Indian hockey teams to take Marijne to court for allegations against Manpreet
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian hockey teams to take Marijne to court for allegations against Manpreet

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men's and women's hockey teams are set to take former coach Sjoerd Marijne and publishing house HarperColllins India to the court following the Dutchman's accusation that Manpreet Singh asked a young player to underperform during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Sjoerd Marijne In his upcoming book 'Will Power - The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women's Hockey', Marijne wrote that senior pro Manpreet asked a player "to stop playing well" so that his friends could get in the team. "The Indian national men's and women's hockey team stand together with each other and will defend our integrity that has been brought to question by him. Marijne coached the Indian men's hockey team for nine months before he was ousted following a dismal show at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast.

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Hockey | No denying Janneke Schopman’s contribution but missing Olympics made her stay untenable
10 months ago

Hockey | No denying Janneke Schopman’s contribution but missing Olympics made her stay untenable

The Hindu  

Janneke Schopman officially quit as chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team on February 23, bringing the curtains down on her two-year tenure as the first-ever woman in the role. Her emotional outburst in the media after the team’s last Pro League match in Rourkela triggered a debate on both the functioning of the federation and women in Indian …

Janneke Schopman resigns as India women's hockey coach
10 months ago

Janneke Schopman resigns as India women's hockey coach

Firstpost  

The former Netherlands defender’s resignation comes days after she had accused Hockey India of preferential treatment towards the men’s team and their coaches and not respecting her enough. PTI India women’s hockey head coach Janneke Schopman tendered her resignation on Friday, days after claiming she was not valued and respected enough by Hockey India with her comments later snowballing into …

Stagnation in transition: Indian women's hockey team face rebuild challenge
11 months ago

Stagnation in transition: Indian women's hockey team face rebuild challenge

Hindustan Times  

Bottling her emotions, Janneke Schopman made a rather forthright statement after the Indian women's hockey team's loss to Japan on Friday that shattered her team's hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics. Perhaps more so given their performance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where the women's hockey team cooked up one of the most feel-good, fourth-place tales for India at …

The quest for Paris is on for Indian women’s hockey
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The quest for Paris is on for Indian women’s hockey

The Hindu  

As the Olympic year kicks in, conversations about quotas, rankings, and qualification events across various disciplines will intensify. Great impact: Schopman joined the Indian team as the analytical coach in January 2020 and watched it achieve a historic fourth-place finish under compatriot Sjoerd Marijne’s guidance at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Schopman joined the Indian team as the analytical coach …

Hockey: Manpreet Singh takes 'a step back' to help forge India’s new style
1 year, 6 months ago

Hockey: Manpreet Singh takes 'a step back' to help forge India’s new style

Hindustan Times  

Manpreet Singh has been a stalwart of the Indian men’s hockey team in the past decade. So, when new chief coach Craig Fulton announced the Indian squad for Pro League’s European swing – the matches ended on Sunday – it came as a surprise when Manpreet was listed as a defender. He will play that too, but we’re planning new …

Delhi High Court Restrains HarperCollins From Publishing Confidential Info Of Players In Ex-Hockey India Coach's New Book
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Restrains HarperCollins From Publishing Confidential Info Of Players In Ex-Hockey India Coach's New Book

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday temporarily restrained the former coach of Indian Women Hockey Team Sjoerd Marijne and HarperCollins Publishers India from publishing confidential information about women players in his upcoming memoir.The Book authored by Marijne titled "Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women's Hockey", is yet to be released. The Delhi High Court …

Delhi HC Restrains Former Coach Sjoerd Marijne From Commenting Against Indian Hockey Team Captain Manpreet Singh
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Restrains Former Coach Sjoerd Marijne From Commenting Against Indian Hockey Team Captain Manpreet Singh

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained Sjoerd Marijne, former coach of Indian Women’s hockey team, from making any statements or giving interviews, or publishing any material from his upcoming book on men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh as they are ‘prima facie defamatory.’ “In my prima facie view, the statements made are on the face of it defamatory and …

Explained: The controversy surrounding ex-Indian hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne's book
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: The controversy surrounding ex-Indian hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne's book

