Craig Fulton organizes coaching session for domestic head coaches

Indian men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton conducted a coaching session for the head coaches of the member units participating in the 13th Senior Men's National Championship.

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This session was held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here on Friday. This gave the coaches an opportunity to share each other's knowledge and experience.

Fulton said in a release issued here, "It was very satisfying to interact with coaches from the home setup. It was an interactive session, and I think we learned a lot. It is essential to keep raising the bar for coaching across the nation. The players who advance to the Indian setup will be more prepared to make big career advancements if this is done."

The prominent coaches participating in it include Sumit Batham (Jharkhand), Vinay Kishor (Uttarakhand), Daljeet Singh (Punjab), Mukesh Kumar (Haryana), Yendala Sagar (Telangana), Satender Sharma (Delhi), Moirangthem Rinash Mettei (Manipur) Aravindan Ramachandran (Puducherry), Charles Dixon (Tamil Nadu), and Deepak Saini (Arunachal Pradesh).

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The interactive coaching session, facilitated by Fulton, delved into diverse topics, including the Indian principles of play both with and without the ball, strategic game management to the score and remaining time, and effective player management considering the demanding schedule, among other crucial aspects.