National training camps for Indian men's, women's hockey team facing uncertain future after bout of COVID-19 cases
4 years, 5 months ago

National training camps for Indian men's, women's hockey team facing uncertain future after bout of COVID-19 cases

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Six Indian men’s hockey team players — skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak — have tested positive after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, scheduled to start on 20 August. Six Indian men’s team players — skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak — have tested positive after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, scheduled to start on 20 August. “The men’s camp is in doubt after six positive results, more reports are still awaited from the state government,” a SAI source told PTI. “We are in deliberations with respective authorities, including Hockey India on the resumption of men’s camp and a decision on this matter will be taken shortly.” Reports have alleged that the men’s team players, during their break, did not follow health safety protocols as strictly as they should have been.

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Five members of Indian men's hockey national camp test COVID-19 positive
2 years, 6 months ago

Five members of Indian men's hockey national camp test COVID-19 positive

The Hindu  

Hockey India announced that two players and three members of the support staff of the Indian men's team have tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The men's team is currently preparing for the Commonwealth Games 2022 at the national camp at SAI Centre in Bengaluru. The team team had returned to the National Camp after playing against Belgium and Netherlands …

Indian men's hockey team returns to National Camp ahead of CWG 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian men's hockey team returns to National Camp ahead of CWG 2022

Firstpost  

Hockey India named 31 players for the camp which will conclude on July 23 ahead of the team’s departure for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. For the camp, Hockey India named PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak, Pawan, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, and Jarmanpreet Singh. Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, …

Indian men's hockey team begins national camp at SAI Bengaluru after historic Tokyo Olympics bronze medal
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian men's hockey team begins national camp at SAI Bengaluru after historic Tokyo Olympics bronze medal

Firstpost  

Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Graham Reid says the focus of the ongoing national camp will be on setting future priorities after the historic bronze medal-winning show at the Tokyo Olympics Bengaluru: Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Graham Reid says the focus of the ongoing national camp will be on setting future priorities after the historic bronze medal-winning …

National hockey camp resumes, focus on future engagements
3 years, 3 months ago

National hockey camp resumes, focus on future engagements

The Hindu  

Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid says the focus of the ongoing national camp will be on setting future priorities after the historic bronze medal-winning show at the Tokyo Olympics. He expressed happiness on the support extended to the players by Sports Authority of India Bangalore centre before the Tokyo Olympics despite facing numerous challenges due to the …

Hockey India names 30 members for senior men's national camp
3 years, 3 months ago

Hockey India names 30 members for senior men's national camp

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Hockey India on Saturday named a 30-member core probable group for the senior men’s national coaching camp, to begin in SAI, Bengaluru from 4 October. The core grouped called up for the national coaching camp includes a mix of young and experienced players including PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Gurinder …

'Prepared to play eight games': Sjoerd Marijne on India women's team fitness ahead of Tokyo 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

'Prepared to play eight games': Sjoerd Marijne on India women's team fitness ahead of Tokyo 2020

Hindustan Times  

In late March this year, a number of Covid cases broke out at the Indian women's team hockey camp at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru. With the Covid ruling out the Indian team's overseas tours before the Olympics, there is a concern that the lack of practice matches may pose a big challenge. 'Every athlete feels the …

How Indian women hockey players are training for Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

How Indian women hockey players are training for Olympics

Live Mint  

The Indian women hockey players have become tech-savvy and now understand the purpose of their training sessions, which they were earlier following blindly, experienced midfielder Monika said on Monday. Monika, who was part of the Indian team that competed at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, said Saturday mornings sessions are the toughest. Red sessions are mostly higher-intensity training sessions where …

Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, six other players test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, six other players test positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

The Indian women’s hockey core group had returned to the national camp in Bengaluru on Sunday last to restart the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics after a 10-day break. New Delhi: Seven members of the Indian women’s hockey team, including captain Rani Rampal, and two support staff members on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a training camp at …

Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, six other players test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, six other players test positive for COVID-19

India TV News  

Seven members of the Indian women's hockey team, including captain Rani Rampal, and two support staff members on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a training camp at the Sports Authority of India's Centre in Bengaluru. The Indian women's hockey core group had returned to the national camp in Bengaluru on Sunday last to restart the preparations for the …

Women's hockey core group set to return to national camp
3 years, 8 months ago

Women's hockey core group set to return to national camp

The Hindu  

The 25-member women's hockey core probable group for the Tokyo Olympic Games will return to training at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru after a 10-day break. In January 2021, the women's team had toured Argentina -- after a one-year break -- for seven matches between their junior team, B team and the senior squad, ranked number two in the …

