The Chinese Field Hockey Association, a national and non-government organization based in Beijing, was founded in 1981. It is a member of the All-China Sports Federation and was accepted as a formal member of the International Hockey Federation.
Objectives of the Chinese Field Hockey Association are:
* to increase public participation and interests in field hockey;
* to formulate regulations on field hockey games;
* to organize national games, host international games and assist Chinese teams' participation in international games in other countries;
* to organize training of field hockey teams, and launch training programs for coaches and judges;
* to select players and coaches for national teams;
* to assist research programs.
There are six committees, namely the National Committee, the Standing Committee, the Coaches Committee, the Judges Committee, the Research Committee and the Secretariat under the Association.