User:Axxter99/Hockey

Zimbabwe
	<img alt="Zimbabwe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/180px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600">
Association	Hockey Association of Zimbabwe
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Head Coach	N Milner
Manager	C Lapham
Captain	T Maredza
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FIH ranking
Current	81 <img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"> (12 March 2024)
Highest	41 (2003)
Lowest	70 (January 2017)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1964)
Best result	12th (1964)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	5 (first in 1983)
Best result	3rd (2000)
African Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1987)
Best result	2nd (1987)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Summer Olympics edit

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	Did not participate
1920
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964	Banned^[a]
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992	Did not participate
1996	group stage	10th	7	1	3	3	12	15	Squad
2000	—^[b]
2004	group stage	10th	7	2	1	4	15	17	Squad
2008	group stage	12th	6	0	0	5	6	29	Squad
2012	group stage	11th	6	1	1	4	14	24	Squad
2016	—^[c]
2020	group stage	10th	5	1	1	3	16	24	Squad
2024	TBD
2028	TBD
2032	TBD
Total	0/24	0 titles							–

World Cup edit

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	5th place game	6th	6	3	0	3	6	6	N/A
1973	Final	1st	7	3	3	1	13	6
1975	9th place game	9th	7	3	1	3	17	10
1978	Final	2nd	8	6	0	2	26	14
1982	3rd place game	4th	7	3	1	3	21	19
1986	7th place game	7th	7	5	0	2	13	8
1990	Final	1st	7	5	1	1	21	13
1994	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	25	6
1998	Final	1st	7	6	0	1	26	14	Squad
2002	3rd place game	3rd	9	6	1	2	20	10	Squad
2006	7th place game	7th	7	4	1	2	21	12	Squad
2010	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	20	10	Squad
2014	Final	2nd	7	5	1	1	16	10	Squad
2018	Final	2nd	7	4	2	1	22	8	Squad
2023	Qualified
Total	15/15	3 titles	100	61	14	25	267	146	–

Notes edit

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^ South Africa qualified but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that there weren't enough black players in the team. Argentina took their place as the 7th ranked team at the Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[1]
^ South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[2]^[3] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[4]^[5]

Title holders edit

Current
Competition	Men's	Women's
African Games	Egypt (2003)	South Africa (2003)
African Olympic Qualifier	South Africa 2019	South Africa 2019
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations	South Africa (2022)	South Africa (2022)
Hockey Juniors Africa Cup	Egypt (2016)	South Africa (2016)
African Youth Games	South Africa (2018)	South Africa (2018)
Indoor Africa Cup	South Africa (2021)	Namibia (2021)

African Youth Games edit

Number	Event	2010	2014	2018
Main Sports
1	Athletics
1	Cycling	No
	Gymnastics		No
	Swimming
	Shooting	No	No

Boat Sports
?	Canoeing
?	Rowing
Combat Sports
	Boxing
	Fencing
	Judo
	Karate
	Taekwondo
	Wrestling		No
	Vovinam	No	No
	Wushu	No	No
Team Sports
?	Basketball
	Football
	Netball	No		No
	Rugby sevens	No
	Volleyball	No
	Beach volleyball	No	No
	Field hockey	No	No
	Handball	No	No
Racquet Sports
	Table tennis
	Badminton	No
	Tennis

Other Sports
	Weightlifting
	Triathlon	No
	Archery	No	No
	Boules	No	No
	Equestrian	No	No
Demonstration Sports
	Golf	No
	Motocross	No	No
	Sambo	No	No
	Speed-ball	No	No

tmp edit

mini hockey edit

South Africa Mini Hockey
	3v3 Hockey	6v6 Hockey	8v8 Hockey	Normal hockey
	6-7 years old	8-9 years old	8-11 years old
Length	27m	50m	50m	91.4m
Width	22m	25m	45m	55m
Length of defensive zone	-	-	10m	22.9m (termed the "23 metre area")
Width of goals	2m	2m	2m	3.66m
Circle	no	no	yes	yes
Source: SA Hockey Fundamental COACHING Framework adapted from FIH age specific coaching

Rules edit

3v3 edit

play on
no obstruction no "foot" rule
no offside
no penalty corners
If the ball goes over the backline the defender starts play again from 5m up from the backline

6v6 edit

no obstruction
no "foot" rule (but the ball can't be deliberately kicked)
no offside
free hit & sideline hit-in everybody must be 5m away
no penalty corners-instead have a free hit 10m from the baseline, all players must be 5m away and no direct shots at goal are allowed if the ball goes over the backine the defender starts play again from 5m up from the backline

8v8 edit

play on
no obstructions
no "foot" rule (but the ball can't be deliberately kicked)
no offside
Penalty corner, or, if there are no circles, free bit 15m from the bastine every player 5m away and no direct shots at goal allowed.
If the ball goes over the backline by by a attacker, the defender starts play again from 15m up the backline.
If the ball goes over the backline by by a defender, a long corner at 5m from the corner on the sideline, every player and no direct shot at goal allowed.