+++ALL MATCHES WILL BE BROADCASTED LIVE WEB STREAMING (AND ESCLUSIVE RIGHTS) ON WWW.CERH.EU+++"
Hey roller hockey fellows! If you love this sport this weekend you have a thousand reasons to stay at home and enjoy roller hockey pleasure for some time. With the 4 greatest teams in Europe this season already found, the European League will have a new champion this year, succeeding to Liceo da Coruna.
I'm almost sure that you know each of this teams but it is always good to remember again:
-FC Porto, the host team, with some of the great Portuguese players nowdays. The King Reinaldo Ventura, with one of the strongest shoots all over the World, Ricardo Barreiro with all it great skills and champion last 2 years with Coruna and "Caio" with all it speed and technician want to bring to Porto this trophy after 20 years since the last time.
-SL Benfica, the eternal rival from Lisbon, with the young but already World star player Diogo Rafael, the experience from the captain Valter Neves and the Argentinian strength from Steban Abalos wish to turn real the dream of winning the biggest hockey competition in Europe.
-FC Barcelona, with the artistic inspiration of Pablo Albarez, with the goal instint of Marc Torra, and with the giant goalkeeper Sergi Fernandez, want to confirm why Barcelona is the most succeesful team on the big hockey club competition (19 titles!!).
-Valdagno, with the unique Pedro Gil, the goal precision of Carlos Nicolia, and the powerfull shot of Sérgio Silva want to take to Italy for the second time ever the EuroLeague Cup, and show to the World that Italy is again rolling among the best.
Who will take the trophy this year??
And of course the most important thing for you, that probably can't watch live in Porto's rink, all matches will be broadcast by several TV, WebTV channels.
Here you have the transcript text from CERH Facebook Page with all info and links to TV:
2nd Semifinal Saturday 1st June, 18.00h (local time, GMT 0) FC PORTO IMPÉRIO BONANÇA 8–6 RECALAC VALDAGNO (live RTP2, Porto Canal . Pre-recorded broadcast Rai Sport 2-22.00h ) If some TV links doesn't work check the biggest roller hockey website that also as a special attendance for this great competition!! http://www.hoqueipatins.com/
Roller Hockey the best Hockey Sport!!!
Don't waste this opportunity to see some of the best players on the greatest club competition!!!
This time was Barcelona showing an awesome example, about what can be done to promote our Sport.
During one day, some of the best World roller hockey players went to a Barcelona's shopping center and played roller hockey with some young players.
Such a simple event can gives a lot of visibility to our sport.
It is more than time to Federations, clubs, players, coaches and brands get unified and promote our sport as it deserves.
Competitions like European League Final 4 must be broadcasted in some of the most important World Sport Channels. I'm sure with a good organization we could reach such an important goal.
Also the Angolan World Cup should have this opportunity. For example the 2009 World Cup held in Vigo and Pontevedra was broadcasted by Aljazeera sport channel.
Would be good to see them again promoting roller hockey.
Since the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time a lot of efforts should be done to introduce our sport in other African countries. This is a unique opportunity to show roller hockey in Africa
I hope CIRH, CERH, and each competition organization can think about this, and copy promoting events as the one from Barça. A sport that has clubs like Benfica, Barcelona, Porto, Liceo, Sport Recife and River Plate should be in other step of development.
Let's hope that soon the responsible entities can change the way of roller hockey!!!
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Important agreement signed between Cerh and Dartfish.tv
The meeting between Cerh President Fernando Graça, 2nd v. presidente Cesare Ariatti, J.P. Piemontesi and Dartfish manager
On the 31st. of March 2013, in Montreux, Switzerland, CERH signed an important agreement with DARTFISH.,
the Swiss company that has the technical and organisational rights of a
specific television platform, which will be used by CERH TV for the
production and dissemination of images of the different European roller
hockey events. l'or the achievement of this important agreement, it is
important to highlight the work carried out by the CERH Member, Mr. Jean Baptiste Piemontesi , who was responsible for the negotiations undertaken with DARTFISH.
