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Men's National Team Blog #2
Men’s Commonwealth Games Blog #2
October 1, 2010
The team is now settling into the athlete’s village, and making good use of it’s facilities. For meals, the team will head down to the dining hall that has an assortment of delicious food, which will satisfy any hungry athlete. The food offered ranges from Asian, Western, Indian, African food, all the way to simple salads, pizza, and pasta. Once we have had our fill, we keep our selves busy with many other things. On Wednesday afternoon, most of the team engaged in an exciting and heart-pumping croquet match! The pairing of Philip Wright and Richard Hildreth set off on a daring pace and pulled away with the victory…
Men's Commonwealth Blog: Day 1
Men’s Commonwealth Blog: Day 1
September 29, 2010
The Commonwealth Games experiences for Canada have been very positive and with our final arrival of Mathew Guest early Wednesday morning our Canadian team is now complete. We had our first training session Tuesday afternoon and every player was itching to start preparing in New Delhi. Our confidence is high and Canada looked better then expected and we will only get better throughout this competition.
With an early rise Wednesday morning the team met for a light jog and stretch in preparation for Canada’s first exhibition game against Scotland…
United States Test Series
Canada-United States Test Series
Canada-USA Junior Men’s Test Series
November 8 – 14, 2010
Moorpark, California, USA
Date
Time
Location
Result
November 12, 2010
1:30 pm
Moorpark, California, USA
W 2 – 0
November 13, 2010
1:30 pm
Moorpark, California, USA
D 2 – 2
November 14, 2010
1:30 pm
Moorpark, California, USA
W 5 – 0
Men’s Jr…
Team announced for Junior men's USA Series
FHC Announces team for Junior men’s USA Series
September 27, 2010
Field Hockey Canada and senior head coach Robin D’Abreo are pleased to announce the 18 athletes and 5 reserves named to the junior men’s team who will compete in Moorpark California from November 8-14, 2010 in a three-match Test Series versus the United States.
The Men’s Junior National Team ‘Target 2013’ program is a strategic initiative directed via the FHC High Performance Strategy. The initiative is grounded in the principles of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and is a key link in our athlete development pathway…
Coaching staff named for Junior USA Series
Coaching staff named for Junior USA Series
September 27, 2010
Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce the team staff for the Men’s Junior National Team’s 3-Match Test Series versus the United States in Moorpark, California this November 8-14.
Aaron Guest – Head Coach
Inderpal Sehmbi – Assistant Coach
Tejinder Singh – Assistant Coach
Alvin Bissett – Manager
Aaron Guest
Aaron began coaching in Australia when he was 15, coaching his club’s U13 team…
Send your messages to the teams in Delhi
Send your messages to the Commonwealth teams
September 27, 2010
Field Hockey Canada is asking our members and supporters to send their messages of encouragement via our Facebook Page to our teams currently heading to Delhi to compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The women’s side opens their tournament against Malaysia on October 4th while the men’s side plays their first game versus South Africa on October 5th.
Please check the CBC website for a broadcast schedule of the matches…
Men's Junior National Program Update
Men’s Junior National Program Update
September 27, 2010
The following is an update on the Men’s Junior National Team (MJNT) “Target 2013” Program.
The MJNT is a strategic initiative directed via our High Performance (HP) Strategy. The initiative is grounded in the principles of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and is a key link in our athlete development pathway. It is a 4-year program building toward the next Junior World Cup in 2013. The program represents a long term investment in the grooming and development of the next generation of internationally successful field hockey athletes…
FHC prepares for Indoor Worlds with ID Camp
Canada prepares for Indoor World Cup, Announces Camp
Photo: PAHF/Bill Gaudette
September 24, 2010
Following last month’s successful campaign to win the Indoor Pan American World Cup Qualifier in Venezuela and direct qualification to the 2012 Indoor World Cup in Poland, the Canadian Men’s Team is formally initiating it’s World Cup preparation.
Head Coach Ehsan Ali announced that the first project for the Champions of the Americas is a 2-day National Selection Camp scheduled for October 16 & 17th in Toronto…
Men's National Indoor Team Golf Fundraiser
Men’s National Indoor Team Golf Fundraiser
September 24, 2010
Ready to play golf? The Men’s National Indoor Team is hosting a Fundrasing Golf Tournament on October 3, 2010 at the Glen Eagle Golf Club in Caledon, Ontario. The tournament is a best ball format and will have a shotgun start at 12:00pm sharp. Please click on the link below for full details on how to RSVP and tournament entry prices.
R.S.V.P to Shankar Premakanthan by phone at 647.241.3982 or by email: shank_1@hotmail…