Sardar Singh

The Month That Changed the Game.

The early 1980’s were a time when many in India believe there was a changing of the guard. India had won the 1980 Olympic hockey Gold medal in Moscow. It was their eighth Olympic Gold medal in 12 Olympiads; albeit

Podcast #64 – A Coach Pursues His Dream, the IOC, Women’s Sport and that Nike Advert.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

It is great to be back with another Podcast, – albeit a slightly longer show than usual – and we must thank Great Australian Pods for highlighting and promoting the show. Great to get feedback and know that people are

Disappointment Increases The Pressure to Perform For India

One of the benefits or travel is being able to read local newspapers in various countries and see how the local journalists view their teams and sportsmen and women. It is also interesting to read the styles of reporting. Thankfully

Entering a Minefield.

Ask any coach, in any sport, why he recruits a player to be a part of his team, and the answers will be different, but they will undoubtedly be similar. Some will want to build their team around that particular

All Eyes on India’s Squad Selection

Tomorrow Hockey India are expected to announce their team for the Rio Olympics and there is great expectation in the country that has won 8 Olympic Gold medals in the sport, although the last one was 36 years ago. India