How To Groom Your Child To Become A Hockey Player

Cricket is not the only sport that has taken the youngsters today by a storm. As it turns out, several other sports like hockey, badminton, tennis and basketball are catching the ropes in a proto.  Surprisingly, hockey, which has long represented a rather hazy picture, is reviving life. Many children today are fiercely inspired by some of the best hockey teams in India, and are moving to learn the game. Parents’ support and encouragement, in that case, becomes imperative. Here is how parents can prepare the ground for their children.
 

Start at an early age
 

Be it any activity- sports, dance or music, the early the child starts, the better. He will have years at his hand to capitalize the skills and present them on at a later stage in life. Hence, motivate your child to take up open skates, sticks and plugs. Set the stage and gear them up, right from the beginning.
 

Enrol your child in a house league
 

There are various teams that have taken up a franchise of some great hockey teams. Enrolling your child in some grand hockey franchise Delhi will buckle him up and put him in a spot where dedication and hard work will be the sole way out. In a house league, the child will learn invariably more about the game than anywhere else.
 

Encouragement always helps
 

There will be a time when everything will appear trashy, when things will not work as planned and the child will be subjected to a downward spiral. While he may think of giving up, you don’t. Encourage him to maintain his composure and talk out his areas of problems. Don’t bombard him with unrealistic solutions though.  Keep calm and help him achieve his dreams. This is probably the time when he needs mental support the most.

Time management is important for those who want to excel in sports (part1)

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It cannot be discarded in any which way that time management plays a very important role in any aspect of life and those who have a good strategy and know what ought to be done by which time; things become much easier and convenient to track. The same is applicable in sports genre as well. No matter you want to have your own best hockey team or you want to play basketball and so as cricket, you must know how to manage your time well. It has been seen ample times that those who do follow a fixed routine are bound to become successful players and a good human being, in long run.

It is not only about school teams who wish to play like a professional Indian hockey player, at times even professionals lose track of what they are up to and to bring themselves in form, they again have to work hard to follow their pre-game schedule.  Indian hockey player are given strict instructions and they are asked to adhere to that scheduled regimen for every day. Thus, those of you, who want to be a professional player and have their best hockey team, there’s a set of fixed rules and regulations, which must be followed. Though I have many things to keeping to this space, but I am saving it, till I come back with my next post. Till then, stay hooked to this space.  

The best of Indian Hockey

The sport of field hockey fills up quite a few pages in the rich and glorifying parts of Indian history. India has time and again produced legendary hockey players for the world to witness. Dhyan Chand is definitely the first name that comes to mind while speaking about legends, he was nick named ‘the wizard’ for his magical performances on the field. With an unbeaten record of more than 400 goals scored in his international hockey carrier. Dhyan Chand is undoubtedly the best hockey player that ever lived. Such was his excellence that it left the opponents doubting whether his stick was made of wood or not? Another fabulous Indian hockey player is none other than Dhanraj Pillay. He is arguably the best forward in world of hockey till date, best known for his dribbling skills. It was said that Dhanraj Pillay was so quick with the ball that he could penetrate any defence line with players considerably younger to him.  The current flock of players also have massive potential and players like Sandeep Singh, Affan Yousuf and Yuvraj Walmiki seem promising.
 

The Indian men’s field hockey team held the title of the best hockey team in the world for a long period of time. It was an era when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics; even today India holds the record of the most successful hockey team in the history of Olympics with 8 gold medals. In the 80s India started to lose grip on the game and is still going through a rough patch. Currently, according to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ranking system the position of top International Men’s hockey team is held by Australia and in women’s category the title is held by Netherlands, whereas Indian men and women teams are at 8th and 13th position respectively.

The revival of Indian Hockey

Hockey in India had gone through various phases. From the single dominant country prior to the 1950s, India went almost out of the picture in the early years of this millennium. The last decade marked the ultimate lows of the sport marked by incidents such as protests of the Indian Hockey Players against the board, failing to even qualify for the Olympics, open fight between two organizations, the Indian Hockey Federation and Hockey India, to have the control over the sport and ultimately leading to the International Olympic committee’s intervention. But things might be on the verge of changing. As the Hockey India took over the responsibility of governing the sport, it quickly sprang into action, setting up the IPL-style Hockey India League (HIL).
 

Though there were previous attempts to organize a franchisee hockey league in India (even before the success of IPL) such as the ESPN Star-IHF owned Premier Hockey League (PHL) and the Nimbus-IHF owned World Series Hockey (WSH), the Hockey India League quickly grabbed attention with its success of finding corporate sponsorship with the likes of Star Sports India, Hero Honda and many others.
 

Taking cue from the success of IPL, the teams and the players were auctioned. To everyone’s surprise, it was the not the foreign players who earned more, but the Indian Hockey player, Sardar Singh sold for $78000 to the hockey team Delhi Waveriders. The inaugural season in 2013 drew moderate crowds and not much fanfare, the crowds and revenues were on the rise for the 2014 season which is presently underway.
 

With the addition of Bhubaneswar based Kalinga Warriors this season, the total teams competing for the championship has risen up to 6. Though the defending champions Ranchi Rhinos are still very much in the hunt for the cup, it is the Waves-group owned Hockey team Delhi Waveriders, who are favorites to win the cup this year after missing out in the finals of last season.
 

But not all is good with Hockey India League. One major disappointing factor is that all the franchisees are concentrated on the Northern part of India. The southernmost franchisee itself is Bhubaneswar. Though the fact remains that the city teams of Chennai and Bangalore were originally planned, but went unsold in the auction, it is the responsibility of the Hockey India to take the sport to all corners of the country. The Hockey India League may not have been a huge success as its cricketing counterpart, but if managed properly, it could make Hockey a mainstream sport again in this country.
 

