An upcoming sporting event that will
be held in the sunny shores of Singapore would be the inaugural Singapore
International Hockey Challenge. This game of hockey will be played entirely
indoors, which is more popular with the European nations, will see participation
from Malaysia, Indonesia, Tornados Hockey Club, which is a local club comprises
of mainly expats who are interested in the game, Singapore teams, and the
Australian team. Based on their rankings, Australia is definitely the marquee
team in this competition.
Hockey has surely grown a lot in the
last couple of years; this year will also see Hockey being played in SEA Games
after a long while. The last time when Singapore was represented in a
multi-sports games, was way back in 2010’s Asian Games. While Singapore isn’t
exactly a powerhouse even in the South East Asia region, compared to our
northern counterparts, the developments are definitely getting us there, slowly
yet surely.
With players being exposed to indoor
hockey, which is played on a smaller surface, it requires the players to
develop quick-fire decisions and make tactical changes quickly. Just like the
football counterpart who uses futsal to hone their crafts and thinking, it does
the same for the hockey players. The field tactical play may change when
compare to the actual game of hockey, however once the basics are set right, it
is just the matter of time in getting the players to play according to the
tactical instructions.
For the Men’s competition, Singapore
will be sending 2 teams to participate in this inaugural competition, and one
could feel that it is use as a warm up to the actual SEA Games itself. By playing
with a strong powerhouse like Australia, the local boys can definitely pick up
a thing or 2 from the Aussies.
The event will run from 25th
to 27th October at the Bedok Indoor Stadium, ticket sales at $5 per
day. More information can be found on this link
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