Discussion Being Held To Invite Foreign Coach To Revive Hockey: Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Shahbaz

Discussion being held to invite foreign coach to revive hockey: Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Shahbaz

Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Shahbaz (senior) on Thursday said that discussion was being held to invite foreign coach to revive game of hockey.

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 01st Mar, 2018 ) :Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Shahbaz (senior) on Thursday said that discussion was being held to invite foreign coach to revive game of hockey.

"We were trying to finalize the talks with Holland's coach Roelant Oltmans, so that focus could be given on improvement of senior and junior players, " he said while talking to a news channel. The foreign coach would rectify the weaknesses in the hockey or structural changes if any to revive this game in Pakistan, he said.

He said a uniform syllabus would be introduced in the country which would be followed by all coaches and players to improve the game of hockey. "We are trying to give an opportunity to foreign coaches for at least two years period to improve the performance of the players, as major events were being organized this year including World Cup 2018, " he said.

To a question, he said that PHF does not have sufficient budget but we will try to invite the best coaches to bring improvement in the national game.