With this link to the DARTFISH platform, the CERH will be able to launch a new initiative — the CERH TV - that will broadcast, live and via web streaming, all the main European Rink Hockey events. I stress the fact that CERH TV
will insure the live transmission of all games of the quarter-finals of
the European League, as well as all the Final 4 matches of all European
club competitions, in particular, the remale Cup, the CERS Cup and the
European league. In addition, can also be displayed on CERH TV
all the games of the 11-17 Male European Championship and of the
European Women Championship, both of them to be held in September.
To operationalize these productions, the clubs will have to ensure - through an application to give free of charge by CERH — the loading of images of their games on the CERH TV
platform, whose videos will be immediately available for viewing by all
users, which could make the upload from the entire match or just from
its highlits. The DARTFISH platform could also be made available, under conditions of hiring very favourable, to all the National Federations, which will be able to take advantage of the capacity of this DARTFISH
platform to upload and watch videos of the games of their national rink
hockey competitions. In this way and through a specific software
programme — and the support of very simple applications -preselected images may be used, in the light of the selection criteria that is freely established - for example, the goals scored, the penalties or the direct free hits,the referees disciplinary sanctions, or the most interesting or controversial actions during the game —
insuring, that way, the use a very useful tool for the analysis and/or
production of specific jobs, to be developed by the technical staff,
athletes, referees and its managers, in particular:
The studies carried out by the coaches, involving technical and
tactical aspects of any game, either in collective terms or in
individual terms (team analysis and/or players evaluations)
An assessment from the Referees Committees, concerning the performance shown by the referees during the matches
The feasibility of this agreement with DARTFISH, also allows CERH TV
to ensure to all the passionate lovers of Rink I{ockey a broader access
to the images of the European competitions, either through live
broadcasts or through the videos that will be available.
It is, thus, a revolution in the field of the rink hockey television dissemination,
allowing the CERH sustain service levels that are so important and
necessary to the support and development of our beloved sport ... Now and in the future!
The link of the new channel is: video.cerh.eu or www.dartfish.tv/cerh
TODAY LIVE-BROADCAST OF 1/4 FINALS OF EUROPEAN LEAGUE
Liceo la Coruna 2-2 Barcelona at 20.00 Also on TV Galicia
This is not April Fools' Day, it's totally TRUE and AMAZING!!
Today the biggest Worlwide TV channel, CNN, is presenting a TV documentary about our Great and unique sport. And this is possible due to our Star player Pedro Gil!
You can read the report at: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/06/showbiz/human-to-hero-pedro-gil-roller-hockey/
Please do both things and press "like" button, share through your friends, comments on CNN, do as much as possible to show CNN that this sport deserve more attention, although it is a small sport.
If FIRS doesn't promote our Sport must be the fans to do it!! Together we can reach our Goals!!!
As all the other sports roller hockey has players that play it like magicians and can create unique moments each match. After a lot of excellent players, at this moment there's one name, one man that all roller hockey fans agree as Best Roller Hockey Player, JORDI BARGALLÓ!!
Magicocentro and Hockeypista.it created a wonderful tribute video to show that Bargalló is a "name to remember". This video and the topic Best player of the World, could be a new initiative for Roller Hockey organizations, CIRH, FIRS and continental Confederations. Why not, as all the other sports do at this moment, CIRH and FIRS create an annual award where the best men and women players could be recognize as the best. This could be very important to promote roller hockey.
And now it's time to watch and enjoy!!!
One more season is getting close to finish in most European Championships. After FC Barcelona, Dornbirn RHC, Grimsby, Nofit and HC Dinan Quévert victories in Spanish, Austrian, English, Israeli and French championships, also 1ª Divisão in Portugal it's almost finding it champion. After another amazing and emotional "O Clássico" between the two biggest Portuguese roller hockey clubs, Porto and Benfica, the final result was 5-5. This result is favorable to the home team, Benfica, that can stop Porto's supremacy in Portuguese hockey in last decade. With one more point than Porto, Benfica will try to win Tigres de Almeirim on last journey, and assure it 21st Portuguese title. But the reason of this article has something about Emotion and Atmosphere in roller hockey, as happen in sports like football and basketball. Which amateur sport can have something like the next video??? This was the last Benfica's goal appointed by one of greatest Portuguese players, Sérgio Silva.
