As reported in a few newspapers today, Joaquim Carvalho, former Chief Coach for Indian Men's Hockey team, is unhappy with the fact that his name didn't feature in the list of nominees of presitigious Dronacharya Award - an award conferred by Indian Government to those who excelled as Sports coaches.
Players/Coaches in Hockey (and all other sports, other than Cricket) are often offered pathetic treatment with no one to hear their woes. Some are known to the common public and others, mostly, are known only by Hockey professionals.
So, amidst this, it can taken that Carvalho must have felt that some injustice has been meted out at him and hence, the final resort, media!
The point here is, what does Carvalho want to prove by doing this.
1) Is it that he has been an excellent coach, who needs to be conferred with Dronacharya Award? .. or he is just unhappy with not being 'nominated'
2) The report says, he has been recommended for the same for the fourth year in succession. If you ask me, I will give some marks for Asia Cup but that was in Sept '07. So, how come the name was being recommended for the first 3 times?
3) Last but not the least, I feel Carvalho is demanding sympathy from the public through media.
Take this: Very interestingly, although the news is first published by PTI, in the print version, only Times of India has printed this news. That too, in only a few editions. I feel even media didn't sympathasize with the coach this time.
Lastly, let's not forget that Joaquim, in his positive points, has mentioned that he is an Olympian and former captain of Indian team. The article doesn't say anything more. Does it suffice to get a Dronacharya Award?
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Indian Women's Hockey team training in Bangalore...
Today's, TOI reports (see http://hockeyandhockey.blogspot.com/2008/07/indian-hockey-printed-articles-29-july.html) that Indian Women's Hockey team members are stacked nine to a room with conditions so bad that some players have fallen ill.
The article also says that Beijing- bound athletes have been given more rooms than the Women's team.
It mentions that toilet are filthy.
It also says that conditions are much better than Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi as far as "food, bed linen and other things" are concerned.
It is quoted, "Because we don't get very little rest, some have fallen ill."
This statement has connotations.
As far as toilets are concerned, it's an omnipresent sight in our country, I feel.
Notwithstanding the fact that often National level Hockey Players are given worst treatment, but by simple summing up of the above article, I felt that the article can be taken with a pinch of salt.
Last but not the least, the national daily, with more than 12 editions, reports it as "Sai's Kenkeri complex". Of what I know, it is SAI, South Center, Kengeri!
The article also says that Beijing- bound athletes have been given more rooms than the Women's team.
It mentions that toilet are filthy.
It also says that conditions are much better than Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi as far as "food, bed linen and other things" are concerned.
It is quoted, "Because we don't get very little rest, some have fallen ill."
This statement has connotations.
As far as toilets are concerned, it's an omnipresent sight in our country, I feel.
Notwithstanding the fact that often National level Hockey Players are given worst treatment, but by simple summing up of the above article, I felt that the article can be taken with a pinch of salt.
Last but not the least, the national daily, with more than 12 editions, reports it as "Sai's Kenkeri complex". Of what I know, it is SAI, South Center, Kengeri!
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