Seven hockey player of province picked for national camp
- February 24, 2016, 10:31 pm
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HQ City Report
QUETTA: As many as seven hockey players from Balochistan province were picked for the national hockey training camp currently in progress at Islamabad.
The players made their way in to the national camp from the province are included: Asfand, Ayaz, Abdul Waheed,Amir, Haider, Abdul Sattar and Raheel.
It is for the first time that seven players of the province were able to get place in the national hockey training camp being organized by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), stated the General Secretary of Balochistan Hockey Association (BHA), Amjad Satti.
He said that while the players have been picked on merit, it would be our desire that the selected players may able to show performance and prove their mettle as well.
It is also a golden opportunity for our players to prove them before the forthcoming international hockey competitions for the national teams are to be selected, Satti added.
He said that the BHA is doing its best to provide opportunities and necessary exposure to the young players from province.
It may be mentioned here that a training camp is also in progress these days at the General Musa hockey ground here.
According to the General Secretary of BHA, over 40 young players are attending the training camp in Quetta.
The senior coaches and trainers including Kamran Sabir, Mazhar Ali, Muhammad Saleem, Khurram and Muhammad
As many as 18 players would be picked from the camp for onward representation of the province in the National Junior (U-21) Hockey Championship being organized from March 2-12, 2016 at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore.
Amjad Satti said that it would be our earnest desire to select a talented team of the province, which may earn laurels at the national level showing good performance in the National Junior Hockey Gala.
He also mentioned that basically the Lahore junior hockey competition would also serve as preparation for the forthcoming World Junior Hockey Tournament.
The players would be shortlisted from the National Junior Hockey Championship for the World Junior Hockey Tournament, he added.
Therefore, it is equally important event for our players to show their performance and prove their mettle in the Lahore event to make their way into the national squad to be selected for the World Junior, he stressed.
