FIH Launches First Official World Ranking System
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is to launch its first official World Ranking System in October 2003.
The ranking system will be used to determine the pool composition of major FIH and Continental Federation events and their qualifiers. Comparisons will be published of relative strengths of international active countries at
regular intervals, at the end of each cycle of events (e.g. Champions Trophies and Challenges or continental championships).
The methodology for the calculation of world rankings is based upon final rankings of countries' senior teams at Olympic Games, FIH world level events, Continental Championships, and all qualifying events for these
tournaments. Separate rankings are made for men and women and the points for Continental Federation events will be weighted to reflect the varying standards/participation that currently exist between the five Continental
Federations.
The ranking system will reflect both current and past performances.
However, results from the past will be progressively less weighted year by year (25% discount per year over a 4-year cycle) until they are deleted from the calculations.
The system will ensure that, as far as rankings are concerned, success at a single tournament, even the Olympic Games or World Cup, will not be sufficient to make up for poor form in the preceding 3-4 years, and vice versa. It is intended that the ranking system will truly reflect a team's performance over a 4-year cycle.
FIH Hon Secretary General, Peter Cohen, commented, 'A lot of work has gone into establishing the system. It has been extensively and successfully tested over the last year. The FIH World Rankings bring to the hockey world an objective, open and transparent system to determine pool compositions at major events as well as adding considerable statistical interest to the results of those events.'
The first FIH official world ranking will be published in late October, at the conclusion of the All-Africa Games, the final event of the current cycle of continental championships.
A full explanation of the FIH World Rankings can be found in the Events/Results section on www.FIHockey.org and further discussion of the system will appear in the next issue of World Hockey Online magazine.
For further information please contact:
Steven Morris
Marketing & Communications Manager
Hannah Cox
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Federation Internationale de Hockey
Tel:+32 2 2110 365
Fax: +32 2 219 27 61
Email: info@FIHockey.org
Web: www.FIHockey.org
The ranking system will be used to determine the pool composition of major FIH and Continental Federation events and their qualifiers. Comparisons will be published of relative strengths of international active countries at
regular intervals, at the end of each cycle of events (e.g. Champions Trophies and Challenges or continental championships).
The methodology for the calculation of world rankings is based upon final rankings of countries' senior teams at Olympic Games, FIH world level events, Continental Championships, and all qualifying events for these
tournaments. Separate rankings are made for men and women and the points for Continental Federation events will be weighted to reflect the varying standards/participation that currently exist between the five Continental
Federations.
The ranking system will reflect both current and past performances.
However, results from the past will be progressively less weighted year by year (25% discount per year over a 4-year cycle) until they are deleted from the calculations.
The system will ensure that, as far as rankings are concerned, success at a single tournament, even the Olympic Games or World Cup, will not be sufficient to make up for poor form in the preceding 3-4 years, and vice versa. It is intended that the ranking system will truly reflect a team's performance over a 4-year cycle.
FIH Hon Secretary General, Peter Cohen, commented, 'A lot of work has gone into establishing the system. It has been extensively and successfully tested over the last year. The FIH World Rankings bring to the hockey world an objective, open and transparent system to determine pool compositions at major events as well as adding considerable statistical interest to the results of those events.'
The first FIH official world ranking will be published in late October, at the conclusion of the All-Africa Games, the final event of the current cycle of continental championships.
A full explanation of the FIH World Rankings can be found in the Events/Results section on www.FIHockey.org and further discussion of the system will appear in the next issue of World Hockey Online magazine.
For further information please contact:
Steven Morris
Marketing & Communications Manager
Hannah Cox
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Federation Internationale de Hockey
Tel:+32 2 2110 365
Fax: +32 2 219 27 61
Email: info@FIHockey.org
Web: www.FIHockey.org