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Asghar Khan
08-31-2004 1:55 pm
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Good gesture !
I am pleased that Pakistan is sending umpires to Indonesia ,but, at the same time feel that PHF should put pressure in FIH to be active in assessment of the standard of umpiring because Pakistan had no umpiring representation in the recent Olympics ,which is not a total suprise because of the policy of FIH to declare that Pakistani umpires are not to mark ,which frankly is nonsense .How can a country ranked 5th in the world not have a compotent umpire for the Olympics.
Its time Pakistanis take a stand and not be croonies of FIH.
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Akhtar Shah
09-01-2004 11:57 am
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It is very heartening to hear that Pakistani Umpires are been called for the supervision of the matches abroad.
The umpires being sent are very competitive and bear the ability to supervise the matches where nerve racking tension surface the match. One thing which deserves mention is of Umpire Zulfiqar Hussain. He has been neglected even when he was the best option for the federation for supervising the National Senior Championship's final which he supervised in a very mature manner and received appreciation from many circles including Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui who called him the best available umpire during the commentry of the match.
Young Zulfiqar would have been a chance here to show his worth and skill.
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Alessio
09-01-2004 9:04 pm
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It is surprising to see that a Champions Trophy Nation has no umpire at the World Panel List.
Instead of pointing fingers to the FIH, why not you analyze why is this so? Am not backing FIH too because I do notice that not many Asian Umpires are there on the Olympic Level.
Perhaps Asian have been too busy with the National Team, they forget the development of Umpires.
My 2 cents
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Hockey Fan
09-02-2004 11:33 am
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Alessio
I was at the Madrid Olympic Qualifier tournament and I do not know who the Pakistani umpire was ,but, he was a worthy umpire definately deserved to be at the Olympics .
The bottom line PHF are croonies of the FIH and not have the guts to question why Pakistaini umpire was not selected for the Olympics.
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Bexhock
09-02-2004 6:03 pm
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If the apple won't fall, go shake the tree (Sir Issac Newton)
I'm British, living in Canada (last 4 years) and been playing hockey since 1967. After reading this I have no doubt I will have the 'Gora' label thrown at me!
It must be very comforting for the India and Pakistan supporters to be able to lay the blame for apparent short comings in winning tournaments. 'FIH lackies' and such comments are really unhelpful and will do little address the current state of Indian and Pakistani hockey if you have a self fulfilling profersy that you will loose because everyone is against you. The FIH spoke about 'playing with heart' as not being enough to win tournaments, at no point did she say that teams should no play with heart and passion! Yet the comment was seized upon and distorted to justify the 'poor me' syndrome. National and club sides of all sports rise and fall, those that rise identify what is needed and work towards attaining (and maintaining) that success, making minor modifications as they progress. I do not see that in Asian hockey. I accept (and respect) that Indians and Pakistanis are a passionate lot, but anger, vitriol and unreasonable expectations seem to cloud judgement. Levels of consistent organisation are lacking as well.
My assessment is that European hockey was on the rise with the introduction of indoor hockey, not as a result of astroturf. The increase in decision making, close skills and intensity that it brings are evident in Holland, Germany and Spain. Britain no longer takes indoor seriously and I think it shows.
So to conclude, instead of bleating about external influences that are perceived to undermine your position in hockey, seek to develop the fusion between what we all enjoy in Asian hockey with what is played by the 'Europeans' and make it better. Overcome obstacles rather than give up and seek excuses. Expect more from yourself, your players and your governing body
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Asghar Khan
09-03-2004 8:10 am
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Indoor Hockey
Bexhock,
India and Pakistain did not fail due to poor umpiring !
However , FIH decree that INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY CAN ONLY BE PLAYED ON ARTIFICIAL SURFACE is questionable because the hockey playing world at large is not all weathly to afford such surfaces at grass root level as in the most western countries.WHY CANNOT INTERNATIONAL BE ALLOWED TO BE PLAYED ON ANY SURFACE BE IT NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC ,is what most asians are suggesting .
Regarding indoor hockey played , how many village schools do you think have indoor sports halls .They only have a bare essentials. Yes most do have a playing field ,be it grass or clay and the same ground is normally be used for hockey and other sports.
Germany ,infact also Canada, are fortunate to have abundance of covered sports halls. Further , its the severity of winter weather , which has made the Germans play hockey inside ,thus, progression of indoor hockey
If FIH and other bodies want the sport of hockey to be played in the true spirit of is being a SPORTS game , than , they will look at every hockey playing country and their resources and perhaps allow hockey to be played on either natural or synthetic surface.
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Bexhock
09-04-2004 7:27 pm
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If the apple won't fall, go shake the tree (Sir Issac Newton)
Asghar Khan
Absolutely brilliant. Take one small part of what I said, and make that the corner stone of a discussion and miss the point.
Yet again, all I hear is 'Yes but.......' (By the way, I am not deaf, no need to use CAPS). I have no doubt that we could be having the same discussion in 10 years time.
Indoor halls remain at a premium wherever, we used netball courts, playgrounds and warehouses. Got cheap lumber, sandbags and improvised. We just go it done and afforded the opportunity for people to play. The local council appreciated what we were doing and we got more indoor time. When Australia were preparing the Indoor World Cup, they played indoor on outdoor courts ie they got it done. What stops India and Pakistan holding a non-FIH tournament on grass?
As for the umpiring, unless I am way of the mark, the posts on other sites seems to make that exact inference
So far as I am concerned, hockey is a sports game last time I played. I played for our Vets in the UK and they insisted playing on grass and play in a local league exclusively on grass.
Put a supportable plan in place, with achievable milestones and who knows what may happen
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