| Welsh Hockey Union Undeb Hoci Cymru WHU |
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| Sport | Hockey |
| Area of jurisdiction | National |
| Formation date | 1996 |
| Location | Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff |
| President | Ann Ellis [1] |
| Chief Exec | Helen Bushell |
| Secretary | Helen Bushell |
| Men's coach | Nazir Mohamed |
| Women's coach | Sue Sutton |
| Replaced | Welsh Hockey Association/Welsh Women's Hockey Association |
| (founded) | 1896/1897 |
| Official website | |
| www.welsh-hockey.co.uk | |
The Welsh Hockey Union (Welsh: Undeb Hoci Cymru) (WHU) is the national governing body for hockey in Wales. It was established in 1996 by the merger of the Welsh Hockey Association (founded 1896) and the Welsh Women's Hockey Association (founded 1897). The WHU is responsible for the administration of all aspects of the game including clubs, competitions, development, internationals, schools, umpiring and universities.[2][3]
National competitions include men's and women's Welsh Cups. Internationally, Welsh players compete at the Olympic games as part of the Great Britain team. In all other competitions, including the Hockey World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, Wales compete in their own right. The Wales hockey team also compete at the EuroHockey Nations Trophy (ENT), which was held in Wrexham in August 2009. Other countries that compete at the ENT are Belarus, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scotland and Switzerland.[4][5]
The Welsh Hockey Union is based in Sport Wales National Centre.[3]
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