National Junior Hockey C’ship to be staged from March 2
- February 22, 2016, 11:35 am
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HQ City Report
QUETTA: The 35th National Junior (Under-21) Hockey Championship 2016 is scheduled to be played from March 2-12, 2016 at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore.
The provincial team from Balochistan like other provinces would take part in the national junior hockey gala to be organized by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
A training camp has already been started for preparations of the participating players in championship.
The camp for the probationers has been set up under the umbrella of Balochistan Hockey Association (BHA) at the General Musa hockey ground.
According to the General Secretary of BHA, Amjad Satti, over 40 young players are attending the training camp in Quetta.
The senior coaches and trainers including Kamran Sabir, Mazhar Ali, Muhammad Saleem, Khurram and Muhammad
As many as 18 players would be picked from the camp for onward representation of the province in the National Junior (U-21) Hockey Championship.
Amjad Satti said that it would be our earnest desire to select a talented team of the province, which may earn laurels at the national level showing good performance in the National Junior Hockey Gala in Lahore.
He also mentioned that basically the Lahore junior hockey competition would also serve as preparation for the forthcoming World Junior Hockey Tournament.
The players would be shortlisted from the National Junior Hockey Championship for the World Junior Hockey Tournament, he added.
Therefore, it is equally important event for our players to show their performance and prove their mettle in the Lahore event to make their way into the national squad to be selected for the World Junior, he stressed.
