Right call? Why Indian coaches lose out to the foreign experts
New Delhi, May 16 -- Hockey great PR Sreejesh has raised one of the most controversial topics in Indian sport. By not renewing his contract despite an impressive one-and-a-half-year record as coach of the junior India team, Hockey India has dealt Sreejesh a hard hand, which he hasn't taken kindly.
"The Hockey India President stated that the chief coach of the senior men's team (Craig Fulton) prefers a foreign head coach for the junior team, believing it will help develop Indian hockey from the junior level through to the senior level. Hence, the continued preference for foreign coaches - Can't Indian coaches develop Indian hockey?" the two-time Olympic medallist asked.
That's a question many Indian coaches have asked. It's a topic that has ...
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