The celebration after was unique, and is an image about how special is this sport for a lot of people!! Although our sort can't have the same visibility, managers with the same perspicacity, and of course the same money than the majority of other sports, has something special, some kind of mystique and passion. It is just because of this that roller hockey can't stop!!!
One more season in Europe is getting close to finish. At this moment the national championships are having weekly decisive matches. Until now only the Spanish title was deliver, but a few more are waiting for it owner...
The same happens with the most important Club Championship, European League! Next days, from 24th to 27th May, Lodi (Ialy) will host the fantastic Final Eight of the Best Club Competition in the World! The best 8 Teams of Europe will be fighting for such honor!!
The stage is ready to receive the artists as the follow video shows:
All roller hockey fans will have the opportunity to watch their favorite
players during this days Live on TV or WebTV. Some broadcast were
already announced, and will be: ITALIAN TIME (+1GMT)
24th May 2012 - 20:00 Esport 3 - Live Web European League Final Eight - Quarter-Finals Oliveirense (Por) 2-6 Barcelona (Spa)
24th May 2012 - 22:00 Raisport 2 - Live Web European League Final Eight - Quarter-Finals Tecnol Reus Deportivo (Spa) 3-1 Amatori Lodi (Ita)
25th May 2012 - 19:15 RTP Azzorre - Live Web European League Final Eight - Quarter-Finals Coinasa Liceo La Coruña (Spa) 4-2 Candelária (Por)
25th May 2012 - 21:15 Raisport Web - Live Web European League Final Eight - Quarter-Finals Benfica (Por) 5-11 Recalac Valdagno (Ita)
26th May 2012 - 18:00 Esport 3 - Live Web European League Final Eight - Semi-Finals Barcelona (Spa) - Tecnol Reus Deportivo (Spa)
26th May 2012 - 20:00 Raisport Web - Live Web European League Final Eight - Semi-Finals Recalac Valdagno (Ita) - Coinasa Liceo La Coruña (Spa)
27th May 2012 - 18:00 Esport 3 - Live Web European League Final Eight - Final
Once again there's any sport channel supporting such Magic Championship, but all of us are sure that one day an Eurosport or ESPN could promote our sport...
In other hand hockeypista.it is preparing the biggest coverage of such event ever on all it means Youtube Channel, Twitter and facebook.
Don't waste this opportunity to watch the best sport of the world Live!!!
Showing that Lodi wants to organize the Best European League Final 8 ever, they prepared an Amazing Brochure, presenting the city, the teams and the competition
Last weekend was full of emotion in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia. During these days, 8 teams had disputed the Spanish King's Cup, conquered by Barcelona. Watch and enjoy all the goals of this amazing competition.
To note that the weekend was full of wonderful goals like the next two, from Toni Sanchez (Vendrel) at minute 2:22 (first video), and Pedro Gil (FC Porto) on the second video.
For the third time OK STARS takes place in Spain. In 28th January, Blanes will be the Spanish Capital of Roller Hockey, with a full day of practice. For the unknowns about this competition, it's comparable to NBA All Stars. The Event is divided in different performances as:
Young Championship
Women's OK STARS
Skills Contest
Men's OK STARS (Match of Stars)
During the morning, the young championship will promote roller hockey between the Spanish young players,t he best way to prepare the future of roller hockey.
After the lunch comes the Women's OK STARS, showing that Roller Hockey can't survive without women's.Concerning the selection of women players and coaches to be prsent in Blanes, will be chosen by capitans and coaches of the teams of each conference (more details on the rules of tournament).
The main part of OK Stars will come after with some of the best players in the World. They will dispute first some Skills Contest splitted in 3 different categories:
Fastest Player (speed race between players)
Precision (shoot to specific parts of goal)
Best Goalkeeper (shoot from different sides of the rink by 8 players)
The winner of each category will win 500€!
To conclude the amazing day there will be the Match of Stars between the players of two conferences (again see all the rules of tournament).
One of the most interesting points of the Men's tournament is the selection of each player. Thus, all Roller Hockey Fans have the opportunity to choose their favorite players to play in Blanes.
