New Delhi, Aug 1 (Ians) With the team set to play the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai followed by the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in the next two months will be crucial for the Indian men’s hockey team, says skipper Harmanpreet Singh.
The team is targeting the Asian Games as winning the gold medal will also earn a direct berth to next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. India won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games and would like to improve on that in Paris and prove that Tokyo was not a flash in the pan and that Indian hockey is really on the upswing.
The Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and vice-captain Hardik Singh on Tuesday talked about the team’s preparations for the upcoming important tournaments including the Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 which will be followed by the Hangzhou Asian Games, where...
The team is targeting the Asian Games as winning the gold medal will also earn a direct berth to next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. India won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games and would like to improve on that in Paris and prove that Tokyo was not a flash in the pan and that Indian hockey is really on the upswing.
The Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and vice-captain Hardik Singh on Tuesday talked about the team’s preparations for the upcoming important tournaments including the Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 which will be followed by the Hangzhou Asian Games, where...
- 8/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, July 26 (Ians) The preparations of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams are in full swing as they are vying to secure direct qualification for Paris 2024 Olympics by winning the gold medal at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in September.
The men’s team will be playing in the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in Chennai, where they will be up against South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China.
The Asian Champions Trophy will be a crucial contest for the team ahead of the all-important Asian Games.
In addition to the rigorous training in the camps under the leadership of chief coach Craig Fulton, Hockey India has also roped in the services of mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton for the men’s team.
Besides, special camps are being organised with Dennis van de Pol, the renowned hockey goalkeeping coach from the Netherlands for the men’s team goalkeepers.
The men’s team will be playing in the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in Chennai, where they will be up against South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China.
The Asian Champions Trophy will be a crucial contest for the team ahead of the all-important Asian Games.
In addition to the rigorous training in the camps under the leadership of chief coach Craig Fulton, Hockey India has also roped in the services of mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton for the men’s team.
Besides, special camps are being organised with Dennis van de Pol, the renowned hockey goalkeeping coach from the Netherlands for the men’s team goalkeepers.
- 7/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, July 7 (Ians) Before embarking on their trip to Spain for a four-nation international tournament, the Indian men’s hockey team had a few sessions with newly-appointed mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton and both chief coach Craig Fulton and captain Harmanpreet Singh described it as a “discovery phase” for both parties.
Harman said that besides getting to know the players and Indian hockey, Upton has started looking into one aspect of the mind process that players have to tackle regularly — the change in attitude the players feel while playing a lower-ranked team as against one ranked higher.
“Usually when we play a team that is ranked higher than us, is a tough opponent, we are pepped up, know what it has to do and each player knows his responsibilities. But when playing against a lower-ranked team or weak team, the mind starts taking things easily. Paddy gave some examples of how to tackle that,...
Harman said that besides getting to know the players and Indian hockey, Upton has started looking into one aspect of the mind process that players have to tackle regularly — the change in attitude the players feel while playing a lower-ranked team as against one ranked higher.
“Usually when we play a team that is ranked higher than us, is a tough opponent, we are pepped up, know what it has to do and each player knows his responsibilities. But when playing against a lower-ranked team or weak team, the mind starts taking things easily. Paddy gave some examples of how to tackle that,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, June 29 (Ians) The Indian men’s hockey team will have the assistance of a mental conditioning expert as it prepares for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai and the high-stakes Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 where the team will be vying for direct Olympic qualification.
Accepting the coaching staff’s request for assistance in building up the mental toughness of the players, Hockey India has roped in South African mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton to closely work with the Indian men’s hockey team ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy and Asian Games
The 54-year-old Upton, who has worked previously with the Indian men’s cricket team in the same capacity, is scheduled to hold three-part mental conditioning sessions starting from July 1 at the ongoing national coaching camp for Indian men’s core group in Sai, Bengaluru.
“With an illustrious career in high-performance coaching, Paddy brings a wealth of experience and expertise.
