How was the hockey year in Uruguay?

Year of transition, construction and projection. Uruguay has had a goal set several years ago and that is to try to bring its hockey as close to Chile and Argentina as possible. The Eastern Band is growing by leaps and bounds and, with the help of sponsors and leadership work that promotes the practice of the sport, they managed to position themselves on the Hockey Five map, on the track and a jump in the 11 teams..

Their season began very early, in the first Hockey 5 World Cup in Oman, where they achieved an important fifth place and a promise to continue building foundations so that the players can grow in the different practices that later take them to the Cimarronas first team. .

Although the development of hockey in Uruguay is exponentialthe learning curve continues to rise, they recruited Rolando Rivero to collaborate in keeping the wave high and this is how the women’s coach -Nicolás Tixe- explained about the arrival of the Argentine to the coaching staff: “We have been growing a lot and the incorporation of Rolo It brings even greater quality to that growth. Since there are no official tournaments ahead, 2024 was a year for him to meet many players, going to the clubs, talking to coaches, so he could see how they work, how they train.”

The sporting progress was proportional to the fulfillment of the management deadlines to provideIn the first instance, the Celeste Court accompanied by different tools so that today Uruguay can aspire to host an international tournament and this is what Juan Espasandin, top leader of the Federation between 2018 and 2024, mentioned: “We managed to launch the Copa América, which begins on July 24 of next year and ends on August 3 with eight women’s and eight men’s teams.. The champion of each branch will be directly qualified for the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in the Netherlands and Belgium. In addition, we signed an agreement with the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of Uruguay to begin the construction of all the material stands that will be ready for said event.”

Nicolas Tixea historic Cimarronas coach who has been working on its growth for years, referred to what was built in 2024 to support the coming season: “We managed to expand the base of players, a group was invited to the senior team, who were players from First Division clubswho were not in the national team circuit and then those players spent the whole year training with Cimarronas. That was good because it expanded the number of girls to train, it improved the clubs, because there were a greater number of players who were in the national team and that also made the clubs feel favored.”.

But we cannot ignore the name of Cimarronasthe emblem of Uruguayan hockey, because beyond the construction that has been done, what is brilliant is the sense of belonging that is developing as a result of the commitment and the appreciation of the legacy that we want to leave.

Magdalena Gomezhistorical of the discipline of the Eastern Band, and part of San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina, referred to this fact: “Being a Cimarrona is a huge pride, representing the country, being able to sing the anthem. Now it’s my turn to be here , but seeing what the girls do every day for the simple fact of belonging, being and representing Uruguay.”

The premise is clear, and Magui made it known to AM850.com: “I would love to be with Uruguay in the World Cup, we have the Copa América in Uruguay that is a qualifier”

The Pan American Track Hockey was also on Uruguay’s calendar and they made it count with an important medal for Latin American hockey: “Uruguay has always been known for holding good Pan American Track Hockey tournaments.with the disadvantage that track has not been played here for several years, but there are players who already have it incorporated from previous years and a bronze medal was achieved, beating Canada, which had just played in the previous World Cup, the truth is that It was a very meritorious third place, and highly valued for everything the players gave, and It also allowed other players from the national team, who were in the senior national team circuit, to now take to the court, with all the benefits that the court has.”Tixe stated.