From village mud to the national camp: the story of a small hockey academy
No astroturf, yet five players have reached the national junior camp
A hockey academy started by a retired schoolteacher in a Punjab village has sent five players to the national junior camp this year. The academy still has no astroturf.
The players travel 40 kilometres to the city twice a week to train on turf.
The coach says a turf in the village would bring many more children into the game.
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