HockeyID

Hockey ID is an adapted format of traditional 11 a side hockey. It is designed to promote inclusion and accessibility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. It is played at international level with 6 people per team, including a goalkeeper but locally can be played with 3 or 5 people per team or any other variation to suit the local group. This sport offers diverse individuals the opportunity to actively engage in a physical discipline, develop their skills, and most importantly, have fun.

There are multiple forms for disabled people to play hockey/sports. Besides Hockey ID (Intellectual Disability) there is Hockey PD (Physical Disability) and e.g. Hockey WD (Wheelchair Disability). The FIH promotes all variants of hockey for the disabled but has chosen Hockey ID as the variant to organize and promote in a more central way.

Did you know? There are over 200 million people in the world with an intellectual disability!

The major challenge that Hockey ID must address is to instill a desire in people with disabilities to engage in sports for the joy and pleasure of physical activity, to fulfill their desire for play and competition. This can be achieved by harnessing the unique characteristics of team sports; while also leveraging the potential benefits that the use of equipment offers, making Field hockey a sport that comprehensively targets fundamental motor patterns.