Indian hockey team for CWG chosen based on how players reacted to pressure of tournaments

By Sjoerd Marijne, India Men’s Hockey Coach


For me it is not about how someone was in the past but how good he is now.

On being appointed as coach of the men’s team ahead of the 2017 Asia Cup, it was important for me to have an idea about the quality and depth of players in the squad. The best way to do that was in tournament conditions. To analyse players by only training camps is not as effective because there is no pressure. How a player reacts in a difficult match situation is different from how he reacts in everyday training.

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