Summary: Hockey, the ancient sport that was a part and parcel of India has stood up and taken a rebirth with complete governance by IHF and corporate sponsorship with increase in drive to HIL.

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 team of India is all ready for the 2014 Hockey World Cup

For the longest time, people believed that Hockey was the national sports of India. This belief stemmed from the fact that the hockey team of India was the best performing field hockey team in the world for several decades and won 8 gold medals in numerous Olympic events over the years. Players like Dhyanchand became a household name across the nation and are still revered as some of the most iconic and well known sport personalities in India. Recent clarifications have revealed that India does not have an official national sport.

The popularity of hockey, which had been decreasing for some time following the popularity of cricket, is on the rise once again. It has become common now to find photos of hockey players plastered all over the newspapers, the most recent example being the media coverage they received after the team qualified for the Hockey World Cup which will be held this year.

The period of 1920-1980 is considered the golden period of Indian Hockey. During this time, the men’s hockey team of India won 8 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 2 bronze medals in the Olympics.  After 1980, the hockey saw a sharp decline in India and the team did not even qualify for the Olympics held in 2008. The women’s Indian Hockey team began performing better after 2000, and they won the gold prize in 2002 Commonwealth Games, and then went on to win two more gold prizes in international events.

Indian Hockey has been twisted in scandals and the Indian Hockey Federation had to be dissolved in 2009 after charges of multiple counts of corruption were brought against its directors. A new body was formed which was made up of former hockey player and both men’s and women’s team have been improving since the formation of this new body, called Hockey India. Many changes have been made in the way hockey is played in India, and Hockey India has recently started Hockey India
League, the hockey equivalent of the highly popular Indian Premier League event for cricket. Interest in the sport by government bodies as well as private corporations has increased and Hockey India is now recognised by the International Hockey Federation. One can only hope that the Indian hockey team will take its place as the top team in the world once again, and photos of hockey players will once again become a common sight on newspapers, magazines and TV screens.

Hockey: the lost pride of India

Anything that symbolizes a nation becomes a part and parcel of its pride, honour and name. Taking the same theory, hockey, the national sport of India is a part and a way to serve India’s national interest. Starting from 1920 to the 1950s, this was the golden era of Indian hockey with a craze that united whole of India and bound it together in a single game. In this period, India gave phenomenal legends like Dhanchand and Roop Singh to the world of hockey. It was during this time that India captured 8 Olympic gold medals along with many major world events.

But this trend is diminishing today and with it, it is destroying India’s image as it falls in international hockey to an all time low of 9th position. Many reasons can be attributed to this fall starting from a few stated below.

1.    Emergence of cricket:
 

With the emergence of Cricket especially in the men’s format, the wonder of major hockey player names has seen a fall in fan following. The rise of cricket lords like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, M.S. Dhoni or even the present day Kohli and their lustre of shear class has overshadowed the charm of hockey.

2.    The IPL fever:
 

Cricket was hovering above all sports, but the emergence of the IPL has made the game even bigger by taking it to a different level and producing new star.

3.    Lack of sponsors:
 

The sponsors have also fallen for the enhancing presence of cricket and ignored other major sports like hockey leading to a lack of infrastructure and support for these sportsmen. No sports can sustain without continual support of finance and infrastructure either from the corporate or from the government and hockey, at present is getting neither of those. Even the brand ambassadorship of major MNCs has replaced hockey player names with the new celebrities or cricket stars.

All has not ended for hockey with trials being made at every front to bring back the sports to its past grandeur with steps like organising hockey world cup in India and hockey league India. Other than the major club league, the domestic competitions are also receiving minor corporate sponsorships right now.

The hockey league India is considered to be a major step due to its grand success. So let’s not forget our past glory in hockey and try to increase our hockey skills to give respect to our national sport and great nation.

Hockey League India- Igniting the lost craze

With time everything changes. In a similar way the fame and craze of hockey, the national game of India has disappeared. This game was originally played by the warriors nearly 1200 years back in order to develop and enhance the warrior skills and fighting skills in the warrior. This game was first introduced by the British in India and then became very popular among the citizens of India and this made it the national game of India. But later cricket replaced its place in terms of fame, craze and fan following. Cricket became like the religion of India while hockey somewhere disappeared. But with these current hockey players, the demand for this game is again increasing and hockey league India is doing everything to bring the reputation of hockey back in India.

The current hockey team have excelled in their performances and are ranking high internationally and this is increasing the craze and bringing back the lost fame. The hockey players name is there in the web and you can go through them to know the names of the current hockey team who with their high skills and strategies are winning matches and winning the hearts of the people of India.

This hockey league India is trying to enhance the skills of the players and at the same time trying their best to give chances and opportunities to the new players and let them show their talent. They not only give opportunities but also make the demand for hockey increased. This is also inspiring the youth and the youngster to make interest in hockey and build up a passion for this game. These leagues and franchise are even developing the strategies and making the experienced players learn new skills from the young players. It’s an opportunity and a benefit to both the experienced player as well as the young player to acquire skills from each other.

Particularly for the one, who has strong inspiration and passion for hockey and give them the opportunity to showcase their talent and their skills. This has also resulted in the outstanding performances of the woman hockey team and raking the nation high in the international competition. You can go through the hockey players name in the web and their details. You can even find the strategies and skills of these hockey players and their best match performance. If you have a strong interest for hockey and enhance your skills then go through the web and search for these details it will definitely help you in building a great career in hockey.