Firstpost  

Former Hockey India coach Sjoerd Marijne’s upcoming book ‘Will Power’ has created a lot of controversies even before its release. Former India hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne’s upcoming book “Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey” has created a lot of controversies even before its release on 21 September. Earlier, Hockey India had said that …

Hockey India to Pursue Legal Action Against Former Coach Sjoerd Marijne Over Manpreet Singh Accusations
2 years, 3 months ago

Hockey India to Pursue Legal Action Against Former Coach Sjoerd Marijne Over Manpreet Singh Accusations

News 18  

Former Indian Hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne faces a troubling situation after Hockey India said that they intend to take the Dutchman to Court over the accusations he had levelled against Indian field hockey team captain Manpreet Singh. Marijne, who has a book release lined up, accused Manpreet Singh of asking the team’s young players to underperform on purpose so …

Indian hockey teams to take Sjoerd Marijne to court for allegations against Manpreet Singh
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian hockey teams to take Sjoerd Marijne to court for allegations against Manpreet Singh

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams are set to take former coach Sjoerd Marijne and publishing house HarperColllins India to the court following the Dutchman’s accusation that Manpreet Singh asked a young player to underperform during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In his upcoming book ‘Will Power - The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey’, Marijne …

Indian hockey teams reject allegations made by former coach Sjoerd Marijne towards Manpreet Singh
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian hockey teams reject allegations made by former coach Sjoerd Marijne towards Manpreet Singh

Firstpost  

In his soon-to-be-released book, Sjoerd Marijne has claimed Manpreet Singh had told a youngster to stop playing well in order to get a friend into the team. The Indian hockey teams, in a joint statement, have strongly denied allegations made by former coach Sjoerd Marijne against current captain Manpreet Singh. As per the book excerpt and interview published in The …

Indian hockey teams slam ex-coach Marijne for allegations against Manpreet Singh; set to take legal action
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian hockey teams slam ex-coach Marijne for allegations against Manpreet Singh; set to take legal action

India TV News  

Highlights The teams said Marijne has questioned the integrety of players Marijne coached the Indian men's hockey team for nine months before he was sacked Both the teams said if such an incident had indeed taken place, Marijne should have reported it The men's and women's hockey teams of India are set to take legal action against former coach Sjoerd …

CWG 2022: Skipper Manpreet Singh Had a New Supporter in Stands as He Led India to Men's Hockey Final
2 years, 4 months ago

CWG 2022: Skipper Manpreet Singh Had a New Supporter in Stands as He Led India to Men's Hockey Final

News 18  

Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh had a new, dedicated supporter rooting for him from the stands on Saturday as he led his team to its third final in the Commonwealth Games. As Manpreet Singh’s side overcame South Africa 3-2 in a well-fought encounter to make it to the final of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, supporting him from …

Can't Bask in Olympic Glory; India Need to Prepare for 2022: Manpreet Singh
3 years, 3 months ago

Can't Bask in Olympic Glory; India Need to Prepare for 2022: Manpreet Singh

The Quint  

With the all-important Asian Games scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from September 10-25, 2022, the team's top priority will be to qualify for the Paris Olympics by winning the Gold at the Asian Games. The best would be for us to qualify by winning the Asian Games, so it gives us the right amount of time to …

Manpreet: ‘Time to focus on winning Asian Games to earn automatic qualification for Paris’
3 years, 3 months ago

Manpreet: ‘Time to focus on winning Asian Games to earn automatic qualification for Paris’

The Hindu  

India men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh said it's time to stop basking in the glory of the historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Games and start focussing on qualifying for the Paris Olympics by winning next year's Asian Games. The Indian team has been showered with accolades since returning home following a bronze medal winning feat at Tokyo, a …

Marijne: ‘In future, I hope women’s team gets the same support and status’
3 years, 4 months ago

Marijne: ‘In future, I hope women’s team gets the same support and status’

The Hindu  

Sjoerd Marijne is delighted to have been a part of the hockey campaign that won the hearts of the Indian people. The medal remained elusive but as the Dutch coach said at the end of the campaign, they had won the “hearts” of the people if not the “medal.” As Marijne emphasised, “That is what India saw. We have to …

Women’s Hockey Goalkeeper Savita Punia Reveals Why Coach Sjoerd Marijne Got Angry
3 years, 4 months ago

