Brasa sights Asian gold
New Delhi, pti:

Newly-appointed national hockey coach Jose Manuel Brasa said his role would be to help the talented Indian players achieve their potential.

Brasa, who took over as coach of the team Monday, said his immediate goal will be a podium finish in the New Delhi World Cup and then gold in the 2010 Asian Games that will automatically give them a berth at the London Olympics.

The Spaniard said his approach to coaching would be scientific with technological inputs. To implement his plan, he said, he would require a strong 14-member support staff including assistant coaches, physical trainer, physiotherapist, doctors and a video analyst.

Brasa, who coached the Spanish women’s team to a medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, said ideally he would have liked the contract till the 2012 Olympics.

“I wanted the tenure to be till the 2012 Olympics. The contract has undergone a lot of changes, but let’s not go into that. It is not a problem. We have made a positive beginning with the ad-hoc committee and the Sports Ministry providing all the support,” Brasa saidon Tuesday.