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Hong Kong Inline Cup 2006 Concludes for Another Year
The annual tournament for age groups and adults organized each November has come to a successful conclusion. Visiting teams from Taipei, Philippines, Australia, Korea, Singapore, Iran and UK joined Hong Kong squads for two great weekends of inline hockey.
8U and High School were added as new categories this year and drew 5 teams each. Congratulations to Taipei Tigers Yellow team for winning gold in 8U and Australia Digi for being the 1st champions of the High School division. Organizers look forward to expanding the teams in these divisions next year along with the ever popular men & women division and the 10U and 12U in the age groups.
The quality of play is obviously improving year by year and the is a very positive sign for the development of inline hockey in Asia. With the sport skyrocketing in popularity worldwide and vying for Olympic status, it is critical for Asian countries to continue to keep pace with the development of their training programs. The Hong Kong Inline Cup is a forum to help aspiring athletes to gain international experience and hone their competitive skills. The HKIC committee is now planning for 2007 and looking to make it even better than ever!
Special thanks to HKCIHA organizational partners in this annual event; Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), Hong Kong Federation of Roller Sport (HKFRS), FIRS / CIRILH (International Federation), YMCA of Hong Kong, Skate Australia and Canada Inline. Of course, a very special thank you to sponsors LCSD, MILO and Hitachi Data Systems, and to all the countries and clubs that participated in the 2006 HKIC. It truly is a fantastic cooperative effort that makes this annual event a success. Thank you all again.
You can review all the results, etc. by clicking on the "ticker tape" message above. This will get you over to the web site at KPCC where you only need to click on HKIC 2006.
Revised Rules - Read Them!
The rules have been updated and the version that you will find on this web site are the ones that we will be using until further notice.
Play by the rules and enjoy the game!
Team Hong Kong 10U Return With Medals
Our 9 Dragons who traveled to Detroit, USA to compete in the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics 2006 returned with a Copper (4th place) in the club division. Their performance in the International division was better than expected and very credible. They finished behind USA regional champions and Canada...pretty good company!
Congratulations boys!!
[Picture of team and coaches]
Rules for 2006 to 2007 Season
There have not been any changes to the rules (listed on this web site) as of August 2006, except for rules number 5. on page 2 concerning age groups. Please note that the age groups as currently listed will remain for the duration of 2006 for tournaments only. It will remain HKCIHA policy in future that age groups for tournaments will be constant for the entire year (e.g. for the whole of 2007, any person born in 1996 or 1997 or thereafter will be eligible for 10U).
For leagues starting September 2006, the age divisions will be as follows:
Age Group Birth Year Category
6 & Under 2000 & 2001 Tyke / 6U
8 & Under 1998 & 1999 Novice / 8U
10 & Under 1996 & 1997 Atom / 10U
12 & Under 1994 & 1995 Peewee / 12U
14 & Under 1992 & 1993 Bantam / 14U
16 & Under 1990 & 1991 Midget / 16U
18 & Under 1988 & 1989 Collegiate / 18U
Women Generally 14+ but geared to ability and size.
Men Generally 18+ with exceptions for high school
players and teams depending on size and ability.
The notes remain the same, essentially giving room for discretion of league administrators to adapt provided approval is sought and attained from HKCIHA.
Countdown to Detroit for 10U Team Hong Kong
The faces of our team that are bound for Detroit on July 20 are featured in this SCMP Young Post article. Read and enjoy and support our team at the worlds!
Hong Kong Heading to Detroit, USA for World Championships
Team Hong Kong Inline Hockey 10U age group is entered in the Junior Olympics/World Championships for inline hockey! The tournament is being sanctioned by FIRS and hosted by AAU of America. This is a first for our sport and the team is training hard to make the best of it.
Click here for the full information release.
AGM Announced
The HKCIHA Executive Committee has announced that the AGM will be held on Friday November 18, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at KPCC rink. Details will be sent to members by circular.
Hong Kong Inline Cup 2005
The Hong Kong Federation of Roller Sports and Hong Kong, China Inline Hockey Association will again be sanctioning this annual event this November. About 40 teams are expected to compete in this tournament. With teams from USA and UK confirmed the global attraction of this event continues. Other cities/countries entering teams include Perth and Brisbane, Singapore, Korea, Iran, Philippines, Shanghai, Taipei and, of course, Hong Kong. Full details are on the event manager's (YMCA) web page ( www.ymcahk.org.hk/kpcc).
Hong Kong Takes Silver at Asia Roller Sports Championships
Team Hong Kong Inline Hockey went to Korea on May 9 th ready to compete with the best of Asia at the Asia Roller Sports championships in Jeonju , Korea . Their first match was hours after an early morning arrival and they managed to battle fatigue, strange rink conditions and the team from Iran to gain their first victory. They won another match against Korea later that day, lost to Japan then tied Chinese Taipei. The medal round saw Team Hong Kong get a convincing win over Chinese Taipei to advance to the gold medal round. A spirited game against Japan showed Team Hong Kong's determination but they couldn't defeat a very strong Japanese squad. Still, a silver medal performance at its first major international inline hockey tournament is more than commendable.
Congratulations to our men's team! You brought honour to Hong Kong and our sport!!
