I'm sure it will offer a great place for hockey fans to meet and share in the atmosphere both before and after the Olympic hockey matches. Who knows what the Hill will be named by the end of the Games, but let's try and put a marker down for Hockey Hill!”
FIH: We understand that you are also overseeing Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics. Can you tell us more about it?
SC: “Yes, as Hockey is one of a number of Olympic sports that does not have a Paralympics equivalent, I was keen to be involved in the Paralympics having also worked in disability sport in the UK for over ten years. When I was given the chance the manage Wheelchair Rugby as well as Hockey, it was a dream job for me. Wheelchair Rugby is a relatively young Paralympic sport, only coming in as a demonstration sport in Sydney in 2000, but it’s really captured a lot of interest and profile within the movement very quickly. The game was invented in Canada and was initially known as Murder Ball. As the name suggests it is action packed, but also very tactical. It is played by tetraplegic athletes who have limited use of all their limbs. The top eight teams in the world will take part in the programme which runs over 5 days culminating on the final day of the Paralympic Games. It will be hosted in the Basketball Arena, also on Olympic Park, and many of our Hockey team will move on to deliver this event also.”
FIH: Finally, on a personal level, what is it like working on such an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime project such as this?
SC: “I do feel tremendously proud to have this opportunity and also very responsible, in partnership with the FIH, for ensuring that Hockey can maximise all the opportunities London 2012 brings to the sport. I’m thoroughly enjoying the experience; the momentum and passion from all involved is tremendous. Today I must admit to wondering how I will feel in 367 days time when that first ball is played at the Hockey Centre! After all, we have two extra days before Hockey starts! I’m perhaps a bit nervous but overall I’m very excited.”
Some more information about the exciting build-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games can be found at the links below.
BBC panoramic view of Olympic Park – Click hereOfficial London 2012 Site – Click here
lunes, 25 de julio de 2011
España gana a Australia (1-2) y concluye segunda el Cuatro Naciones
La selección española ha superado a la campeona del mundo Australia (1-2) en la tercera y última jornada del Cuatro Naciones de Monchengladbach celebrado en el mismo campo que en menos de un mes albergará el Europeo. Los goles de Pau Quemada de penalti-córner y de Roc Oliva remontaron el tanto inicial de Matthew Butturini y situaron a España en disposición de alzarse con el triunfo en el Cuatro Naciones, pero el quinto gol de Holanda a dos minutos del final rompió el empate ante Alemania (5-4) y privó a la selección de la victoria. España fue segunda, por detrás de Holanda y por delante de Alemania y de Australia.
El último partido del Cuatro Naciones representaba un doble desafío para la selección, que tenía la posibilidad de acercarse al triunfo final en este prestigioso torneo y al mismo tiempo suponía una buena oportunidad de deshacerse de los precedentes negativos de sus últimos enfrentamientos con la campeona mundial, que la había superado recientemente en dos amistosos en Terrassa y con anterioridad en el Mundial y en el Champions Trophy.
La consecución de ambos retos se complicó en el minuto 7, cuando Matthew Butturini culminó una jugada personal con un disparo seco a media altura que superó a Quico Cortés (1-0). Con el viento a favor, Australia cortó las conexiones del medio del campo y la delantera española y se dispuso a ampliar diferencias respaldada por su fuerte presión, pero Cortés demostró sus reflejos en la jugada más peligrosa de los oceánicos, un disparo de Wilson.
Inmersa en su labor de aguante, España no se acercó con peligro al área rival hasta el minuto 25, cuando en una gran jugada Marc Sallés se deshizo de dos contrarios y cedió a Santi Freixa, cuyo pase de primeras remató en plancha Roc Oliva y sacó el meta australiano.
España no se encontraba a gusto sobre el campo, con la portería rival oscurecida entre las sombras de los jugadores australianos y su incómoda presión sobre la salida de la bola, pero fue a dos minutos para el descanso, poco después de un penalti-córner australiano, cuando Pau Quemada demostró que su talento en el penalti-córner es suficiente para iluminar un decorado de tinieblas. Su flick raso ajustado al poste se convirtió en el 1-1 y dio paso a un encuentro nuevo tras el descanso.
La selección inició la segunda parte con nuevos bríos, y Roc Oliva estuvo a punto de poner el 1-2 en el 37 aunque no llegó a rematar el rechace de un disparo de Santi Freixa. Un minuto después Oliva no desaprovechó un gran pase de Tubau y firmó la remontada con un revés cruzado.
El 1-2 frenó el ataque en tromba de la selección y cedió a Australia la responsabilidad de buscar el empate, aunque la defensa española, bien instalada y siempre lista para montar una contra, mantuvo a raya a los delanteros australianos repitiendo el guion de ayer ante Holanda.
Esta vez, en cambio, no hizo falta que Cortés se exprimiese al máximo, porque el orden y la eficacia defensiva y los posteriores contraataques transmitieron la seguridad del ganador, confirmaba con el pitido final, después de que los dos penaltis-córner de Australia, los cuatro consecutivos de España y el disparo de Quemada a pase de Freixa, las jugadas más claras en la segunda parte, se quedasen en nada.
