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Indian men gear up for Hockey World League Final
India had their first training session on Thursday morning at the Kalinga Stadium here ahead of the Men Hockey World League (HWL) Final.
Bhubaneswar: India had their first training session on Thursday morning at the Kalinga Stadium here ahead of the Men Hockey World League (HWL) Final.
The team went through the paces under the watchful eyes of chief coach Sjoerd Marijne as it started its preparations for the eight-nation tournament, starting on December 1.
The 43-year-old Dutch coach emphasised on speed and tactical training as the 18-member squad played a short 30-minute half-court match against each other.
"Our first practice session went well. It is good to be at the Kalinga Stadium. While it is my first time here, for the players it is like home because all of them have played many Hockey India League Matches here. The pitch is fast so we like it," Marijne said.
The mega event will see top teams in the world battle for supremacy. Defending champions Australia will meet India in their first Pool ‘B’ match while England will take on Germany.
The Pool ‘B’ comprises Belgium, Argentina, The Netherlands and Spain.In the next one week, Marijne wants to build the intensity during the training sessions. "The focus is to get the intensity higher and higher for our conditioning as we approach match day. The team will play practice matches against Olympic gold medallists Argentina on November 27 and England the next day.