As all of us know our sport it is not Olympic and doesn't move money, but moves passion, and this videos proves that. Kids from Recife and Petropolis, that even without the best conditions keep fighting and playing to be the future of our sport one day in Brazil and who knows in the World. The example for all this boys is Diego Souza, player with 15 years old and from Recife, that since last year is playing in Benfica, and studying in Lisbon. All this was possible due to the help of the biggest Brazilian Hockey player at this moment. Cláudio Filho (nickname: "Cacau"). We hope that more kids like Diego could have this opportunity...
It's real, and an excellent news for all Roller Hockey Lovers!
A new contest about Roller Hockey was born last days, EuroStick.
For the first time ever a Contest put together all fans of Roller Hockey. Designed by the webmaster of Mundook.net, Pedro Alves, Eurostick is a partnership between almost all European Roller Hockey Websites: Mundook.net (pt), hoqueipatins.com (pt), bRuNiM.com (pt), okcat.cat (cat), hockeypista.it (it) and rh-news.com (ger,swi,aut) (more websites are expected to promote it).
The contest is being sponsored by CERH, that will award the final Winner (from an european capital city, on low-cost) with a Flight to the place where European League Final-8 competition will take place and 2 TICKETS for all 3 days of the competition, CERH offer (prize still not confirmed, and only possíble if CERH agrees).
The game is very simple, WITH NO VALUES IN MONEY WHAT SO EVER, for the player (participant) and has a simple genesis, bet in the total score of European League and CERS Cup matches.
One more delicious day of Roller Hockey finished yesterday.
The quarter finals had a big surprising. The sensational Mozambique team, made did history again and defeated Brazil by 9-6, after being losng 2-6 at the half-time. After Angola surprise, Mozambique is for the first in semi-finals, where the tasks now to be in final just will be possible with a miracle.
Video of Mozambican Miracle
This time it will be Spain, World Champions, which are realizing an excellent World Cup until now. They had guaranted the place yesterday against Italy. The "squadra azure" with all it experient players wasn't enough good to beat the Spanish.
Argentinian commemorating one of the 12th goals
The other semi-final will be a delicious Argentina-Portugal.
Argentina won Chile for an imponent score, 12-3. One more time the Stadium" was full to watch the magical team.
Also Portugal with a perfect first time defeated France with a final score of 6-3.
Today all the cameras are focused in the Roller Hockey Classic Argentina-Portugal, and nobody knows what will happen. Argentina is spreading style always on the rink, but Portugal seems that is saving all energy to this phase of the World Cup.
Games for today (Argentina Time +4 UCT):
10,00: South Africa - USA
11,30 Netherlands - England
13,00 Switzerland - Colombia
15,00 Germany - Angola
16,30 France - Chile
18,00 Brazil - Italy
19,30 Argentina - Portugal
21,30 Spain - Mozambique
Which teams do you bet to see in Final tomorrow?????
Watch the Gold Goal that had qualified Mozambique against the strong national team of Angola
Also the press release of Mozambique and Angola
Also yesterday San Juan proved to the World why is the Capital of Roller Hockey. Watch this small movie:
The Quarter Finals will be tomorrow with following matches and time (Argentina time +4 UCT):
16,30 Portugal - France
18,00 Brazil - Mozambique
19,30 Spain - Italy
21,00 Argentina - Chile
Don't forget that all the matches have web livestream!!!
Open Ceremony and a Wonderful Show (source of photo: mundook.net )
The organization of the 40th FIRS World Cup doesn't stop to surprise us. After the song, now it's time to watch a fantastic cartoon, concerning the mascot of the Tournament Estiqui Jr..
The video presents the passion of the dinosaur for this wonderful sport. During the World Cup in the World Cup Arena, the mascot will be there to support all the national teams, and give more color to the event that everybody is waiting.
Even in a World dominated by Internet nowadays, Books still have an important place concerning information.
Although there are some books about roller hockey, the situation could be much better. First information is written just in a few languages, and after there are almost any book about technical aspects.
This topic will promote four books:
"Campeonatos do Mundo de Hóquei em Patins-Contributos para a História"
"Basic Roller Hockey"
"ABC Roller Hockey"
"Roller Hockey Basic Tactics"
The first one is about history of the sport (in Portuguese), the three after concerns Coaching Manuals (in English), and the last one is about the femalle Chilean World Champions in 2006.
