Careers and recruitment in field hockey

Guides

• How to become a field hockey coach: qualification pathways

  What the FIH Academy, England Hockey, Hockey Australia and USA Field Hockey each offer new and developing coaches, and how to choose a route.

• Hockey club coaching roles explained

  Head coach, assistant coach, coaching director, development officer, player-coach and more: what each role usually involves and how they fit together.

• How clubs should write a coaching job advert (with template)

  A plain, copyable template for a hockey coaching vacancy, plus what to include so good candidates can decide quickly whether to apply.

• Interviewing and hiring a club coach: process and safeguarding checks

  A step-by-step hiring process for hockey clubs, including the background and safeguarding checks used in England, Australia and the United States.

• Playing hockey abroad: how player-coach roles and club contracts usually work

  What to ask before accepting a playing or player-coach offer overseas, what clubs commonly provide, and where to check visa rules.

• Umpiring career path in field hockey

  How umpires start at club level and progress, with the first courses from the FIH Academy and England Hockey.

• Working in sports administration and events

  The non-coaching jobs that keep hockey clubs and associations running: administration, events, finance, grounds, retail and hospitality, and how people get into them.

• Hiring in Asia: what international clubs and sports companies should know about recruiting in Taiwan

  Work permits, anti-discrimination rules and practical steps for international clubs and sports businesses recruiting in Taiwan, with notes that apply across Asia.