: Hockey: Armed with coach Schopman’s need for speed & combinations, Savita & Co begin World Cup quest #IndiaNEWS “Pressure, pressure, pressure.� Watch any Indian women’s hockey match – the

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Hockey: Armed with coach Schopman’s need for speed & combinations, Savita & Co begin World Cup quest #IndiaNEWS
“Pressure, pressure, pressure.� Watch any Indian women’s hockey match – the classic 11v11 or even the 5v5, as we did recently, – and you can hear coach Janneke Schopman’s voice loud and clear on your broadcast. The former Dutch defender, a world class one at that, is vocal and involved even from the sidelines. You can see her give out instructions, show her frustrations when she sees a refereeing decision she doesn’t agree with, high-five players when India score a fluid attacking goal... she is all in.And that is what she will expect from her side at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup when India step out to face England in their first match. It is the women’s team first major assignment since the fantastic fortnight in Tokyo. They have played the Asia Cup (through which they qualified) and then the FIH Pro League, where they impressed and finished third. But the World Cup, is a different beast. Yet, as a coach first but also someone who has won the tournament as a player (2006), Schopman knows that taking that extra pressure doesn’t help. Instead, she has driven home the point that she wants the players to take ownership, trust the training they have...Read more

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