Indian hockey team to start national camp on Saturday
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian hockey team to start national camp on Saturday

The Hindu  

Fresh from a memorable tour of Europe, the 33-member core probable group of the Indian men's hockey team will return to the SAI Centre in Bengaluru on Saturday for the national coaching camp ahead of the Hockey Pro League matches against Argentina. The 18-day camp will conclude on March 31 before the team departs for the FIH Hockey Pro League …

Indian hockey men's core probable group to report for national camp on Saturday
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian hockey men's core probable group to report for national camp on Saturday

India TV News  

Fresh from a memorable tour of Europe, the 33-member core probable group of the Indian men's hockey team will return to the SAI Centre in Bengaluru on Saturday for the national coaching camp ahead of the Hockey Pro League matches against Argentina. The 18-day camp will conclude on March 31 before the team departs for the FIH Hockey Pro League …

Hockey India names 25-member core probable group for senior women's national camp
3 years, 11 months ago

Hockey India names 25-member core probable group for senior women's national camp

India TV News  

Hockey India on Sunday announced its 25-member core probable group for the senior women's national coaching camp as part of the team's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics. In January, the 25-member core group had set out on their first tour in over 12 months and despite not registering a win in Argentina, chief coach Sjoerd Marjine was happy with the …

Indian hockey team's national camp will conclude one week earlier on 12 December, says SAI
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian hockey team's national camp will conclude one week earlier on 12 December, says SAI

Firstpost  

Bengaluru: The Indian hockey team’s ongoing national camp, which is currently underway at the SAI centre, will conclude a week earlier on 12 December on the recommendation of chief coach Graham Reid. The Indian men’s hockey team has been training at the SAI Bengaluru Centre since August this year, as sports began to resume in a phased manner following the …

Men's national hockey camp to conclude a week earlier on December 12: SAI
4 years, 1 month ago

Men's national hockey camp to conclude a week earlier on December 12: SAI

The Hindu  

The Indian hockey team's ongoing national camp, which is currently underway at the SAI centre here, will conclude a week earlier on December 12 on the recommendation of chief coach Graham Reid. READ | The Indian men's hockey team has been training at the SAI Bengaluru Centre since August this year, as sports began to resume in a phased manner …

Women's national team to start first camp after COVID-19 lockdown on December 1
4 years, 1 month ago

Women's national team to start first camp after COVID-19 lockdown on December 1

India TV News  

Thirty women footballers have been called up for a national camp that will start from Tuesday in Goa, the All India Football Federation said in a statement on Saturday. This is the first senior national women's camp after coronavirus-induced lockdown. Prescribed by senior national team doctor Shervin Sheriff, the SOP mandates that incoming players and support staff must get a …

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday
4 years, 2 months ago

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday

The Hindu  

All 12 women wrestlers who had assembled at SAI centre in Lucknow, including Olympic qualifier Vinesh Phogat, have tested negative for coronavirus, clearing the decks for the resumption of training from Monday. Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, Seema, Lalita and Nisha will join the camp from October 25, according to national coach Kuldeep Malik. Vinesh, the only woman wrestler to have …

Gradual increase in training intensity will yield best results, says Graham Reid
4 years, 3 months ago

Gradual increase in training intensity will yield best results, says Graham Reid

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams have resumed their training after practice had been halted due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the coronavirus. Six men's team players, including captain Manpreet Singh, have recently resumed individual training after recovering from COVID-19. Indian men’s head coach Graham Reid said that the emphasis at the moment is on skill-based training focusing …

Hockey camps get extension after men's team tour of Netherlands called off due to COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Hockey camps get extension after men's team tour of Netherlands called off due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

The Indian men’s team was scheduled to tour Netherlands for practice matches but the proposal was shelved on the recommendation of coaches and SAI officials because of the health crisis. New Delhi: The ongoing camps of the Indian men and women hockey probables at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru have been extended after a proposed tour of …

Hockey camps at SAI extended after Dutch tour cancellation
4 years, 3 months ago

Hockey camps at SAI extended after Dutch tour cancellation

The Hindu  

The ongoing camps of the Indian men and women hockey probables at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru have been extended after a proposed tour of Netherlands had to be put off due to travel restrictions in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indian men’s team was scheduled to tour Netherlands for practice matches but the proposal was …

National hockey team coaches don't want to rush sporting activities
4 years, 3 months ago

