1928 – 1956: Glorious Saga of Indian Hockey

Hockey has found its origin in India during the time of British ruling. It is also known as one among the oldest games for last 1200 years. This game has seen a lot of developments by passing through Arabs, Greeks, Romans and Ethiopians. Some people were used to play this game only for fun while for others it was a good practice of becoming a warrior. The history of hockey team in India is worth mentioning.
 

The term ‘hockey’ has its origin from France. There is a word in French, hocquet which means shepherds crook. All the modern rules for playing hockey were introduced by London Hockey Association in 1886. In India, hockey was introduced by the British Army. The Beighton Cup was the first major hockey tournament in India. In 1895 it was organized in Kolkata. We can still find the photos of hockey players of that time.
 

In the year 1896, once again a tournament was organized for hockey team in India. This tournament

was named as Aga Khan Cup. After that hockey came into full gear making remarkable presence in international events like Afro-Asian Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Hockey Champions Challenge, World Cup, Olympic Games etc.
 

A recent achievement was to organize in India in Delhi in the year 2010. The time period between 1928 and 1956 is considered to be the Golden Period of Indian Hockey. We can see its golden history captured in the photos of hockey players. It was in the year 1928 when India won its first gold medal in Olympics.
 

Without a second thought, India was a champion of hockey till the year 1956. It is an amazing fact that India has won continuous six gold medals in Olympics which is a record still unbroken. Also, Indian hockey has a record of winning consecutive 24 matches during the years between 1924 and 1956.
 

This record is also unbroken till now. Besides that some other remarkable achievements by Indian hockey team are winning a gold medal in World Cup, 2 gold medals in Asian Games and 2 more gold medals in Asia Cup.
 

Some dominating names in Indian Hockey history are Balbir Singh, Roop Singh and Major Dhyanchand. Dhyanchand is the most talked about personality in Indian Hockey. In 1956 he was awarded with Padma Bhushan, for being a legendary player of Indian Hockey who managed to bag three gold medals in Olympics.

The National game of India- hockey- is back in action with the HHIL series

The India national field hockey team is the national men's team on behalf of field hockey in India, proscribed by Hockey India, the governing organization for field hockey in India. It’s a First non-European team to be a piece of the International Hockey partnership.

In 1928, the hockey team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1956, the Indian men's teams remain victorious in the Olympics, charming six gold medals in rows. The Indian field hockey team has won total eight Olympics gold medals, the highest among all national teams.  In 1975 World Cup India also won and defeating Pakistan 2-1 in the final.
 

Hockey team of Delhi is named as Delhi Wizard which is plays World Series Hockey. Pakistani striker Shakeel Abbasi is captain of hockey team. Team is practice in Delhi Dhyan Chand National Stadium and owned by Wizcraft International. Roelant Oltmans and Darryl D'Souza is coached the Hockey team who are coach of Dutch hockey team.  

The hockey match also gives both the teams a ability to test each other's power as they are playing against each other for the first time in the second edition of the occasion.
 

Leaders of the hockey team of Delhi Waveriders will look to combine their numero-uno position in the points table when they expression an evenly-matched Uttar Pradesh Wizards in an away league match of the second Hero Hockey team of India League at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Saturday. The Delhi Waveriders are currently on top of the standing with 24 points from seven hockey games, while the Wizards find themselves in the third mark with 15 points from five matches.
 

Uttar Pradesh team said that we had a extremely close game with Delhi Waveriders in Delhi. We wait for to have a same type of game. We need to play a fair game. We are playing with hockey team of Delhi on our home ground and we hope to play some attractive game, Waveriders captain Sardara Singh said: "Uttar Pradesh Wizards is a different team this year as compare to the opening season of Hero Hockey India association. We are working very hard with a focus to give less penalty corner to the Wizard. Wizards skipper V R Raghunath said that next time we concentrate on our core power and try to avoid mistakes like earlier games. We are strong-minded to play our best game next time.

The Qualities of a Best Coach

A good coach is capable of making best hockey team the. There are certain things that are expected from a coach which really makes him worth to be called as the same. A great coach is something that can really make the team play to its best. He should be able to inspire each and every member of the team so that they start playing to their maximum. There are various traits that are looked in a coach which can make him really great than just being good.

Humility is the first factor that can make a great coach. Most of the coaches want their team to win every matches they play, irrespective of the circumstances. This kind of mentality from the coaches can only make it really hard for the Indian hockey player to play well. The coach should be able to consider the team and should not have the mentality to evaluate him through the number of trophies that his team made under his training. If the coach is supportive and provides the adequate opportunities for the players, then there is a possibility for the team to win the match easily. A stress less environment is something that is necessary for making the team play well.
 

If you really want be a best Indian hockey player then you should be able to get coaching of a great coach who is having the time and patience to understand the players. A great coach will have adequate time for understanding each and every player in the team. The coach should also listen to the players with patience and respect so that he get the same back from them. If the coach is much arrogant and tries to implement something then the whole team can get collapsed and they won’t even be able to play well.
 

The communication that the coach has with the team members is an essential factor that can keep a good binding between the team members. Best hockey team can be possible only when the coach teaches the players to have good communication with each other. The team should be told that the player who is weak in the team determines the strength of the team and the each one should support the weaker player. When the coach has a kind of passion towards the game and the team, then the players can feel it a better experience and make their team play well despite of any adversities and flaws.

Hockey Leagues- A Game of Passion

The national game Hockey of India always gained mixed responses from the spectators and Media. With the increasing likes for the national game, the filmmakers projected lot of film on hockey that aroused more interest and respect for the game amongst the spectators and bought people integrated to join the hockey sports in India.

Hockey Matches and youth

Hockey leagues in India reflect the power of team work and sheer dedication.  Our Players representing India have enthusiastically played well in the national and International tournament matches thus gave us the feeling of pride of our country and national sport.

Over the several years, the national game Hockey is encouraging and engaging various new talents and giving a concrete platform to youth for proving their merit in national sport.

The national game of India is broadcasted in 146 countries. Around the globe there are 41 million fans worldwide of Hockey Leagues in India.

All the credit goes to our young and dynamic players representing India. Saluting the game and it teams,  here are the most historic creditability of the Hockey players names who managed to get victorious win on international, Asian level are:-

Past Achievements

1)    Junior Women Hockey World cup Match- The splendid performance and edge competitive performances of the team, made India win bronze in Germany. Major contribution was given by the best 18 year old player Rani by her strategy of brilliantly managing the field goals in the year 2013 against England team beating them with the score of 3-2.

2)    Mens Hockey Asia level Match- The players remained unbeaten till the finals and portrayed their best of performance in the match thus managed to win silver and getting qualified for the finals. The star performer of the match was Sardar singh who managed to make his dazzling performance till the end.

3)    Asia Men Hockey Champion’s Trophy- Amongst the most renowned Hockey Players names, the contribution by Yuvraj Walmiki and his team was significant; he made India won the Asia cup in the year 2011, In the Hockey league he played for Delhi wave riders.

4)    State Level Hockey matches- The Ranchi Rhinos were announced as winners in the Hero Honda Hockey League the sport was played between the six conventional franchise teams. Their efforts were watched and cheered by the millions of spectators.

We should cheer the performances of the Hockey players and support their dedication in the best possible manner.