The head coaches of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams have indicated that they look forward to sending the best teams to the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, starting next month.
Until the postponement of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, there was speculation that India Will send its ‘B’ teams to the Commonwealth Games, but with the Continental Games not expected to take place this year, Hockey India looks forward to sending its best teams to Birmingham.
On Wednesday, India men’s team coach Graham Reid said that with less than two months to go for the Commonwealth Games, his boys were looking to prepare in the best possible way for the quadrennial event, indicating that The best players will be in flight. Birmingham.
“With a little less than two months to go for the CWG, we will use this time to make sure we are best prepared for the event (CWG). The Pro League matches will give us an insight into the areas that need improvement ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
“We will re-organize the national camp for the Commonwealth Games in the last week of June and we will have a good three weeks to prepare before the sudden departure for Birmingham,” said Reid, who is in Lausanne for Hockey 5 Was with the Indian men’s team, where they won. over Poland in the final.
The Indian men’s and women’s teams left for Europe on Wednesday morning, where they will play a FIH Pro League match in the final leg of the tournament.
With England, Canada, Ghana and Wales in Pool B, the men’s team in Group B will begin their campaign against Ghana on 31 July and then play against England on 1 August. They will play Canada on 3 August and Wales in August. Finals on 4 and 8 August before the semi-finals on 6 August.
Speaking about the upcoming FIH Pro League round of matches, Reid said, “There is an air of optimism among the players and doing well in Belgium and the Netherlands will give us the right momentum ahead of the Commonwealth Games in July. With the Asia Cup team also performing well, the depth of our players has increased, making the team selection process for major tournaments more difficult and interesting.”
While the men’s team will play against table toppers Netherlands and Belgium in the Pro League before the CWG, the women’s team will have a busy lead until the Quadrangular Games with the FIH Women. World The Cup starts on 1st July.
“The next few weeks are definitely going to be challenging and exciting as we play regular matches in June and July leading to the Commonwealth Games. Back-to-back Pro League matches will certainly give us an understanding of how players’ bodies are reacting within 24 hours to recover and prepare for the game,” said women’s team head coach Janneke Schopmann .
The Indian women’s team at the Commonwealth Games has been placed in Pool A along with England, Ghana, Canada and Wales. They will play their first match against Ghana on 29 July and will then play against Wales on 30 July. In their third and fourth Pool A matches on 2 and 3 August, they will take on England and Canada respectively. The semi-finals are to be held on 5th August while the finals will be held on 7th August.
“It is our immediate priority to do well in both the Pro League and the World Cup. The team finished fourth in the 2018 CWG so a podium finish is definitely on the players mind,” said Schopman.
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