England Hockey is committed to the area of Equity & Ethics.
England Hockey Board’s Code of Ethics and Behaviour
This encapsulates all the sporting, moral and ethical principles that hockey represents. The Code is intended for all participants and disciplines within the sport. Everyone involved in the sport should promote equality of access and opportunity, fairness and respect. All those involved within hockey have a responsibility to act according to the highest standards of integrity and to ensure that the reputation of the sport is, and remains, high.
Equality Standards
The Equality Standard is a framework, developed by the Home Country Sports Councils, to guide sports organisations towards achieving equality. It assists organisations in developing structures and processes, assessing performance and ensuring continuous improvement in equality.
There are four levels of the Equality Standard, EHB achieved the preliminary level in September 2007.
As part of its commitment to equality, EHB has written an Action Plan and established a working group to focus on achieving equality.
EHB work with equity partners to promote and provide opportunities. EHB are currently working with the British Asian Hockey Association (BAHA) to increase opportunities for asian players, coaches and volunteers to be involved.
Useful links – Equity Partners
English Federation of Disability Sport (EDFS): http://www.efds.co.uk/
Sporting Equals: http://www.sportingequals.org.uk/
Womens Sport and Fitness Foundation: http://www.wsff.org.uk/
Standards Website: http://www.equalitystandard.org/
