Indian hockey team did not play any competition since February due to corona pandemic. Since then, it has been camping at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here. It's crucial for a player to be irrespective of playing or resting. The Indian team was focusing on maintaining fitness amid corona pandemic. Indian women's hockey head coach Sjoerd Marijne on Saturday said that the team has achieved its primary target of improving fitness level.
The coach said that that they need to improve the fitness of the players as they were left with practically no competition this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marijne said, "One of our goals was improving fitness and that worked out very well. In the past few weeks, we also worked with the junior men's team in a few sessions to test our speed and handling skills and I am happy with the progress we have made as a group." The head coach further said that they are hopeful of playing good matches early next year.
The team did not play any competition since February when it had travelled to New Zealand. Since then it has been camping at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here. The camp ends on Saturday.
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