Oltmans criticizes PHF

Published May 28, 2004

KARACHI, May 27: Roelant Oltmans, the national hockey coach, on Thursday expressed disappointment over leaking of his confidential reports by PHF to the media, saying he won't submit any document in writing in future.

"There are two sources from where those reports could be leaked. First one is me and the second is PHF. Obviously it was not me who leaked the reports. I am very disappointed (that the reports were leaked). I also met PHF president Gen Aziz Khan in the Netherlands and told him about the issue.

"I have decided I won't give PHF reports or anything in writing in future. Those reports were confidential, meant for only PHF officials not for media," the Dutch said. Oltmans had pointed out towards the lack of base and physical fitness of the players in the reports.

However, he agreed the present standard of players' fitness needed much improvement. Few players like Ahmad Alam, Mohammad Nadeem, Muddasir Ali were exhausted during the 13 and half minute shuttle-run conducted to determine endurance.

Ahmad was the first one to be ordered for rest while Akhtar Ali was the last. Asked about the reason for holding a two-week-long training camp in his home country the Netherlands, he said: "The basic reason was that I was not able to come to Pakistan because of some reasons.

Secondly, there are top class clubs available for match practice in the Netherlands." Oltmans was non-committal when asked if offered whether he would continue coaching Pakistan squad after Jan 2005 when his contract with PHF would expire. "It is really hard to say something at this moment about my future," he said.

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