'Ignored' David John resigns as Hockey India's High Performance Director
Other Sports | Aug 21, 2020, 02:49 PM ISTJohn had been associated with Indian hockey since 2011 when he was appointed as the men's team physio under chief coach Michael Nobbs.
John had been associated with Indian hockey since 2011 when he was appointed as the men's team physio under chief coach Michael Nobbs.
The grant will be released in four equal instalments of Rs 25,000 per quarter, Hockey India president Gyanendro Nigombam wrote in a letter to its member units on Tuesday.
Athletes not holding employment are facing constraints due to the pandemic, impacting them adversely. Under the initiative, each player will be provided a sum of Rs 10,000.
In June this year, Hockey India introduced a user-friendly, easy-to-access process where a tournament official candidate can submit his or her application through the Hockey India member unit portal.
This constant attempt to keep the umpires updated with workshops, online courses, materials, videos and so on has helped several umpires upskill their knowledge, feels experienced international hockey umpire Javed Shaikh.
Earlier, striker Mandeep Singh was hospitalised late on Monday night, owing to a dip in his oxygen level.
It was found that Mandeep's blood oxygen levels were dropping below normal.
India hockey coach Graham Reid has said that all the five players who tested positive for coronavirus are "doing fine."
Chetri said a good coaching structure is important for the development of the game and hailed Hockey India's coaching initiatives.
The 31-year-old former defender is of the view that the Indian team should make a fresh start in its Olympic preparations following a forced break due to the pandemic
A group of over 15 coaches and technical officials will be attending a total of five workshops.
Eight-time champions India have bee clubbed alongside Australia, Argentina, Spain, New Zealand and hosts Japan in a tough Pool A in the men's competition
Former Olympic medallist Ashok Kumar has said that the Indian men's hockey team had a good chance of securing a podium finish if the Olympics were held this year.
Mohd Mushtaque Ahmed has resigned as Hockey India president due to personal commitments, the national federation announced on Friday.
Suraj Karkera is one of the few members of the hockey team who opted to stay at the SAI centre after the association granted one-month leave to players to visit home.
Along with the current evaluation criteria in the Officials Performance Report Templates for tournament officials, a new updated umpire assessment match report has been added.
The technical officials and coaches, who are currently active for at least one recent year and possess a Hockey India identity card, would be pre-registered on the Hockey India MU portal.
While one of the employees is from the accounts department, the other is a junior field officer, IOA chief Narinder Batra informed.
The appointment of officials for domestic matches throughout India will be done on the basis of the updated gradation of officials.
Hockey India has devised a detailed Standard Operating Procedure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with aim to provide safe training environment.
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