A few photos of Team Hong Kong:
11th Asian Roller Sports Championship 11th Asian Roller Sports Championship as Team Hong Kong in Jeonju, Korea May 10th to 15th.
Chinese Media Release
English Media Release
Hong Kong Inline Cup 2004
The Hong Kong Inline Cup held on 19/20/21 & 25/26/27/28 November 2004 was without doubt the largest and best International event of its kind held in Asia. This event is sanctioned by the Hong Kong, China Inline Hockey Association a relatively new body that is working hard to develop the game in Hong Kong and making significant progress. (more...)
Hong Kong Federation of Roller Sport and Hong Kong, China Inline Hockey Association Sign Agreement
The HKFRS and HKCIHA formally linked their efforts to expand and develop inline and roller sports with the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOU) on Saturday November 27, 2004. Essentially the agreement delegates the responsibility for inline hockey development to HKCIHA and otherwise outlines how the two organizations will join hands and work cooperatively for the good of all roller sport. The agreement positions Hong Kong to have sound inline hockey training programs and prepare teams to compete in international competition. The HKCIHA has already begun planning for training of representative teams and will be preparing teams for tournaments in 2005 and beyond.
The future looks bright for inline hockey enthusiasts. There is no better time to join the HKCIHA and enjoy training for the Coolest Game on Wheels.
Executive Committee Elected at AGM
This year's AGM of the Hong Kong, China Inline Hockey Association was held on September 17 to receive activity and financial reports of the association. Elections for executive officers and committee members were also held. David Wong was re-elected as President with William Fu, Con Conway and Chuck Allison returning as Vice President, Honorary Treasurer and Secretary respectively. Re-elected as executive committee members were Ashley Chow, Danny Chiu and Curtis Louie.
The President reported that the Association's strategy of focusing its resources on leadership development was producing results as visible evidence of both quality of training programs and leagues as well as growth in numbers is apparent.
The Association looks forward to another year of positive development of this exciting sport of inline hockey.
Hong Kong, China IHA to Sanction Hong Kong Inline Cup
The Hong Kong Inline Cup, which is hosted by the YMCA of Hong Kong, is developing a reputation as the most competitive and exciting tournament in Asia. The HKCIHA is proud to be part of this tournament and has worked with the organizers over the years to continually improve the quality of officiating and logistics. The HKCIHA will again sanction the 2004 Hong Kong Inline Cup. This year a Junior age category will be added with action commencing the weekend before the Adult division with a Referee Certification Course and Coaching Development Course in between the two competitions. (November 19 to 28)
Teams interested to compete in this exciting tournament should contact Doug Cole, Tournament Director at doug@ymcahk.org.hk
Click the logo for the Hong Kong Inline Cup on this page for full details.
IHA Announces Exciting Fall Calendar of Events
The Hong Kong, China Inline Hockey Association announced it's major events calendar following it's July executive committee meeting. Inline hockey enthusiasts should take note and plan for action this fall.
click here for the full news
2003
Hong Kong International Report
The 2003 version
of the YMCA International Inline Hockey Tournament is now history.
Players have rated it a great success and organizers are already
encouraged to take the tournament to even greater heights next
year. You can read all about it by clicking into the official
report:
official
report
Congratulations
to Australia for taking the Cup, Singapore for the Plate and Hong
Kong for the Women's Cup! Hope to see the teams back next year
along with new teams to join in the festival.
Press
Release
World Inline
Hockey Community Flys Into Hong Kong!!!
Chinese
Media Release
English
Media Release
Inline
Hockey Tournament 2003
Largest
Inline Hockey Tournament in Asia!!!
Chinese
Media Release
English
Media Release
World
Inline Cup 2004 
Canada Inline Press
Release
For Immediate
Release: Oct.1, 2003
YMCA
Rink Gets New Surface
The Y's KPCC centre manager, Doug Cole,
sent along a photo of the newly refurbished rink at their facility.
"Along with a complete new floor, we took the opportunity
to conduct major maintenance on other aspects of the rink, protective
netting, goal nets, players bench areas and so forth, " states
Doug. "This work is just in time for the start of a new season
and will serve us well for our 3rd annual international inline
tournament at the end of November", he adds.
Check it out yourself. The easiest way there is to take the MTR
(Jordan Station) and exit B2 and in 5 minutes you're at KPCC.
Hong
Kong, China IHA Holds AGM
The
first Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong, China Inline Hockey
Association was held on Friday September 19, 2003.
President David Wong
remarked that he was fully aware that inline hockey players would
much rather be at the rink working on their game skills rather
than meeting over administrative matters. None-the–less, all
agreed that it is important for the advancement of our sport to
have a properly constituted and managed organization. The reports
adopted at the meeting showed just that and more. The IHA not
only has an effective administrative system but great support
from members and community and quickly developing a track record
for excellence in sport development.
The meeting considered
and approved the various reports and shared hopes and aspirations
for the sport’s development.
Now, back to the rink
for training and league action. See you all next year, and in
the meantime – “ Keep those Wheels Rollin’”.
Hong
Kong, China IHA Sanctions the Air Canada - YMCA Inline Hockey
Development Program.
In an effort to support the systematic and professional training
of coaches and officials of inline hockey the HK, China IHA has
given the "thumbs up" to a curriculum aimed at certifying
coaches, referees and supporting officials of our sport.
(full story)
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