New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday named the 33-member core probables group for the senior girls nationwide teaching camp. The camp, scheduled from June 11 to July 11, will probably be held on the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru.
The camp is a part of the crew’s preparations for the Hangzhou Asian Games in China, scheduled for September-October this yr, as per a press launch from the game’s governing physique within the nation.
The core group for the nationwide camp consists of 4 goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Bichu Devi Kharibam, and Bansari Solanki. Among the defenders named for the camp are Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Jyoti Chhatri, and Mahima Chaudhary.
The midfielders chosen for the camp embrace Nisha, Salima Tete, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Monika, Mariana Kujur, Sonika, Neha, Baljeet Kaur, Reena Khokhar, Vaishnavi Phalke, and Ajmina Kujur.
The core probables additionally embrace Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi, Deepika, Sangita Kumari, Mumtaz Khan, and Sunelita Toppo as forwards.
The newly-appointed analytical coach for the Indian girls’s hockey crew Anthony Farry, who joined the crew in Australia for the five-match Tour, may also be part of the camp. Farry was previously with the Japanese girls’s crew and was instrumental of their gold medal feat on the Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang in 2018.
Janneke Schopman, the Chief Coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, expressed the crew’s objectives for the camp and mentioned, “After establishing our baseline physical output and addressing individual improvements in the previous camp, the focus now shifts to enhancing team structure and tactics. Also, the addition of Analytical Coach Anthony Farry in the camp will definitely add lots of quality to our coaching staff and strengthen the team strategy-wise.””Moreover, our recent tour of Australia, where we played five matches against the hosts, helped us identify the areas that require immediate attention and need to be worked upon to improve as a team. With Hangzhou Asian Games approaching fast, we cannot leave any stone unturned if we want to be best prepared and ready in this key tournament,” she added. Core Probables Group: Goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari SolankiDefenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Jyoti Chhatri, Mahima ChaudharyMidfielders: Nisha, Salima Tete, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Monika, Mariana Kujur, Sonika, Neha, Baljeet Kaur, Reena Khokhar, Vaishnavi Phalke, Ajmina KujurForwards: Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi, Deepika, Sangita Kumari, Mumtaz Khan, Sunelita Toppo. (ANI)