KUALA LUMPUR: Tai Beng Hai and Stephen van Huizen will continue to coach the national hockey team for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh from April 5-12. Australian Neil Hawgood, who was supposed to take over as national coach on Feb 14, will remain as team consultant.
New Coaching Team
Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said the new coaching team will only take place after the MHC’s annual general meeting (AGM). The AGM was supposed to be held last Friday but due to issues with their constitution, the MHC have postponed it. It is now likely to be held in May.
Neil will remain as a consultant. Beng Hai is the national coach with Stephen as his assistant. We will set up a new coaching team once the new office bearers have been voted in - Tengku Abdullah.
Beng Hai was initially brought in by the MHC to take charge of the team for the World League Round Two in Singapore last month. Malaysia emerged champions to make the cut for World League Round Three (Semi-Finals) in Belgium from June 20-July 5. The World League Round Three is a qualifying tournament for next year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
As for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Malaysia are one of the six participating countries. The others are world champions Australia, New Zealand, India, South Korea and Canada.
Source: The Star Online
Pic credit: www.thehindu.com
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