The Indian junior women’s hockey team’s maiden Asia Cup triumph has given hopes of an improved performance at the Junior World Cup later this year, but the girls might have to wait a while before making the transition to the senior side.
With the Asian Games just over three months away, coach Janneke Schopman is clear that there won’t be much changes in the senior core group. “I am quite happy with the performance of the players in the Junior Asia Cup and for me, it was always about using the tournament and the Australia tour for the seniors to have more players in the camp.
“But I think our senior core group is quite competitive at the moment and people know they have to turn up every day to have a chance of being selected,” Janneke said during an interaction on Tuesday.
