Hockey trials on June 23, 24

Ludhiana, June 20

The Punjab Sports Department will conduct trials to enroll players (boys U-17 and 19) for the Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy at Jarkhar village, around 20 km from here on the Ludhiana- Malerkotla road on June 23 and 24.

Kartar Singh Sehmbey, Assistant Director, Sports Punjab, and Officiating District Sports Officer, Ludhiana, said 32 players in both age groups would be selected for the residential wing of the academy during these trials.

The selected players would be given facilities such as diet, besides boarding and lodging according to the rules of the department.

A four-member selection panel — senior hockey coach Arunjit Kaur, coaches Gurdeep Singh (Kila Raipur), Gursatinder Singh and academy director Jagroop Singh Jarkhar — has been formed by the department.

Players born on or after January 1, 2001, are eligible to attend the trials in the under-17 group, while those born on or after January 1, 1999, can participate in the under-19 group.

Interested players have been advised to report at the selection venue at 9 am. They were required to bring their age proof and sports achievement certificates at the time of trials, said Sehmbey.

No TA nad DA would be paid to the players and officials, added Sehmbey. — OC