{"id":8663,"date":"2012-07-24T07:12:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T07:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8663"},"modified":"2012-07-24T07:12:23","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T07:12:23","slug":"neil-hagwood-to-coach-indian-womens-hockey-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8663","title":{"rendered":"Neil Hagwood to coach Indian Women\u2019s Hockey Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/00%20hockey.jpg\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Neil Hagwood to coach Indian Women\u2019s Hockey Team\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" \/>New Delhi:<\/strong> The wait for a foreign coach is over as the Australian Olympian Neil Hawgood has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian women\u2019s hockey team.<\/p>\n<p>Hagwood who played as a winger was the member of 1986 World Cup winning team and teammate of Michael Nobbs is a first foreign coach of the women\u2019s team and would join the team in Bhopal from today.<\/p>\n<p>Hockey India (HI) Secretary-General Narinder Batra, even though Hawgood has been appointed for the senior team, he would also oversee the progress of the junior players.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian would be in charge till the next Olympics and his first goal is to help the team qualify for 2014 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to reporters here on Monday, Hawgood, said he has to find out \u201cwhere the players are physically and mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the goal does not only remain to qualify but then also to win and be successful.<\/p>\n<p>The immediate goal for the Aussie would be prepare the team for the Champions Challenge I in Dublin from September 29.<\/p>\n<p>Hawgood, who earlier had coaching assignments in Australia and the United Kingdom said it would be a big challenge to improve from the 13th slot to be within the top six in the World.<\/p>\n<p>Hawgood, who had seen the Indians playing against Australia, liked their attacking approach, but wanted them to improve their defensive skills. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you attack, you should also get ready to defend. 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