‘If you don’t speak at the right time…’: Jagbir Singh on women’s hockey coach Janneke Schopman’s resignation | Hockey News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: It’s been almost one month since Janneke Schopman's ‘controversial’ resignation as the chief coach of the Indian women's hockey team. Hockey India is yet to announce a replacement, after the departure of the first female coach of the Indian women's team.Schopman, who had won the World Cup and Olympic gold during her playing days, assumed the command of the India women's team in 2021 replacing Sjoerd Marine, who guided the team to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics.Initially Schopman joined the Indian women's team as an analytical coach under Marijne in January 2020, before taking over as the head coach. Her contract was slated to conclude in August after the Paris Olympics. However, after expressing critical sentiments such as "this country is extremely diff...