KUALA LUMPUR: Ketua jurulatih skuad hoki negara yang baharu Paul Revington, diberi dua indeks prestasi utama (KPI) iaitu meletakkan Malaysia pada kedudukan 10 terbaik dunia dan melayakkan diri ke temasya Sukan Olimpik Rio, Brazil pada 2016.
Presiden Konfederasi Hoki Malaysia (MHC) Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah berkata beliau yakin dengan kemampuan Revington membimbing skuad hoki negara berdasarkan pengalaman beliau sebagai jurulatih antarabangsa di beberapa buah negara sebelum ini.
"Dengan adanya jurulatih baharu ini, prestasi skuad hoki kebangsaan mampu dipertingkatkan ke tahap yang lebih tinggi lagi," katanya kepada Bernama.
Revington menggantikan Tai Beng Hai yang dilantik sebagai Pengarah Kejurulatihan MHC dan diberi tugas menyelia program pembangunan remaja.
Sebagai rekod, pencapaian terbaik Revington sebelum ini adalah membawa Afrika Selatan menduduki ranking ke-10 dunia serta layak ke Sukan Olimpik 2004 Athens, Piala Dunia dan Sukan Komanwel 2006.
Beliau juga pernah memenangi anugerah Jurulatih Terbaik Dunia FIH 2011.Tengku Abdullah berkata, dua tugas terdekat menanti Revington ialah membimbing skuad negara menghadapi International Hockey Federation (FIH) Champions Challenge 1 di Doha, Qatar November ini dan Kejohanan Hoki Piala Asia di Singapura tahun depan

UniKL were awarded a penalty corner in the 33rd minute, but nothing changed in their approach as the attempt was futile and SSTMI almost made them pay the price as the counter attacked only to fumble at the end.

SSTMI led 1-0 at halftime, and UniKL did not help their own cause as they fumbled at set pieces.

UniKL were awarded their fifth penalty corner in the 44th minute but they once again failed to get a shot on goal, much top the anguish of their fans. And SSTMI almost punished them as they were awarded a penalty corner two minutes later that was kept out by Fitri.

In the 66th minute UniKL were awarded their eight penalty corner and they failed to make it count as the ball was scurried away by the SSTMI defenders.

And the very next minute it was the ninth penalty corner, with the same end result.

Meanwhile in the match to decide third placing, MBI Anderson edged SSTMI Junior 3-2 via a golden goal scored by Abdul Rauf Mohd Nazri in the 77th minute.

MBI had taken the lead in the 8th minute through Mohd Soffian Kamaruddin only for SSTMI to draw level in the 33rd minute through Azhad Akmal Mohd Fahmi.

Danial Asyraf Abdul Ghani gave the sourtherners the lead in the 56th minute and just when SSTMI thought they had done enough to secure third place N. Kartigen scored a minute before the end of regulation time.

Pencapaian Atlet Hoki SSBJ 2012

1. Lima orang atlet lelaki telah mewakili pasukan Hoki Kebangsaan (Bawah-16 Tahun) ke Kejohanan       Jemputan 4-PenjuruAntarabangsa di Mannheim, Germany dan berjaya mendapat tempat ketiga;
2. Dua orang atlet lelaki telah mewakili Pasukan Hoki Kebangsaan (Projek 2013) ke Kejohanan Hoki Piala  Asia di Melaka dan berjaya menjadi Johan;
3. 11 orang atlet telah mewakili pasukan negeri masing-masing dalam Kejohanan Hoki Piala Tun Razak ( Peingkat Kebangsaan) di Melaka . 2 orang dalam pasukan Juara Divisyen 1 dan 5 orang dalam pasukan Ketiga Divisyen Satu serta 3 orang dalam pasukan Naib Juara Divisyen Dua;
4. 26 orang atlet telah mewakili pasukan negeri masing-masing dalam Kejohanan Hoki Bawah 16 Tahun Kebangsaan di Kedah 6 orang dalam pasukan yang menjadi Johan;
5. 10 orang atlet telah mewakili pasukan negeri masing-masing dalam Kejohanan Hoki Bawah 14 Tahun Kebangsaan di Seremban , NS
6. 30 orang atlet telah mewakili pasukan negeri masing-masing dalam Kejohanan Hoki Bawah 18 Tahun MSSM di Kuala Lumpur

Another Tough Match Awaits BJSS

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) are going through their worst-ever start to their season in the MHC-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League.

The former double champions were beaten in both their opening matches last week, losing by identical 1-0 margins to defending champions Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI)-Thunderbolt and Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).

And it is not going to be any easier for BJSS in the next game as they face Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), last year’s league runners-up, in a Division One match tomorrow.

