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| October 9, 2003 | Thursday | Sha’aban 12, 1424 |
Coach to have say in selection
LAHORE, Oct 8: Dutch coach of Pakistan hockey team, Roelant Oltmans on Wednesday said that he would have an important say in selection matters of the Pakistan team.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, the newly appointed coach Oltmans said we have discussed this point before signing the deal and I will make my recommendations to selection committee while finalising any team.
He explained that as a professional coach he would have other important duties such as coaching clinics and junior team but he would definitely assist the selection committee.
He added that he had discussed the weak points and areas of improvement of the team, to prepare it for next year’s Athens Olympics and Champions Trophy.
Regarding fitness of the team the Dutchman remarked “ It was not upto me in the past, but in future the physical fitness will be an important part of my training and coaching”.
He said that Pakistan was among the first four or five teams in the world keeping in view their performance at the Champions Trophy in Holland recently.
“I was there to observe the matches as FIH Master Coach and made an analysis of Pakistan’s performance “, he said.
“I want to bring medal from Olympics, but there will be many countries, having the same objective, so we have to do lot of preparations for that aim”, he said.
Oltmans, remained the coach of his national team for consecutive ten years from 1989 to 1999.
He said that during his coaching assignment, Holland earned gold medals in two World Cups in 1990 and 1998. It also won a gold medal in Olympics-96 and two gold medals in the Champions Trophy in 1996 and 1998.
He refused to disclose the amount involved in the deal signed between him and PHF.
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