‘Hockey was always in my blood,’ says India Junior Men’s Hockey defender Yashdeep Siwach : Rashtra News
“I
started
playing
hockey
by
following
my
mother
since
I
was
very
young.
My
mother
is
the
former
Captain
of
the
Indian
Women’s
Hockey
Team
and
an
Arjuna
awardee,
therefore,
hockey
has
always
been
in
my
blood.
I
have
always
followed
her
example
and
have
wished
to
emulate
her
achievements.
The
first
time
I
ever
visited
a
hockey
ground
as
a
child
was
along
with
my
mother.
As
my
interest
grew
in
the
sport,
there
was
no
looking
back
for
me
then.
Gradually,
I
started
training
with
my
mother
being
my
first
proper
Coach
in
hockey,”
said
Yashdeep
Siwach.
As
Yashdeep
began
training
in
hockey
at
a
relatively
late
age
of
16
years,
he
made
vast
improvements
in
his
game
in
a
very
short
span
and
credits
his
steep
learning
curve
to
being
included
in
the
National
Camp
at
SAI
Bengaluru
at
an
early
age.
Yashdeep
was
a
member
of
the
Junior
Men’s
national
side
that
won
the
Silver
medal
at
the
2019
Sultan
of
Johor
Cup
in
Malaysia.
“When
I
came
to
the
National
Camp
for
the
first
time,
it
was
a
very
new
experience
for
me
because
I
had
never
been
used
to
living
away
from
my
home
until
that
point.
I
was
still
relatively
new
to
hockey
until
then
so
I
was
not
used
to
that
feeling,
but
I
quickly
took
the
opportunity
and
learned
a
lot
at
that
time.
The
Indian
Men’s
Senior
Hockey
Team
also
used
to
practice
at
the
same
facility
in
SAI
Bengaluru,
and
I
took
the
opportunity
to
watch
them
train
closely
and
speak
to
some
of
the
players.
That
was
a
chance
for
me
to
learn
quickly
and
improve
my
game
a
lot,”
said
the
young
defender
about
his
initial
experience
with
the
India
Colts.
Speaking
about
the
preparations
and
anticipation
for
the
upcoming
FIH
Odisha
Hockey
Men’s
Junior
World
Cup,
Yashdeep
stated
that
it
will
be
a
big
occasion
for
the
India
Colts,
who
will
be
eager
to
defend
their
title
on
home
ground.
Yashdeep
said,
“The
excitement
and
anticipation
in
the
camp
is
really
high
because
being
hosts
for
such
a
prestigious
competition
and
having
the
chance
to
be
crowned
World
Champions
on
the
home
territory
is
a
wonderful
feeling.
We
are
preparing
by
playing
practice
matches
against
the
Senior
Men’s
Team,
which
is
an
Olympic
medal-winning
side
that
plays
at
the
highest
level
of
international
hockey.
We
can
feel
the
improvements
in
our
team
after
training
with
the
Senior
team.”
Source:
Media
Release
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