14 years coaching field hockey — from schoolgirls picking up a stick to state and national-camp players. Fit teams, sharp corners, and a dressing room that believes.
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The guide
Follow the child, and trust the work.
I played centre-half for my state and made a national camp before injury turned me toward coaching earlier than I'd planned — and the reading of the game that made me a decent player made me a far better coach.
I've built girls' hockey programmes from a handful of curious students to state-title squads, sent six players into national camps, and coached penalty-corner routines that decided finals.
If your club, school or academy wants a coach who develops complete players — technically sound, tactically sharp, genuinely fit, and mentally tough — my playing record and coaching results are ready.
— Manpreet Kaur · first onto the turf, last off it
Alan AlanPune, Maharashtra
The prepared environment
The materials I guide with
Every area of the Montessori classroom — laid out on the shelf, ready for little hands.
Stick skills & technique
Signature
trapping, leading, hitting, drag flick
Structure & tactics
System-first
formations, pressing, transitions, scouting
Penalty corners & set pieces
Match-winner
injection, stopping, striking routines
Beginner development
350+ started
U-11+, retention, fun-first fundamentals
The method
The child leads; I gently follow
Hockey looks like chaos to a beginner and like a pattern to a coach. Structure isn't a cage; it's the thing that frees a player to take the brave option because they trust the ten around them. Drill the shape until it's instinct, then let them play.
Observe — watch closely, without interrupting, to see what each child is ready for.
Prepare — set out the precise material for that sensitive period, beautifully and in order.
Present — a single, unhurried demonstration, then hand the work to the child.
Step back — protect their concentration and let the repetition do its quiet work.
The journey
Where I've guided
Hockey Champion
Vibgyor High, Pune
Lead literacy intervention; introduced reading corners adopted across the primary wing; batch averages up 12 points.
Assistant Primary Teacher
The Orchid School
Classes 1–2; designed phonics games and parent reading workshops.
Where I trained
Study
2017
B.Ed. (Primary Education)
SNDT Women's University
2018
CTET Paper-I
CBSE
2020
Montessori Elementary (6–12)
IMC certified
Certified
Credentials
NIS Diploma — HockeySports Authority of India · 2012
FIH Level 2 Certified CoachInternational Hockey Federation · 2019
Strength & conditioning for youthIUSCA foundation course · 2021
Sports first aid & concussion protocolRed Cross certified · renewed 2025
Honours
A few quiet milestones
01
Best Teacher Award· District level
2022
01
CBSE Merit Mentor· 3 years running
2021
The classroom
Where the work happens
Swap these for real classroom photos in the admin panel.
Practical-life shelfWorking with the pink towerThe moveable alphabetGolden beads, mathsBotany & the nature tableWalking on the line
Notes for parents
Thoughts on childhood
MAY 2026
The corner that wins
Penalty corners decide tight matches. The injector-stopper-striker routine I drill until it's clockwork, broken down step by step.
Read note →FEB 2026
Read the space
Why I coach spatial awareness before stick tricks — and the small-sided games that teach young players to see the whole pitch.
Read note →OCT 2025
Winning the fourth quarter
Most junior matches are lost on fitness in the last ten minutes. The conditioning block that keeps my teams sharp to the whistle.
Read note →
In their words
From families
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Priya makes even reluctant readers ask for one more chapter. Our Class 4 averages jumped dramatically.
Dr. Meera JoshiPrincipal, Vibgyor High
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My daughter stopped fearing math because Priya ma'am uses stories and blocks, not drills.
Anita R.Parent, Class 3
For schools
Let's prepare a space
New season 2027 · give me your team that loses the fourth quarter
Current roleHead Coach, Hockey
Open toAcademy head coach · high-performance lead · school programme
SessionsSquad · 1-on-1 · corner units · camps
Expected salary₹7–11 LPA / negotiable
Notice period45 days
Director, Surjit Hockey AcademyCurrent · shared on request
Secretary, Punjab State Hockey Assoc.2011–14 · shared on request
