Kruis appointed coach of Indian women's hockey team

NEW DELHI: Dutchman Herman Kruis was on Thursday appointed coach of the Indian women's hockey team for the Asia Cup to be held in Hong Kong from September 1 to 9.
    
Kruis has been cleared to coach the senior Indian team which is preparing for the continental tournament, a statement from the Indian Women's Hockey Federation said.
    
Sources in the IWHF said though Kruis' appointment is temporary at the moment, but was likely to be extended in future.
    
The new coach joined the ongoing senior camp at Lucknow on Thursday.
    
Kruis has impressive credentials as a coach and has successfully guided various teams in different indoor and outdoor tournaments.
    
The Executive Director of Johan Cruyff College for talented sportspersons, Kruis was the coach of the Hertogenbosch women's team since 2000 which was the Dutch
national champion seven consecutive times.
    
He was also the coach of the Dutch national indoor hockey team that won European Club Championship for seven consecutive years.
    
Kruis was also the chief coach of the Dutch national team that won the FIH Indoor World Cup in Vienna this year.