Team New Zealand alongwith their Head Coach Colin Batch had a rigorous training session at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, ahead of the Hero Hockey World League Final. The team is training hard to meet Germany in their opening clash of the tournament. Speaking on the team mix, Head Coach Colin Batch said “while the team is practicing hard they are even trying to acclimatize with the weather conditions of India.
It is cold in the night and warm during the day hence playing under such conditions can prove to be tricky. The team is trying a new playing composition with some new players and we aim at being at the Top 6 at the end of the tournament.
Our opening match is against Olympic champions Germany and hence the match will not be an easy one for us. The boys have worked on their passes and techniques of tackling the opposition which will help win matches during the League”.
Speaking post the practice session, Captain of New Zealand Dean Couzins said “we are working very hard in our techniques and looking forward to the matches against Germany, India and England. We have come in with some new players and hoping this will help us improve our game during the tournament. We want to on ourselves after every match and want to meet the expectation of being the Top 8 hockey team”
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