BENGALURU: Foreign coaches have been Indian hockey’s go-to professionals ever since Germany’s Gerhard Rach took over the team bound for the Athens Olympics in 2004. For nearly two decades now, the men’s team has seen as many as 10 foreign coaches. A change, perhaps, would be welcome if Dilip Tirkey’s views are anything to go by.
The Hockey India president feels Indian coaches need to be systematically initiated into the hockey setup. Over the past few months, many former stars like Sardar Singh, Rani Rampal, Rupinderpal Singh and Adrian D’Souza have been roped in to mould age-group players. Not just coaching, even the selection system has changed with fresh blood being infused.