Con su triunfo sobre Australia España acarició el triunfo en el Cuatro Naciones, aunque finalmente fue Holanda la que consiguió la victoria al desempatar ante Alemania a dos minutos de la conclusión (5-4). El seleccionador Dani Martín resta importancia al hecho de no haber conseguido el triunfo y prefiere quedarse con el nivel ofrecido por los suyos.
“No es una lástima no haber conseguido ganar el Cuatro Naciones. Desde luego siempre queremos ganar, pero nos quedamos con que el equipo ha progresado en este torneo y ha alcanzado una buena intensidad durante los partidos, ha crecido en el sistema defensivo y ha mejorado en la efectividad en ataque”.
Después de las dos derrotas en Terrassa ante Australia (2-3 y 0-3) la selección se reencontró con la victoria ante los oceánicos, aunque el juego, según Martín, “ha sido parecido al de los partidos de Terrassa, es decir, bueno” y la principal diferencia es que en esta ocasión “hemos materializado nuestras ocasiones y hemos neutralizado sus principales fortalezas”.
La selección se tomará unos días de descanso y ya en agosto disputará sus últimos amistosos ante Bélgica e Inglaterra (dos contra cada uno) para posteriormente poner rumbo a Monchengladbach, sede del Europeo. “Quiero que sigamos con esta misma intensidad en los amistosos y sigamos creciendo en defensa y en ataque. Además, nos vendrá bien enfrentarnos a Bélgica, porque hace tiempo que no jugamos contra ellos”.
Por parte de España jugaron Quico Cortés, Bosco Pérez-Pla, Juan Fernández, Ramón Alegre, Manel Terraza (defensas), Miki Delás, Edi Tubau, David Alegre (medios), Roc Oliva, Pol Amat y Pau Quemada. También jugaron: Sergi Enrique, Franc Dinarés, Marc Sallés, Xavi Lleonart y Santi Freixa.
Clasificación Final1.Holanda
2.España
3.Alemania
4.Australia
2.España
3.Alemania
4.Australia
sábado, 23 de julio de 2011
PARA QUE NO DESAPAREZCA EL CAMPO DE HOCKEY Las Palmas de gran Canaria
La U.D. Las Palmas de fútbol, ha presentado una “propuesta de Ciudad Deportiva” al Cabildo, que pretende eliminar el Campo de Hockey de su ubicación actual, en Siete Palmas: un campo sin pistas de atletismo, nuevas gradas, espacios comerciales y una ciudad deportiva adyacente. El proyecto de remodelación del estadio de Gran Canaria, ideado por el presidente de la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, Miguel Ángel Ramírez, es tan positivo para los intereses de la sociedad anónima que representa como negativo para los deportes que margina: el hockey y el atletismo.
El terreno de Siete Palmas es el único que dispone el Archipiélago para la práctica del hockey y que acoge a 785 deportistas federados, seis clubes y dos equipos de División de Honor (SIENDO LA U. D. TABURIENTE EL ÚNICO CLUB GRANCANARIO CON DOS EQUIPOS EN DIVISIÓN DE HONOR, ya que ningún otro deporte tiene a sus equipos masculino y femenino en la máxima división)
El deporte del stick considera que la permuta que propone la UD con los terrenos de Barranco Seco es inviable técnicamente debido a la denominación de suelo rústico que pesa sobre este último, además de suponer una pérdida notable para sus federados, ya que además de las limitaciones que sufre este deporte minoritario pretendían, en una primer momento, llevarlo a un espacio sin accesos ni transporte público.
Finalmente esta última se descartó pero siguieron adelante con el plan.
La propuesta es totalmente unilateral por parte de la UD Las Palmas y por supuesto, sin contar con la U.D. Taburiente, al estar ya asentado el hockey en dicha zona, y porque además no existiría una parcela deportiva de características similares en Las Palmas de GC, supondría un golpe tan duro para el hockey, que incluso podría llevar a su futura desaparición.
Es más que sabida la fuerza que tiene la UD Las Palmas SAD en la isla de Gran Canaria, y cómo usa todos los mecanismos a su alcance para conseguir los objetivos que se proponen. En este sentido está realizando fuertes presiones en los medios de comunicación, ante las propias fuerza políticas y el propio Cabildo Insular, para intentar conseguir sus objetivos.
Sabiendo que lo que solicita es muy difícil de conseguir y aprovechando las elecciones del mes de mayo, intentaron conseguir de los diferentes grupos políticos un compromiso de ellos para que den el VºBº a sus peticiones: ciudad deportiva propia en el anexo del Estadio de Gran Canaria –con la desaparición del campo de hockey- y eliminación de las pistas de atletismo.
Por tanto nos encontramos en una dura e importante batalla de comunicación, en el que la UD Las Palmas tiene muchas ventajas.
Estamos claramente en el caso de expulsión de una minoría (el hockey) en comparación con la UD Las Palmas SAD, que por el solo hecho de serlo, termina transformándose en víctima del poder económico y de presión. No hay datos objetivos sociales, deportivos, económicos o urbanísticos que justifiquen el cambio, ni a mediano ni a largo plazo. El único motivo que justifica el cambio es el interés de la UD Las Palmas SAD de estar en ese lugar, pero por su propia conveniencia, no por una necesidad real.
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