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Oltmans Was Doing Well, Don't Expect Much from Pakistan at World Cup, Says Waseem Ahmed

 

 

Former captain Waseem Ahmed is not hoping much from Pakistan side at the upcoming hockey World Cup, saying the premature exit of coach Roelant Oltmans will hurt the team badly. 

 

 Former captain Waseem Ahmed is not hoping much from Pakistan side at the upcoming hockey World Cup, saying the premature exit of coach Roelant Oltmans will hurt the team badly.

Oltmans, who was also India coach, left the Pakistan shores barely nine month after joining as their head coach, citing lack of suitable circumstances. “I personally do not expect a lot from Pakistan in this World Cup because they have a difficult pool. They have to beat Malaysia and finish third in pool to play cross over match with other pool. After the sudden resignation of Oltmans it will be more difficult for them,” Waseem said.

 Under Oltmans, Pakistan could not do much at CWG, Asian Games and the Champions Trophy but Waseem felt that the team was showing progress. “The timing of his resignation is really bad. He was doing a good job and Pakistan team was improving gradually but he resigned just before Asian Champion trophy and WC. It will definitely hurt Pakistan team,” Waseem said.

 “People in India love to watch Pakistani players and as far as my experience is concerned I always enjoyed playing in India where people give so much respect and love that I never felt that I am away from my country. India are surely one of the best places to play hockey,” said the former captain. Waseem was all praise for the Indian team.

 “Indian team has improved a lot and they are improving overall which includes Hockey structure there. After Harendra paji took over they are doing great. At the Asian Games they were very unlucky to concede a goal in last minute against Malaysia and were forced to play shootout. Luck was not on their side,” he said.

Waseem is in Australia to play Victoria State Premier league for Saint Kilda club. He is also assistant coach of the club and is also involved with the Victorian Academy. He said apart from playing FIH tournaments, India and Pakistan should also resume bilateral series.

“It will also revive the interest in the sport with more sponsors and TV coverage. Pakistan hockey need that very badly,” he said.

Hockey India Announce 48-member Probables List for Women’s National Camp

 

Hockey India on Sunday named a 48-member core probables’ list for the national camp of the Indian women’s team to begin at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru campus on Sunday. The members will report to chief coach Sjoerd Marijne

 “We will be watching each of these players closely during this camp and see how the competition is within the group. We will be seeing how the players, especially the new comers can cope with the expectations of a national camp. The seniors too will have to work hard to earn their place in the core group,” chief coach Marijne said.

 The Indian women’s team have ended the season on a high note after an inspiring performance at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where they finished fourth, a runners-up finish at the Asian Champions Trophy in Korea, made it to the top eight at the Women’s World Cup in London and won a silver medal the recently-concluded Asian Games in Jakarta.



These memorable feats also helped the Indian women’s team surge ahead in the FIH World Ranking to a career best rank eight position. While the team will approach the next season with an eye on the qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the national camp will be more about finding the depth in the group and the right mix of players for the upcoming international calendar.
 The list of players called up for the camp includes recent Arjuna Awardee Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Swati, Chanchal, Sonal Minj and Jaspreet Kaur as goalkeepers.

Defenders Deep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu Phukhrambam, Gurjit Kaur, Rashmita Minz, Suman Devi Thoudam, Deepika, Neelu Dadiya, Mahima Choudhary, Kanika Raj, Manmeet Kaur, SP Kruthika and Nisha have been called up for the national camp.

Among midfielders, Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo, Neha Goyal, Udita, Manpreet Kaur, Jyoti, Maitri Ramwala, Anuja Singh, Anajali HR, Shyama Tidgam, Sonika, Puja Yadav and Karishma Yadav feature in the chart. The core probables list that includes members from the recent 18th Asian Games silver medal-winning team, also features top performers from this year’s Hockey India National Championships.

Among the forwards, skipper Rani Rampal, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Navjot Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Anupa Barla, Priyanka Wankhede, Preeti Dubey, Reena Khokhar, Siddhi Singh, Leelavathy Mallamada Jaya, Soundarya Yendela and Birajani Ekka have been asked to report for the camp.