Women’s Hockey Goalkeeper Savita Punia Reveals Why Coach Sjoerd Marijne Got Angry

News 18  

It was a historic Olympic games for the Indian Hockey teams. While the men’s side clinched a medal after a wait of 41 years, the women’s team finished fourth and created several records along the way. However, their journey was not all smooth and goalkeeper Savita Punia has now revealed how their coach Sjoerd Marijne got really upset with the …

The goal was to inspire women, we created a legacy: Women's hockey coach Marijne
3 years, 4 months ago

The goal was to inspire women, we created a legacy: Women's hockey coach Marijne

Hindustan Times  

India women's hockey team head coach Sjoerd Marijne has said India will remain in his heart forever as the Dutch master tactician leaves the team on an all-time high. The Indian women's hockey team went down fighting against Great Britain 3-4 in the bronze medal match at Tokyo Olympics. The goal was to inspire women, we created a legacy: Women's …

Hockey: Will miss the girls but I miss my family more, says coach Sjoerd Marijne
3 years, 4 months ago

Hockey: Will miss the girls but I miss my family more, says coach Sjoerd Marijne

India TV News  

Indian women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne while talking to IANS during the felicitation ceremony for olympians who returned home on Monday, said, "Feeling proud at girls' performance at Tokyo". However, Sjoerd Marijne has announced that he will step down as India women's hockey coach after the bronze medal match against Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics. On Monday a …

Indian men's and women's hockey teams achieve best-ever world rankings, 3rd and 8th respectively
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian men's and women's hockey teams achieve best-ever world rankings, 3rd and 8th respectively

India TV News  

The Indian men's and women's hockey teams jumped one spot each to achieve their highest-ever world rankings at number 3 and 8 respectively, riding on their historic campaign at the Tokyo Olympics. The Indian men's team, which ended a 41-year-old medal drought by clinching a historic bronze in the Olympics, was placed behind gold-medallist Belgium and silver-medallist Australia. It's a …

Over and out: Sjoerd Marijne says Olympic was last assignment as coach with India women's hockey team
3 years, 4 months ago

Over and out: Sjoerd Marijne says Olympic was last assignment as coach with India women's hockey team

India TV News  

The Indian women's hockey team's chief coach Sjoerd Marijne on Friday revealed that the bronze medal match against Great Britain in the ongoing Olympics was his last assignment with the side. The 47-year-old coached the Indian women's hockey team to its best ever performance in the Olympic Games, guiding them to a creditable fourth place finish here. The Indian women …

Sjoerd Marijne: This was my last match with Indian women's hockey team
3 years, 4 months ago

Sjoerd Marijne: This was my last match with Indian women's hockey team

The Hindu  

After his last assignment with the Indian women’s hockey team, chief coach Sjoerd Marijne was proud of the girls’ fourth-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics and hoped that they would inspire the newer generation of players in the country. “We did not win a medal but we achieved something bigger to make the country proud,” said Marijne at a virtual …

Tokyo 2020: India women's hockey team could not win medal but won a billion hearts, says coach Sjoerd Marijne
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: India women's hockey team could not win medal but won a billion hearts, says coach Sjoerd Marijne

India Today  

India women's hockey team head coach Sjoerd Marijne broke down after their heartbreaking loss in the Bronze medal play-off match at Tokyo Olympics on Friday but the Dutchman found the strength to console his girls and tell them that they did India proud. Sjoerd Marijne, who went through a roller-coaster of emotions much like billions who were watching the match …

Hockey: India captain Manpreet Singh dedicates Tokyo Olympics Bronze to COVID warriors
3 years, 4 months ago

Hockey: India captain Manpreet Singh dedicates Tokyo Olympics Bronze to COVID warriors

India TV News  

Overwhelmed by emotion after leading India to its first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years, skipper Manpreet Singh on Thursday dedicated the historic triumph to the country's doctors and health-care workers, who have worked tirelessly to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 29-year-old from Jalandhar was "speechless" following the epoch-making 5-4 victory over Germany that gave India their 12th …

From Rio Disappointment to Tokyo Fairytale: The Story of Indian Women Hockey Team's Stellar Transformation
3 years, 4 months ago

From Rio Disappointment to Tokyo Fairytale: The Story of Indian Women Hockey Team's Stellar Transformation