The book about the history of Rink-Hockey World Championships is available at the editor Despertar Memórias.
The book was written by one of the persons that has contributed more to our sport, managing website, blog, databases..., just about roller hockey, Fernando Castro!
The book, with 388 pages, presents all the World Championships A (from 1936 to 2009) and B (from 1984 to 2010), as well as youth and women competitions, with indications of players, goalers, referees, coaches and other relevant informations.
Also, a section for the most relevant countries in rink-hockey is presented, with a list of participating players and some interesting statistics for each country.
For the past 20 years, the NRHA and many clubs including those in Herne Bay and Manchester have subscribed to the three books produced by Ismael Figueiredo: Basic Roller Hockey, ABC of Roller Hockey and Roller Hockey Book of Tactics.
These books will show you how to develop a beginners' basic skills from skating to ball control, to goalkeeping movement. They include great ways to plan your training sessions and how to develop players at the right pace. They show how to develop the players technical as well as tactical abilities and are useful to advanced players too. They also pay great attention to tactics from box/diamond defence to offensive plays. The books hold some of the greatest coaching secrets only the very best contemporary coaches know.
Carlos Amaral, National Coaching Director, bought his new copies on a pen drive for £25 (for all three!!) and you can now do the same for the same price, including post and package and the pen drive. All proceeds will go to burgeoning Maidstone RHC, Please see our club shop for more details.
Book about the history of the 2006 FIRS Women's World Cup, hosted in Chile, where the local national team won for the first time of the country's history a collective title.
The book also talks about the history of roller hockey in Chile. Was presented in 3rd September of 2010.
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As everything in life, concerning Roller Hockey there are better people playing it and other not so much, countries that are wonderful playing this sports, other that need to learn a lot...
Life is like that, and one of the best ways to accelerate the learning time is sharing ideas and knowledge concerning roller hockey.
This work has been done since sometime in countries where this sport is played.
For example a national coach that come from another country, as happen in Angola, Brazil, England, South Africa..
Jordi Camps, Josep Maria Barbera, South African Federation and players that took part in course/training session at APF
Usually the main coach's exporters are Porugal and Catalonia. For example Catalonian Roller Sports Federation has an exchange program to send coaches to other countries to help the develop of roller hockey.
José Carlos with Al Dahklyea club from Egypt
Another example is the travel of some roller hockey coaches to other countries to teach how to play better. This happened last year in Egypt, when Mr. José Carlos went there for a week and gave new kwoledges to Egyptian players. This was very important before the participation in African Clubs Cup.
Portuguese and French players playing in Mexico
One more example are players that travel or went to other countries to work and are volunteers to play for teams existing there. A recent example of this, was the participation of two roller hockey players, Frederico Abrantes from Portugal, and Martin Babilotte from France, in a Mexican Tournament.
Also during the Brazilian Championship "Esport Clube Corrêas" had in their constitution three Portuguese that are living in Rio de Janeiro, and were invited to play for Corrêas side.
The last example is the travel of school or senior teams to other countries, where young players can share experiences with other players from different parts of the world.
Almost all the young tournaments are international, receiving also foreign teams.
Israel young team that played "Torneio dos Cerejinhas" in 2010
One good example was the participation of an Israel young team in a tournament in Madeira's Islands (Portugal). Israel people see this has one opportunity to improve it roller hockey quality and is confirmed that this year, again a young team from Israel will compete in a tournament hosted in Catalonia.
The part of the world where this exchange is less observed is Asia. Beyond Asia Cup, there's no more exchange activity. But a hopeful news comes from India and Pakistan, because for the first time, a Pakistan team will compete in an Indian national tournament, Federal Roller Hockey Premier League. Also the participation of the Argentinian club, Parana Rowing Club at this tournament seems like an excellent news to Asian Roller Hockey.
As the name of this blog says Rolling Together is fundamental to improve the quality of our sport, and spread it in other countries. So if you are a coach, a player, a fan, when you travel/work in other region, think before to contact possible roller hockey clubs or players to teach, learn or just play there for a while...
One of the biggest problems of Roller Hockey comparing with others like football, basket, tennis... is it promotion around the World.
Most of the times is hard to think in Marketing ideas to find solutions to this problem.
