V Baskaran is now Manager of High Performance (South Zone)

New Delhi, 18th June 2014: Hockey India today announced the appointment of Olympic Gold Medalist Vasudevan Baskaran as the Manager, High Performance (South Zone) Hockey India. He will be working under Director High Performance, Roelant Oltmans.

VasudevanBaskaran will implemen Hockey India development programme as part of overall High Performance programme for men and women hockey at the grassroots level including school, college and district level hockey in the South Zone of the country.

Baskaran will closely work with Hockey India State Member Units to ensure consistency and delivery of Hockey India High Performance coaching programmes. Also, he will monitor and evaluate the performance of coaches in Hockey India Member Units and Academies and identify the talent for elite coaching opportunities. In consultation with Director, High Performance,Baskaran will create, maintain and develop technical content for dissemination. Apart from it all, he will also look to identify junior and sub junior players who can be further brushed up for the national program.

Mr. Baskaran will assume office starting 1st July 2014. He will be responsible for the South Zone which comprises of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar, Puducherry, Telangana and Seemandhra.