Cambridge City handed £2.5m boost for ‘hockey hub’

By The Hockey Paper

Cambridge town HC believe they'll be “on a par” with a number of the largest hockey clubs in Europe once a donation to the tune of £2.5 million.

The donation was place in situ for the development of 2 new light hockey pitches at Wilberforce Road additionally to associate degree existing pitch next to the marquee.

The hockey club can share the facilities with Cambridge University Hockey Club, whereas the complicated conjointly includes associate degree athletics track. additional significantly, the investment can bring all their clubs below one roof for the primary time.

The money injection is believed to be the most important to college sport from non-public philanthropic gift once a donation from an area businessperson.

For Cambridge town, the believe it'll currently facilitate encourage wider youth participation also as making a “hockey hub” in Cambridge.

That has been underpinned by Helen of Troy Richardson-Walsh’s recent affiliation to the club, whereas this season she's going to be assistant ladies’ coach to Ross Hayward, whereas Gareth Saint Andrew the Apostle is that the new men’s coach.

Cambridge town HC presently has over 550 members in their junior section and train at a range of locations together with the Leys faculty, Perse colleges and St John’s faculty Sports Ground

It is considered one among the most important hockey clubs within the East of England, jactitation 9 mens’ groups, eight girls, a robust masters contingent and therefore the mens’ and girls 1s’ each taking part in in their several National league Conference East Divisions.

“Without this generous gift, CCHC would still be dreaming of what may well be,” same club chairman Mark Brookes, United Nations agency shares the club vision of taking each 1st groups to the highest flight in 2 years.

“Instead we have a tendency to area unit currently coming up with on the way to take the club forward and upwards.

“Three astros on one website puts US on par with a number of the most important clubs within the country and in Europe” additional club president Tim eire, one among the key architects and driving forces of the project.

Plans expand the ability was at the start given the inexperienced lightweight by the council in 2017.

Andy Richardson, the previous club chairman, added: “We area unit attentive to our responsibility to make sure we have a tendency to support the native space and cultivate following generation of hockey players from elite level to club and social players.

“We run Flyerz Hockey associate degreed recently started an reach program with native colleges to undertake and find following generation of players engaged. we have a tendency to currently have the facilities to actually facilitate place hockey development on the map here within the East”.

The club area unit coming up with a significant gap event for the new facilities on Gregorian calendar month seven.

Hockey: Ireland facing life after Craig Fulton

A week into the All Ireland hockey league and soon the interest in hockey will turn towards the men’s World Cup at the end of November in India.

The women’s stunning silver medal run in the Olympic Park in East London has put a sharper focus on how the men are expected to perform, especially as they have had to adjust to a new coach Alexander Cox coming in for the departed Craig Fulton.

South African Fulton will be a hard act to follow. Following the retirement of former Irish captain Ronan Gormley during the week, his career high points including a European bronze medal, qualification for Rio 2016 Olympics and Ireland’s elevated ranking into the top 10 in the world all happened under Fulton’s watch.

On the issue of the flight of coaches, Irish Hockey might usefully assume that women’s coach Graham Shaw is being approached by other nations and act now rather than react later.

The Dutch experience of Cox will be useful as Ireland face into a four nation competition in Spain next month involving the hosts, Argentina and Netherlands. With 16 of the most recent 28-man squad now playing their hockey outside of Ireland, pitch time together may be the first hurdle Cox must leap.

Ireland face the Dutch, ranked fourth in the world on October 29th followed by a game against eighth-ranked Spain on the 30th and finally against Argentina, the world number two team, on November 1st before the classification matches.

The first match of the World Cup in Bhubaneswar takes place at the end of November against Australia, the number one ranked side in the world.

EY Hockey League fixtures
Saturday: Annadale v Glenanne, Strathearn Grammar 2.30; Cookstown v Lisnagarvey, Cookstown 2.30; Pembroke v Monkstown, Serpentine Avenue, 2.30; YMCA v TRR, Wesley College 2.30; Banbridge c Cork C of I, Havlock Park 2.45