The Ecuador Hockey Federation is still going through a stage of reorganization after the intervention by the Ministry of Sports.
The Ecuadorian Olympic Committee and the Sports Ministry are seeking to train managers and coaches for this new era to come. FIH Coach Ernesto Lucero and Laura Macchiotti visited Ecuador to help this purpose. Once the clubs complete the formalities required by the government, the Hockey Federation may call to elections to normalize their operation.
Dr. Augusto Moran, President of the COE and COE Treasurer Andrea Sotomayor with auditors Magaly Campoverde and Paul Sarzosa representing the Ministry of Sports, organized the arrival of the PAHF experts to train coaches and managers.
For five days, Coach Ernesto Lucero worked with potential coaches delivering the foundation and tools to teach hockey in the country. Laura Macchiotti worked with representatives of the clubs in their development plans, so once the new board will find these institutions working systematically.
The theoretical and practical courses were run at the venue of the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee in the city of Guayaquil, and were attended by more than 30 people.
Coach Lucero worked with the Men's National Team and with their coach, Rolando Mera, in preparation for the Central American Cup, which will take place in Honduras in September 2015 and the PAHF Challenge to be held in Chiclayo, Peru in October this year.
