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| We are headed in right direction: Schopman | | | agencies
BENGALURU, Apr 29: As the countdown begins for the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup in Netherlands and Spain, there is a lot of anticipation and hope to see India fly high at the prestigious quadrennial tournament particularly after the team's heroics at the Tokyo Olympics where they finished fourth.
Realistic in her assessment of the team's progress, chief coach Janneke Schopman highlighted that the FIH Hockey Pro League matches have been an ideal platform for India to raise the bar ahead of the important World Cup campaign starting July 1.
"Playing top teams in these home games, we were mostly focused on ourselves. But more than the outcome of the matches, I am satisfied with how the team has played and I believe we are headed in the right direction," Schopman said in a conversation with Hockey Te Charcha, a podcast series launched by Hockey India.
India ended the home games as table toppers in their maiden campaign in Pro League.
Talking about the team's preparations in the forthcoming weeks ahead of the remaining FIH Pro League matches in Europe and the World Cup, Schopman said, "For the next five to six weeks, we will be in Bengaluru - in our own environment and we will train towards a common goal of doing well in the Pro League and the World Cup."
"Our focus will be on building our physical robustness. We will work on maximizing our speed in the game. We also want to limit the risk of injury as we will be playing back-to-back Pro League and World Cup matches."
Speaking about their opponents in Pool B, in which India is grouped with England, China and New Zealand, the coach said, "We have played England a few times in the past and we are familiar with their game.
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