Lahore News, political scandals, scams, Entertainment, Sports, Lahore history, Lahore police and infotainment portal Best to know anything about Lahore and Lahorites
Lahore: Secretary PHF Shahbaz Ahmad said that the PHF is doing all the efforts to revive hockey in Pakistan. Launching of 5 a side Hockey is an effort in that direction. It would help in enthusing new spirit in the sagging fortunes of our hockey through presenting a faster version of the game. It would hopefully play a role in hockey regaining its past popularity akin to what T20 has done in cricket. As every player including the goal keeper has the chance to score goal in this version so it should attract kidsShahbaz especially thanked the OGDCL for extending sponsorship of Rs 10 million for the event, and also for providing jobs to hockey players.
Abdul Rauf, general manager of the OGDCL also spoke on the occasion and assured the PHF of continued support of his department in bringing back the former glory.
5 a side hockey is a newly introduced version of hockey.
Played on a smaller pitch, almost half the size of a regular hockey field, it is fast paced with less stoppages.
Tournament Director, Tahir Zaman, elaborated on the technical benefits for the players, “Because of the faster pace, the situation changes frequently from attack to defence and vice versa. It has been observed that our players often take more time to adapt to this changing scenario. Hockey 5s would not only help in overcoming this weakness but should also improve communication and ball watching skills, two other sore points. Then goal keeping skills would also be sharpened.”
Format:
Duration of Matches:
Three periods of 12 minutes each with three minute break.
One minute strategic time out.
One bonus point for team winning by a margin of six or more goals and one negative point for
the team losing by six or more goals
Note:Three matches will be played each evening from 10 PM to 12.00
Prize Money:
Total Rs 2.5 million Rupees
Distribution: Winner Rs 7 lac, Runner Up Rs 5 lac, 3rd Position 4 lac,
4th Position 3 lac, 5th Position Rs 2 lac, 6th Position Rs 1 lac
Plus awards for Man of Match, Best Player, Best Goal keeper & Top Scorer
-Tournament runs from 18-25 June
-Channels Associated with Teams as Media Partners:
Each team has a Media Partner:
ARY: Karachi Sharks, Jang: Quetta Warriors, Express: Faisalabad Falcons
City 42: Lahore Lions, Duniya: Islamabad Fighters Sama: Peshawar Panthers
