Craig Fulton, the head coach of the Indian men's hockey team, led a coaching session for the head coaches of participating member units in the 13th Senior Men National Championship.
The session, held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium on Friday, aimed to elevate coaching standards at the domestic level. This platform facilitated the exchange of knowledge among the coaches, contributing to the overall improvement of coaching techniques.
"It was very satisfying to interact with coaches from the home setup. It was an interactive session, and I think we learned a lot," Fulton said in a release.
"It is essential to keep raising the bar for coaching across the nation. The players who advance to the Indian setup will be more prepared to make big career advancements if this is done."
Prominent coaches who took part in the session included Batham Sumit (Jharkhand), Vinay Kishor (Uttarakhand), Daljeet Singh (Punjab), Mukesh Kumar (Haryana), Yendala Sagar (Telangana), Satender Sharma (Delhi), Moirangthem Rinash Mettei (Manipur), Aravindan Ramachandran (Puducherry), Charles Dixon (Tamil Nadu) and Deepak Saini (Arunachal Pradesh).
The interactive coaching session covered a range of topics, such as Indian principles of play both with and without the ball, strategic game management with regard to score and remaining time, and effective player management considering the demanding schedule, among other crucial aspects.
(With PTI inputs)
