Olthmans Jurulatih Baru Hoki Kebangsaan

Persekutuan Hoki Malaysia kini telah mendapatkan khidmat jurulatih dari Belanda Roeland Olthmans dengan kerjasama Majlis Sukan Negara dari segi pembayaran gaji. Mengikut laporan Berita Harian persetujuan telah diperolehi oleh PHM dan MSN akan membayar USD 8,000 (RM28,000) daripada jumlah  keseluruhan USD10,000 (RM35,000) yang diminta. 

Olthmans adalah merupakan bekas jurulatih Belanda dan juga Pakistan. 

Disamping Olthmans, PHM juga akan meletakkan Stehpen Van Huizen dan Tan Beng Hai sebagai pembantu jurulatih. Sebagai rekod, Stephen adalah merupakan antara 2 orang jurulatih hoki tempatan pertama yang memegang sijil Skim Persijilan Kejurulatihan Kebangsaan (SPKK) Tahap III. 

Sama ada Olthmans mampu mencapai sasaran atau tidak adalah juga bergantung kepada komitmen pemain-pemain dan bukannya beliau seorang sahaja. Pemain harus belajar dari apa yang berlaku apabila kita membawa Paul Lissek yang dianggap jurulatih terbaik dunia, tetapi masih gagal untuk memberikan kejayaan yang kita idamkan. 

Welcome TM To PHM

Malaysian Hockey will have a new President when Tengku Mahkota Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was returned unopposed for the seat in the Biennial General Meeting to be held on Saturday. 

The Star report.

Antara Dua Nasib

Malaysia tewas kepada Jerman 3-0 dalam kejohanan kelayakan olimpik, di Kakamigahara, Gifu, Jepun. Kekalahan ini memudarkan lagi harapan negara untuk merebut tempat terakhir ke Sukan Olimpik.

Dalam kejohanan yang sama Jepun mengalahkan Itali 5-1 sementara Poland mengalahkan Switzerland 3-2.

Kini Malaysia mengutip 4 mata di belakang Jerman dan Jepun yang masing-masing mengutip 9 mata.

Daily Hockey News

Di Perancis pula acara larian obor sukan Olimpik dicemari dengan tunjuk perasaan dan cubaan merampas obor serta mengagalkannya.

Di Greece SINI.

Di Paris: The flame had to be snuffed out at least twice and sheltered in a bus on several occasions to protect it from the mass of demonstrators who repeatedly blocked its path, denouncing China's crackdown on Tibet.

Di India : India's soccer captain, a Buddhist from an Indian region with ancient ties to Tibet, said Tuesday that he won't carry the Beijing Olympic torch on his assigned leg of the global relay in protest over China's crackdown on recent protests in Tibet.

Di Malaysia larian obor ini akan diadakan pada 21 April bermula di Dataran Merdeka mulai jam 2.00 petang.

Laluan Ke Beijing

Pasukan hoki negara masih lagi mengharapkan satu lagi tempat yang masih ada untuk ke Olimpik Beijing. Dalam perlawanan kedua menentang Malaysia mampu seri 4 - 4 dengan Itali. Dengan itu Malaysia masih ada tiga lagi perlawanan iaitu menentang Jerman, Switzerland dan Jepun. Pasukan negara harus memenangi sekurang-kurangnya dua perlawanan untuk memasuki pusingan akhir.

Sehingga ini Malaysia mengalahkan Poland 2-1 dan mengutip 3 mata.

Pasukan Jerman mengalahkan Switzerland 10-0 dan Jepun mengalahkan Poland 6-1.
Untuk mendapatkan maklumat dan keputusan lawat SINI.

Dipetik dari Fieldhockey.com

Goals:

Switzerland V Germany: 0-10
GER – Matthias WITTHAUS FG 22m
GER – Timo WESS PC 17m
GER – Benjamin WESS FG 14m
GER – Matthias WITTHAUS FG 31m
GER – Philip WITTE FG 32m
GER – Timo WESS PC 38m
GER – Florian KELLER PC 42m
GER – Florian KELLER FG 45m
GER – Florian KELLER FG 59m
GER – Timo WESS PC 65m

Japan V Poland: 6:1
POL – Tomasz DUTKIEWICZ PS 11m
JPN – Akira ITO PC 15m
JPN – Kazuo YOSHIDA PC 35m
JPN – Kenichi KATAYAMA FG 45m
JPN – Yoshihiro ANAI FG 52m
JPN – Takahiko YAMABORI PS 60m
JPN – Hiroki SAKAMOTO FG 63m

Italy V Malaysia: 4:4
ITA – Alessandro NANNI PC 23m
MAS – Mohd Sharun Nabil ABDULLAH FG 45m
ITA – Jacopo LUNETTA PC 44m
MAS – Mohd Amin RAHIM PS 45m
MAS – Jiwa MOHAN PC 58m
ITA – Daniele MALTA PC 64m
ITA – Massimo LANZANO FG 66m
MAS – Mohd Sharun Nabil ABDULLAH FG 70m

Hoki Kelayakan Olimpik

Malaysia yang sedang mencari tempat untuk bertanding Olimpik Beijing 2008 telah menewaskan Poland 2-1 dalam perlawanan pembukaan mereka dalam World Olympic Qualifier yang sedang berlangsung di Kakamigahara, Jepun. Demikian dilaporkan oleh BERNAMA.

Dipetik dari laman web BERNAMA

April 05, 2008 20:23 PM

Malaysia Edge Poland In Opening Match

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia edged Poland 2-1 in their opening match at the World Hockey Olympic Qualifier in Kakamigahara, Japan, today.

Despite playing cautiously, the Malaysian side coached by Sarjit Singh were caught by surprise when Poland's striker Rachwalski Dariusz opened the scoring in the 20th minute after he deflected home a shot from the D.

The early goal brought the match to life and soon afterwards Malaysia went hunting for the equaliser. Four minutes in the second half (39th minute), Tengku Tajuddin Tengku Abdul Jalil levelled the score through a field goal.

Seven minutes later, Malaysia were awarded a penalty stroke but Poland's goalkeeper Matuszak Arkadiusz produced an excellent save with his legs to deny penalty corner specialist S. Kuhan.

Malaysia's winning goal came in the 58th minute also from Tengku Tajuddin who hammered home a deflection from a penalty corner effort by S. Kuhan.

Though Poland rallied hard after that, Malaysia held on to secure the three points.

Meanwhile, in the other two matches played Saturday, world ranked number one Germany thrashed Italy 8-0 while Japan beat Switzerland 2-1. Tomorrow, Malaysia play Italy, Switzerland take on Germany while Japan meet Poland (15.05).

The overall winner of this nine-day World Hockey Olympic Qualifier will secure the last place to appear at the Beijing Olympics this August.
-- BERNAMA

Men Hockey Team Sacked

NST reports today that the men hockey team had been sacked for achieving 6th placing at the Doha Asian Games. They will be replaced with a fresh team comprising of juniors and will be under the charge of former national Sarjit Singh.

Its too early to conclude the outcome of PHM's decision just like we never give hope to our young double shuttler who reaped gold in Doha. Let us give them time and let them prove that what we are thinking is wrong. For PHM its just like putting the head in the guliontine and pray for the team to do well and be pardoned.