National hockey team coaches don't want to rush sporting activities

The Hindu  

Indian men's and women's national teams' coaches Graham Reid and Sjoerd Marijne stressed on being patient with the players’ fitness as they resumed training after a long time away from the pitch. Men’s team coach Graham Reid concurred with Marijne as six men’s team players, including captain Manpreet Singh, have recently recovered from COVID-19 and are on the road to …

COVID-19: National camp for women wrestlers postponed again
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: National camp for women wrestlers postponed again

The Hindu  

The women’s national wrestling camp, which was scheduled to start from September 1 in Lucknow, was on Saturday postponed after top players expressed apprehensions about travelling amidst rising cases of coronavirus. Vinesh Phogat, the latest wrestler selected for country’s highest sporting honour - Khel Ratna - had openly voiced concerns about travelling to Lucknow. “The National Women’s Wrestling Camp which …

Hockey players begin training, focus on skill development: Reid
4 years, 4 months ago

Hockey players begin training, focus on skill development: Reid

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s hockey core group will focus on skill development in the next few weeks after restarting the national camp with basic training, head coach Graham Reid said on Saturday, trying to overcome from the jolt of six players contracting COVID-19. “We will be using these next few weeks to work on everyone’s development plan and focus on skill …

Hockey players begin training with basic exercise, to work on skill development next, says head coach Graham Reid
4 years, 4 months ago

Hockey players begin training with basic exercise, to work on skill development next, says head coach Graham Reid

Firstpost  

Graham Reid said during the mandatory two-week quarantine period after re-joining the national camp earlier this month, the players were tasked to reinvigorate their Olympic goal by learning the country’s Olympic history. The Indian men’s hockey core group will focus on skill development in the next few weeks after restarting the national camp with basic training, head coach Graham Reid …

Coronavirus Pandemic-induced Break Gave Time to Self-evaluate, Says Indian Women's Hockey Team Goalkeeper Savita
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic-induced Break Gave Time to Self-evaluate, Says Indian Women's Hockey Team Goalkeeper Savita

News 18  

The Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Savita says the coronavirus-forced break provided them a perfect opportunity to self-evaluate and analyse life on and off the field as the national camp resumed here on Wednesday after a month. Having completed their 14-day self-isolation period, the Indian senior men and women core probables resumed training with the national camp, which is expected …

COVID-19 break gave time to reflect and understand myself better, says India hockey player Savita
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 break gave time to reflect and understand myself better, says India hockey player Savita

Firstpost  

Savita along with Indian senior men and women core probables have resumed training in the national camp, which is expected to continue till 30 September at SAI South Centre. Bengaluru: The Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Savita says the coronavirus-forced break provided them a perfect opportunity to self-evaluate and analyse life on and off the field as the national camp …

SAI Announce National Camp for Archers in Pune From August 25
4 years, 5 months ago

SAI Announce National Camp for Archers in Pune From August 25

News 18  

A team of 16 recurve archers, along with four coaches and two support staff, will report to the Army Sports Institute in Pune for a national camp on August 25, the Sports Authority of India announced on Thursday. Archers who will be joining the camp include Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, B Dhiraj, Pravin Jadhav, Jayanta Talukdar, Sukhmanu Babrekar, Kapil, Vishwas, …

National Hockey Camps to Resume on August 19 Despite 6 Coronavirus Cases
4 years, 5 months ago

National Hockey Camps to Resume on August 19 Despite 6 Coronavirus Cases

News 18  

The training camps for India's national hockey teams will go ahead as scheduled from August 19 in Bengaluru despite half a dozen men's team players, including skipper Manpreet Singh, being hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. "…the Indian men's and Indian women's hockey teams are scheduled to resume sports activities from, Wednesday 19th August 2020, following the completion of their …

Hockey men's camp uncertain after six players test positive for COVID
4 years, 5 months ago

Hockey men's camp uncertain after six players test positive for COVID

The Hindu  

The upcoming training camp for India’s men's hockey players in Bengaluru looks uncertain after six tested positive for COVID-19 but the women can resume practice after all of them tested negative. Six Indian men’s team players -- skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak -- have tested positive …

National camp for junior athletes to begin from October 1: SAI
4 years, 5 months ago

National camp for junior athletes to begin from October 1: SAI

The Hindu  

The national training camps for junior athletes will begin in a phased manner from October 1, the Sports Authority of India said on Wednesday. It was decided in SAI’s Mission Olympic Cell review meeting that training of junior athletes at its National Centres of Excellence, shut since March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, will start in a phased manner from …

Hockey camps to begin next week as state government gives nod
4 years, 5 months ago

