Many candidates for hockey coach job
The job of the Indian senior hockey team’s coach seems to be a lucrative, or may be a challenging one, as there are many aspirants for the job.
The ten-member selection panel, headed by former India captain Pargat Singh and comprising Hockey India secretary-general Narinder Batra, advisor Anupam Gulati and former internationals, including three women, interviewed and saw the presentations of 16 aspirants today.
There are more aspirants, including former and current India players, in the queue to give their presentations tomorrow. After that, the Hockey India Development Committee, headed by Pargat, will shortlist some suitable names before zeroing in on the most deserving candidates.
“The selection of the Indian coach will be done after taking into careful account the various aspects of the job, including the ability and motivation of the selected coach to give a turnaround to the fortunes of the Indian team,” a Hockey India source said. The vacancies for coach and support staff came up following the resignation of Harendra Singh and others during the Asian Games in China.
The selection of the foreign coach, to replace Jose Brasa of Spain, whose contract has run its course, will be done after the present exercise is over.