International
Street & Ball Hockey
Federation

Leadership & Governance

The ISBHF is a non-profit international sports federation, established on democratic principles, independent of political parties and movements.

The democratic bodies of the ISBHF are:

Conference, as the highest body – the Annual Conference of ISBHF Members elects members of ISBHF Bodies for a two-year term
President, as the head of the executive body
Vice-President, as the deputy of the head of the executive body
Board of Directors, as the executive body
Executive Director, as the statutory body
Office, as the non-elected administrative body lead by the ISBHF Secretary. Members of the ISBHF Office are appointed and dismissed by the ISBHF Board of Directors.

ISBHF President & Vice President

ISBHF President - Elio Pascuzzo

E-mail: president@isbhf.com

Elio Pascuzzo has been involved in Canadian ball hockey since the 1970s as a player, coach, manager, referee and league administrator, among other responsibilities. He has a long career of leadership positions in Canada that he knows will help him lead the ISBHF into the next era of growth for the sport. His passion is seeing people get excited about the sport and expanding the player and fan base. He is committed to leading the organization with new ideas to grow the game across the globe.

ISBHF Vice-President - Tomáš Březina

E-mail: brezina@isbhf.com

Executive Director & Secretary

ISBHF Executive Director & Secretary - David Tor

E-mail: secretary@isbhf.com

Board of Directors

Chris Banks, USA

Chris started playing ball hockey at the age of 19 in his hometown, Buffalo, NY, and has captained and coached many teams since. After his active playing career, Chris has become an important builder of ball hockey in the USA. Together with a group of passionate people, Chris founded USA Ball Hockey – the national governing body of ball hockey in the USA – and is its current President. With his experience in building a successful organisation, business and legal procedures, Chris is also a vital part of the ISBHF Board of Directors, which he joined in 2020.

Olga Birčáková, Czechia

Olga is a lawyer with experience from international organisations and is leading one of Prague’s ball hockey clubs developing the youngest players. She is a member of the Czech Ball Hockey Federation Executive Board, where is she engaged with a focus in the internal matters and international agenda of the organisation. Olga, also a recreational ball hockey player, has been with the ISBHF Board of Directors since January 2020.

Christoph Curchod, Switzerland

Christoph Curchod has been involved in ball hockey for decades and was previously the ISBHF Vice President. His goal is to bring ball hockey forward, including the possibility to address things that on the first view may not be helping to promote our sport. He strives to find solutions to bring different approaches to promoting the game under one roof and bring ball hockey forward.

Miroslav Dragun, Slovakia

Miroslav was elected as the President of the Slovak Ball Hockey Union in June of 2023, after serving as General Secretary of the SBHU for several years. He has been active in the Slovak ball hockey community for over two decades, both as a player and an advocate for growing the sport. His goal is to help develop Slovakia ball hockey by bringing the game to areas all over Europe. He is avid sports enthusiast who enjoys running.

Jenny Hehir, Great Britain

Jenny Hehir played in four consecutive ISBHF World Championships dating back to 2013-2019. She is also very active in coaching and managing the Great Britain junior programs, from managing the Great Britain Junior U20 & U18 teams in St. John’s in 2018 to coaching a junior development GB Lions team. Jenny has been with the ISBHF Board of Directors since 2019, leading the Women’s game.

Clay Birkett, Canada

Clay has over 20 years of direct involvement in the Ball Hockey community, with roles ranging from Coach to General Manager at the Provincial, National, and World levels, while also playing the game himself. His most recent volunteer position was as the CBHA’s Growth and Development Director. He has been passionately involved in the Ball Hockey world for the last 30 years. Over the past 18 years, Clay has served in the Beeton and New Tecumseth Extreme Ball Hockey Association, holding various roles from Coach to General Manager across divisions ranging from Tyke to Men’s and Women’s levels.

Zoltán Kovács, Hungary

Zoltan is a former professional hockey player, who represented his homeland at Worl Junior Ice Hockey World Championships. He has been working for the Hungarian Ice Hockey National Association since 1994 on various positions. He started as a General Secretary, and now he works as a Vice President. He has been the President of the Hungarian Ball Hockey Federation for several years. His goal is to expand ball hockey throughout Hungary, with an emphasis on the youth.