Hockey is looking for a pass, lack of sports facilities

hockey in Panama it is looking for and trying to grow, but like all sports in our country, its own “Achilles heel”, is a lack of structure. In other words, the headquarters in order to be able to train and further develop this sport, which counts children and youth, which is more and more numerous every day, the president said. Panamanian Hockey Federation, Ademir Montenegro.

of Montenegro explained that, in order to practice and develop this sport, they have to rent fields, because there are no facilities for hockey, they use football fields, which must be adapted in field hockey (11 on 11), as well as when they play 5-a-side hockey, and the other modality played in Panama is indoor hockey.

The sports leader adds that the government and ruling entities only see sports that attract a “mass of fans” as sports. baseball and footballto show that “sport is going”, but in fact it is not.

President of hockey in Panama He added that they asked for facilities and projects from different governors, but did not get positive answers, while there are other sports such as baseball that have Major League stadiums in all provinces, while hockey only wants and strives to have a clearly defined structure for this sport.

For now, Panamanian hockey is preparing to hold the national children’s rookie tournament in the men’s and women’s branches in the Gymnastic Hall on October 6 and 7. Costa Rican school in La Chorrera.

Another obligation of Panamanian hockey is Central American to be held in Guatemala in the month of November, and the Panamanian team did not stop training.

For next year, Panama will have to prepare for Pan American Challenge which will be held in Peru, and the Istmeños will have to compete in both the men’s and women’s branches.

of Montenegro He added that the choice of hockey He was recently at the Jamaica Pre-World Cup, a highly contested tournament that served as Panama’s experience for future international commitments.