Hockey camps to begin next week as state government gives nod

The Hindu  

The Olympics-bound Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will return for their respective national camps on August 4 at SAI Centre in Bengaluru and head straight to a 14-day quarantine in keeping with the COVID-19 protocols. Athletes, coaches and support staff will also be tested when they arrive in Bengaluru to ensure that all campers are at a reduced risk …

Men's And Women's Hockey Team Camp To Be Held In Bengaluru From August 4
4 years, 5 months ago

Men's And Women's Hockey Team Camp To Be Held In Bengaluru From August 4

ABP News  

Members of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams bound for Tokyo Olympics will join the National Camp at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 4, 2020, in preparation for Olympics to be held in 2021. The athletes, coaches and support staff, who were on a home break, will join the camp on August 4 and undergo …

AIFF plans to hold national camp in September in Bhubaneswar
4 years, 5 months ago

AIFF plans to hold national camp in September in Bhubaneswar

The Hindu  

The All India Football Federation is planning to hold a camp for the senior national team in Bhubaneswar in early September ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifying round match against Qatar in October. “We are also conscious of the fact that the U-17 girls also need to start the camp as soon as possible.” India is hosting the U-17 …

National Hockey Camps to Not Resume on July 19 as Slated with Bengaluru Going into Covid-19 Lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

National Hockey Camps to Not Resume on July 19 as Slated with Bengaluru Going into Covid-19 Lockdown

News 18  

The national camps for Indian men's and women's hockey teams will not resume as planned on July 19 at Bengaluru SAI Centre with the rising Covid-19 case count forcing the city into a complete seven-day lockdown. A SAI source in Bengaluru, however, confirmed to PTI that there is no way the national camps can resume on the earlier earmarked date …

Coronavirus Outbreak: India's hockey players request Sports Minister to allow on-field training
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: India's hockey players request Sports Minister to allow on-field training

Firstpost  

India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams told the minister that resumption of on-field training in small groups as soon as possible will give them an upper-hand over other top nations as they gear up for Olympics next year New Delhi: Lack of training is an obvious concern but India’s hockey players are also feeling homesick and they made that known …

Hockey India names core probables for senior women's camp
4 years, 11 months ago

Hockey India names core probables for senior women's camp

The Hindu  

Hockey India on Saturday named the 25-member core probables list for the upcoming Senior Women National Camp, which begins at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, on Sunday. The players will report to chief coach Sjoerd Marijne for the 27-day training and conditioning camp ahead of an important few months, where the team will feature in the 6th Women’s Asian …

India Men's Hockey Coach Graham Reid says three-week training camp will focus on individual improvement
5 years, 1 month ago

India Men's Hockey Coach Graham Reid says three-week training camp will focus on individual improvement

Firstpost  

Bhubaneswar: With no immediate assignment lining up till next year, the Indian men’s hockey side will focus on individual improvement rather than team tactics during the ongoing national camp, chief coach Graham Reid said on Monday. Image credits Twitter @TheHockeyIndia “Given there is no tournament immediately following the three-week camp in Bhubaneswar, it is a perfect opportunity for us to …

Junior women’s national camp: Hockey India announces 33 probables
5 years, 4 months ago

Junior women’s national camp: Hockey India announces 33 probables

The Hindu  

Hockey India on Monday named 33 core probables for the junior women’s national camp, which is being held to prepare the team for a tri-nation tournament in Australia later this year. The probables will be undergoing a training and conditioning camp till September 14 during which players will report to coach Baljeet Singh Saini. Read | Indian women earn hard-fought …

Indian Hockey: Hockey India names 33 players for junior women’s national Camp
5 years, 6 months ago

Indian Hockey: Hockey India names 33 players for junior women’s national Camp

The Hindu  

Hockey India on Friday named a list of 33 core probables for the upcoming junior women’s national coaching camp scheduled to begin on July 8 at Sports Authority of India’s, Bengaluru. After having a great tour of Ireland, where the India team won the Cantor Fitzgerald U-21 International four-nation tournament against the likes of hosts Ireland, Canada and Scotland, coach …

Hockey India announces 33 players for Junior Men’s National camp
5 years, 6 months ago

Hockey India announces 33 players for Junior Men’s National camp

Hindustan Times  

Hockey India announced a list of 33 players for the upcoming Junior Men’s National coaching camp on Sunday. While, the Midfielders called-up for the National Coaching Camp are Sukhman Singh, Gregory Xess, Ankit Pal, Akashdeep Singh Jr., Vishnu Kant Singh, Gopi Kumar Sonkar, Vishal Antil, Surya NM, Maninder Singh, and Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem. Forwards Sudeep Chirmako, Rahul Kumar Rajbhar, Uttam …

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