A meeting of the members of the Ad Hoc committee & Selection Committee was held at Delhi on 20th January 2009 to chart out the future course of Indian Hockey.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman, Ad-Hoc committee. All members of Ad-Hoc committee viz. Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, Mr. AK Mattoo, Mr. Aslam Khan and Mr. Rajeev Mehta attended alongwith Mr. Randhir Singh, secretary general, IOA and selectors Mr.Ajit Pal Singh, Mr. Ashok Kumar, Mr. Aslam Sher Khan and Mr.Dhanraj Pillay.
The Technical Committee was expanded to seven members including all selectors. The members are:-
Mr. Ajit Pal Singh
Mr. Ashok Kumar
Mr. Aslam Sher Khan
Mr. Dhanraj Pillay
Mr. Pargat Singh
Mr. Jagbir Singh
It was decided to conduct the Senior National Championship at Pune from 2nd to 15th March 2009. This championship will also act as the selection criteria for the Men’s Hockey Competition for the next National Games.