Indian men's hockey team's chief coach Sjoerd Marijne emphasised on speed and tactical training as the hosts had their first training session ahead of the Hockey World League Final, starting in Bhubaneswar December 1. While it is my first time here, for the players it is like home because all of them have played many Hockey India League Matches here. "The focus is to get the intensity higher and higher for our conditioning as we approach match day. The team also plays practice matches against Olympic Gold medalists Argentina on November 27 and England on November 28 respectively. Playing practice match against any team is welcome and also both teams follow each other closely so there are not many secrets between each other," he remarked.

Source: dna November 23, 2017 12:22 UTC