News 18  

Those long hours of training, the strict diet, the daily fitness regime, the data collection, the data crushing, and the data analysis. India vs Argentina Women Hockey Live Score, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Semi-Final Updates Thankfully, Indian women’s hockey have made many sit up and take notice of the performance. What you saw on the field was being planned for the …

Women's Hockey Team Give India One Of Its Greatest Olympic Moments
3 years, 4 months ago

Women's Hockey Team Give India One Of Its Greatest Olympic Moments

The Quint  

Coach Sjoerd Marijne plays one of the most signicant roles for the team. In a wise move, Hockey India opted to not let him go but re-assigned him to the women’s team. Besides, Wayne Lombard’s fitness regimen has ensured that this Indian team turned out to be the fittest team India's ever seen. Without the pressure of a massive legacy …

Sjoerd Marijne, the Coach Who Turned Things Around for Indian Women's Hockey
3 years, 4 months ago

Sjoerd Marijne, the Coach Who Turned Things Around for Indian Women's Hockey

The Quint  

Marijne has come a long way since that tumultuous period, grown in stature, and on Monday guided the Indian women's team to a historic semi-final spot in the Olympic Games in Tokyo when India defeated world No. "After we qualified for the quarters, I told the team about the importance of being in the moment and not thinking about what-ifs …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Just bring Gold on your way back', Sjoerd Marijne, Shah Rukh Khan exchange friendly banter after women's historic win
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Just bring Gold on your way back', Sjoerd Marijne, Shah Rukh Khan exchange friendly banter after women's historic win

Firstpost  

India women’s hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan were involved in a friendly banter after the former’s team advanced to the semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics. And following their historic last-eight win, team coach Sjoerd Marijne posted an image with the players on Twitter, which he captioned, ‘Sorry family, I coming again later’. Sorry family, …

Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne says win over Australia 'proves dreams can come true'
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne says win over Australia 'proves dreams can come true'

India Today  

India women's hockey team head coach Sjoerd Marijne said that he wanted the players to be proud of themselves, regardless of which way their Tokyo Olympics quarter-final against Australia went. "After we qualified for the quarters, I told the team about the importance of being in the moment and not thinking about what-ifs and that is very difficult for an …

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey captains Manpreet, Rani make heartfelt appeal for support in open letter to fans
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey captains Manpreet, Rani make heartfelt appeal for support in open letter to fans

India Today  

India's men's and women's hockey captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal respectively have asked for support from the teams' fans from around the world as they get their Olympic campaign underway in Tokyo. "On behalf of the Indian Women’s and Men's Hockey Teams, we seek your best wishes and whole-hearted support for the Tokyo Olympics. Even though we may be …

Nationality of Hockey Coach Doesn’t Matter But Indian Coaches Should be Part of Experience: Viren Rasquinha
3 years, 5 months ago

Nationality of Hockey Coach Doesn’t Matter But Indian Coaches Should be Part of Experience: Viren Rasquinha

News 18  

Viren Rasquinha, ex-India men’s hockey captain, feels that the decision to name Manpreet Singh as Team India skipper for Tokyo Olympic Games is a logical one. Graham Reid, ex-Australia international and backed by experience of managing Australia and Netherlands squads, is chief coach of the India men’s hockey at 2021 Tokyo. Manpreet has done well, never anything negative with his …

Hockey India struggles with coaching staff crunch amid COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Hockey India struggles with coaching staff crunch amid COVID-19

The Hindu  

The last time the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams stepped out competitively was in February. With uncertainty over analytical coach Chris Ciriello’s return, men’s team physio Dave MacDonald bid adieu on Wednesday, citing ‘personal reasons’. The junior men’s team has a grand total of two members in its support staff as per the HI website – coach BJ Kariappa …

Pleased to See India Women's Hockey Team Getting Recognised with National Awards: Sjoerd Marijne
4 years, 3 months ago

Pleased to See India Women's Hockey Team Getting Recognised with National Awards: Sjoerd Marijne

News 18  

With two Indian women hockey players being recognised with the National Awards this year, chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is brimming with pride. While Rani becomes the first women’s hockey player to be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, former defender Deepika will receive the Arjuna Award this year. I am also happy for the team because only one …

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