Accepting the coaching staff’s request for assistance in building up the mental toughness of the players, Hockey India has roped in South African mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton to closely work with the Indian men’s hockey team ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy and Asian Games
The 54-year-old Upton, who has worked previously with the Indian men’s cricket team in the same capacity, is scheduled to hold three-part mental conditioning sessions starting from July 1 at the ongoing national coaching camp for Indian men’s core group in Sai, Bengaluru.
“With an illustrious career in high-performance coaching, Paddy brings a wealth of experience and expertise.
- 6/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Paarl, Sep 15 (Ians) Former South Africa all-rounder Jp Duminy has been named head coach of Paarl Royals, the Royal Sports Group-owned franchise for the inaugural edition of Cricket South Africa’s officially sanctioned league – SA20, which is scheduled to kick off in January 2023.
Duminy — known for his explosive and impactfull batting in the middle order, wily off-spin and energetic demeanour on the field — will be joined by a coaching team of Richard Das Neves, Mandla Mashimbyi, Mark Charlton, Lisa Keightley and Russel Aspeling in their respective roles as Paarl Royals revealed their coaching staff which will set the groundwork for the to-be-assembled playing squad, along with guiding and preparing them at the inaugural edition of SA20.
Duminy, the 38-year-old left-hander, hung up his cricketing boots in 2019, the same year when he also lifted the Caribbean Premier League trophy with Paarl Royals’ partner franchise, the Barbados Royals (then known as Barbados...
Duminy — known for his explosive and impactfull batting in the middle order, wily off-spin and energetic demeanour on the field — will be joined by a coaching team of Richard Das Neves, Mandla Mashimbyi, Mark Charlton, Lisa Keightley and Russel Aspeling in their respective roles as Paarl Royals revealed their coaching staff which will set the groundwork for the to-be-assembled playing squad, along with guiding and preparing them at the inaugural edition of SA20.
Duminy, the 38-year-old left-hander, hung up his cricketing boots in 2019, the same year when he also lifted the Caribbean Premier League trophy with Paarl Royals’ partner franchise, the Barbados Royals (then known as Barbados...
- 9/15/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
This has encouraged and stimulated India to play it at every opportune time available. The Indian Premier League (Ipl) has been the bonanza that the Bcci is thriving on and cricket stars are exploding in abundance.
Many, unfortunately, are like the ‘shooting stars’ that have passed by without one having the time to make a wish. Every Indian cricketer, whether established or upcoming, has just one goal in mind and that is to get a lucrative Ipl contract.
This is quite understandable for cricketers, as apart from the financial gains, a good performance could catapult one into the Indian side. Players are coming out from every corner of India and the successful ones are made to think that they are superstars.
The reputation that many of them have garnered is that they think they are ‘god-gifted idols’ who have the natural flair to play as they wish.
This is where...
Many, unfortunately, are like the ‘shooting stars’ that have passed by without one having the time to make a wish. Every Indian cricketer, whether established or upcoming, has just one goal in mind and that is to get a lucrative Ipl contract.
This is quite understandable for cricketers, as apart from the financial gains, a good performance could catapult one into the Indian side. Players are coming out from every corner of India and the successful ones are made to think that they are superstars.
The reputation that many of them have garnered is that they think they are ‘god-gifted idols’ who have the natural flair to play as they wish.
This is where...
- 9/9/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Port of Spain (Trinidad), July 27 (Ians) Paddy Upton, the newly-appointed mental conditioning coach of the Indian team, expressed his delight over joining the national men’s team again, terming it as “privilege of being back in the saddle”. On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) announced that Upton has joined India’s […]...
- 7/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, July 26 (Ians) Paddy Upton has joined India’s support staff under head coach Rahul Dravid in the West Indies as the mental conditioning coach, ahead of the Men’s T20 World Cup later this year. Between 2008 and 2011, Upton was part of India’s support staff as assistant to Gary Kirsten – the then […]...
- 7/26/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, April 20 (Ians) Rajasthan Royals’ team catalyst Paddy Upton says his role in the side is to try and get the players in the squad together for Ipl 2022. Working as a team catalyst is Upton’s third stint with the Royals’ after serving as their head coach from 2013 to 2015 and then in […]...
- 4/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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