Preparing the juniors to take up bigger challenges, says Sreejesh

India junior males’s hockey workforce coach P.R. Sreejesh on Tuesday mentioned that successful the Junior World Cup bronze medal has instilled a renewed sense of perception among the many younger gamers.

“Their confidence stage is admittedly excessive proper now. They really feel like they will obtain far more of their profession and life,” he mentioned on the sidelines of the second version of the Tamil Nadu Sports activities Conclave (TASCON 2.0) right here.

On how he sees the workforce’s evolution since taking on as coach, the 37-year-old mentioned: “Their method of approaching the sport has modified. You want a whole lot of psychological preparation to strategy a recreation. And that’s what we senior gamers all the time do – we share our expertise, telling them learn how to put together for a match. They’ve developed loads individually as nicely.”

Outlining his function in readying the kids for the calls for of senior worldwide hockey, Sreejesh mentioned: “My obligation is to inform them what they should count on sooner or later. It’s not going to be simpler like this with the senior workforce. There will probably be harder challenges. The European groups and Australia are far superior. So, I put together them to take up large challenges. This (Junior World Cup bronze) is the benchmark for them. That is the essential beginning line for them. From right here, they should stay up their life.”

He picked goalkeeper Prince Deep Singh, captain and defender Rohit, midfielders Ankit Pal, Manmeet Singh, and Rosan Kujur, and ahead Arshdeep Singh as gamers who’re already able to breaking into the senior core group.