Happily there are a lot of people that wants to see Roller Hockey in other level and with more players.
The unique form to reach this point, is betting and teaching the young generation about the beauty of Roller Hockey.
For example last weeks was done in Avila, Spain a Roller Hockey Weekend Camp where a lot of kids could learn more about Roller Hockey. the right image shows the young players rolling in a square of this city, a good marketing idea to promote our sport also also to normal citizians.
Stuart Carvalhais club that competed in the Portuguese Final 4 of Juveniles
Another example comes from Portugal and is a Roller Hockey school inside a normal public school. In Portugal there's a sport program to schools, but unhappily Roller Hockey doesn't make part of it yet. Although João Campelo, a ex player, wanted to promote our sport in a portuguese school, "Escola Secundária Stuart Carvalhais", in Massamá, Portugal, and founded 10 years ago this club inside the school.
After 10 years the club is one of the bests in the formation of roller hockey players in Portugal, and has disputed the final four of the Juveniles National Championships, together with some of the best teams of Portugal like SL Benfica, FC Porto and HC Braga.
Young players rolling in Valongo
Another idea that comes from Portugal is the promotion of the sport inside a Shopping Mall, as appears on the photo.
In this case AD Valongo, a club from Valongo city, invited all young to roll or to learn it.
Also FC Bom-Sucesso (another portuguese club) did a similar campaign but inside a traditional Portuguese Market.
To show how Roller Hockey must come to the streets of cities and towns all over the World watch the next video, that was a marketing idea to promote the 2011 CERS Cup Final 4 , in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia.
Young playing Roller Hockey in the middle of Vilanova i la Geltrú, host city of CERS Cup Final 4 in 2011
All these 4 examples, are simple ideas that were used to promote our sport. Together with all the Internet skills that we can use for free nowadays (youtube, facebook, twitter, softwares) it is simple to promote our sport, just takes sometime.
Why you don't try one of them in your city or town?? Do you accept the Challenge??
I would be very receptive to promote it after in Rolling Together
The sport can help to overcome diseases.This is what Fundació Joan Petit Nens do with Cancer, organizing the 11th Roller Hockey Tournament to boys and girls with ages between 3 and 6 years.
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The Best Roller Hockey Club Competition started, European League Final 8 , in Andorra. This is one of the high moments each year. One more time all of us can watch it LIVE ON TV!!
Now you have a reason to invite a friend to take a dinner or drink some Beers :)
Sather Blanes HCF 0-2 Bom Petisco Candelaria SC Wednesday, 18th May 201, 18:45h (+1GMT) Video of the match (pay attention to the 2nd Goal-Montivero's Magic):
HC Coinasa Liceo 7-4 CE Noia Freixenet-Esports 3/TVG
Wednesday, 18th May 2011 20.30 (+1GMT)
Isello Hockey Valdagno 2-4 Tecnol Reus Deportiu-raisport 2
Thursday, 19th May 2011 18:45 (+1GMT)
Fc Porto Império Bonança 4 - 3 FC Barcellona Sorli Discau
Thursday, 19th May 2011 2011 20:30(+1GMT)
Video of the match (pay attention to the last goal by Pedro Gil, the best Roller Hockey Player of the World):
All the World Roller Hockey Fans know that one of the more important problems of our sport, is the lack of TV transmissions.
Usually the argument is that Roller Hockey is not attractive, the ball is to small...
As we know this is not true and now was proved by Porto Canal/MediaPro director Juan Figueroa Boullosa, in declarations to Mundo do Hóquei.
At last weeks they have been doing weekly transmissions of Portuguese League, He says that "Roller Hockey works good on TV, against what some people usually says. In Portugal is a very famous sport, that has market.Next season is not sure if Porto Canal will keep or not Roller Hockey transmissions.MediaPro is producing these matches cooperating with TA Sport, that got a good advertisement support.
To complete he says:"It is important to refer that without enterprise support, there's not hockey on TV."
This is one more good news, proving that Roller Hockey has everything to be a Top Sport.
Next days a big Roller Hockey TV transmission, will be done from Andorra. Will be the best Club's Roller Hockey Tournament, European League Final 8. There will be links to watch Live on Rolling Together.
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