“We used to dominate the league, but today we are struggling to win matches. Two defeats in the first two matches are a bad start for us,” said BJSS coach S. Prakash, who guided BJSS to 12 titles.

BJSS were the double champions in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009. They were also league champions in 2003 and 2006.

Prakash said that they would face another tough encounter against UniKL, who beat SSTMI-Juniors 6-2 in their opening match.

“We cannot afford another defeat. To make matter worse, we will not have the services of injured forward Mohd Khairul,” he said.

Ahmad Alif Saves Thunderbolt The Blushes In Win Over BJSS

Lucky champions: BJSS’ Abdul Khaliq Hamirin (right) moving away from Thunderbolt’s Muhamad Firdaus Omar in their MJHL match at the Education Ministry Turf in Lembah Pantai yesterday. — GLENN GUAN/THE STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI)-Thunderbolt played more like chumps than champions as they huffed and puffed their way to a lucky 1-0 win over Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) in the MHC-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Division One match at the Education Ministry Turf in Lembah Pantai.

With three Project 2013 squad players in their ranks – goalkeeper Mohd Ridzwan Azmi, midfielder Najmi Faizal Jazlan and forward Mohd Shahril Saabah – double champions Thunderbolt could only find the net once, through Ahmad Alif Nazaruddin Ahmad Nadhri’s 16th-minute field goal yesterday.

Thunderbolt showed no urgency in their game and earned only two penalty corners in the whole match. BJSS, parading a young team with an average of 16, were clearly the better team and were unlucky to lose the match.

Shahril, the top scorer in the league last year with 20 goals, was almost non-existent in the match. Even Thunderbolt coach Wan Roslan Wan Abdul Rahman was disappointed with his players’ performance.

“It was the worst game we’ve played in the league. My boys lost possession easily and made a series of blunders in defence,” he said.

“We can consider ourselves lucky to escape with a win as BJSS had some good chances to score as well.

“I’m also annoyed with my captain, Shahril. As an experienced forward, he had no attempts on goal. If we keep playing like this, we don’t stand a chance of retaining both our titles. I hope they’ll buck up for the next match against Malacca High School tomorrow (today).”

Thunderbolt, who hammered their juniors 6-0 on Thursday, now top the standings with two straight wins.

BJSS coach S. Prakash claimed that his players “have a mental block when it comes to playing against Thunderbolt”.

“My players have too much respect for them. We had our chances but didn’t make them count. Although ours is a young team, we should have done better against them,” said Prakash.

In another match, former champions Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) fought back from two goals down to edge SSTMI Juniors 3-2 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Mohd Haizzat Noor Azmi gave SSTMI Juniors the lead in the 10th minute before Raja Mohd Izzat Raja Hussin doubled the score 10 minutes later.

But MBPJ, who won the overall title in 2006, reduced the deficit in the 33rd minute through Mohd Shahiram Zali’s penalty corner attempt.

MBPJ stepped up a gear after the break and levelled the score through Mohd Farid Mohd Zuki in the 57th minute before Shahiram got the winner when he converted a penalty stroke in the dying minutes.

MJHL 2013: BJSS Vs Thunderbolt

BJSS ( 0 ) : Thunderbolt ( 1 )

BJSS- Cluster Schools Invitational Under 16 Hockey Tournament

Best Goalkeeper - Alif Aiman Kamarulzamman

Top Scorer - Abdul Rauf

Best Player - Mohd. Kairul Ikhwan

Champion - SMK Anderson, Ipoh

Runner-up - BJSS

3rd Place - SMK Seksyen 11, Selangor

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MJHL ( BJSS Vs Thunderbolts)

BJSS 3  :  Thunderbolts 5

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MJHL (BJSS Vs ATM)

HOCKEY: BJSS Take The Bronze

BUKIT Jalil Sports School (BJSS) salvaged some pride when they beat MBI Anderson 3-1 in a six-minute goal blitz at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh yesterday.

Incidentally, BJSS also beat the Ipoh side with the same score in their League encounter in Division One.

However, the premier sports school in the country were shocked in the 37th minute when Akmal Tajuddin scored off a reverse stick effort to give Anderson the lead.

But they kept their composure, and scored three goals in six minutes when Shahiram Zali equalised in the 54th with a field goal, and three minutes later took the lead off a penalty corner attempt from Nik Aiman Nik Rozemi before Zizi Azwan scored from top of the semi-circle in the 60th to hand his school the bronze medal.

BJSS collected RM12,000 for finishing third while MBI-Anderson received RM10,000.

The match was played on the recently laid blue artificial pitch which will also be the colour of the London Olympics pitch. Also, a yellow ball will be used for the first time in the Olympics.

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