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| Young players need to work on management of time and game: Coach Harendra | | | NEW DELHI, July 9: India's under-fire chief coach Harendra Singh on Wednesday blamed absence of senior players for women's hockey team's horrendous performance at the FIH Pro League and said the young players need to get better at decision-making to develop into world beaters.
The Indian team was relegated to the FIH Nation's Cup after losing seven of the eight games in the European leg of the Pro League as it finished at the bottom.
"It's a new team. Several experienced players were missing due to injuries, defence in particular. What we need to work on is time management and game management," Harendra said during a virtual interaction.
"To work on that area we need to create scenarios and read the game. Like fielding inexperienced players in the defence and then observe where they stand. If they fail we will have to depend on seniors," he said.
"The other point is decision making. When you are inside the opposition circle, we expect maximum shots on the goal. That will increase the chances of goal."
The coach said India were badly hurt by the absence of experienced players
"Sushila had ACL tear just one week before Pro League. She is one the fittest defenders. She is not available for the Asia Cup also. Nikki Pradhan and Udita have some hamstring problems, so we had to drop them also.
Harendra said they are focussing on the mental aspect of the players.
"We have hired a company called Behaviour Insight. There is a guy named Mohan, who is based in Israel. He has worked with lot of cricketers. He is working with RCB.
"After Olympics I got in touch with him and decided to hire this company. They are working with players individually as well as a team. Before the Asia Cup in a six-week camp we are going to work on the area. It's not mental, its all about decision making and anxiety and they are working in these areas," he said. (PTI) |
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