COVID-19 is hitting India hard. This also influences our projects. But luckily we’ve been able to work with our local coaches during the lockdown in small groups to keep the spirits up! Unfortunately, because of past and current travel restrictions we are not able to give face to face coaching courses, so we had to … Continue reading Online course for trainers
Last month the Jharkhand State team played the Sub Junior State Tournament, in Jind, Haryana. Eight of our NTHA Jamshedpur boys were part of this team and won the gold medal. The team manager of the winning team, Rohit Kumar, is one of our NTHA coaches, it was a great experience for him to fulfil … Continue reading Gold and silver at Sub Junior State Tournament
We are proud to announce the selection of our final selected 31 Boys (U17) for the resident program at the Odisha Naval Tata HPC in Kalinga Stadium. Congratulations to all who made it to the HPC with their grit and talent. We continue to extend more opportunities for those who narrowly missed the bus. These … Continue reading Selection NTHA Odisha
Jaspreet Sahni | Timesofindia.com NEW DELHI: At Atlanta in 1996, Floris Jan Bovelander was at the top of his game when the Dutch needed it the most. In the space of three minutes, he erased Spain’s one-goal lead. Fifteen minutes later, when the Netherlands were celebrating an Olympic gold, Bovelander was clear about another fact: that … Continue reading Hockey structure in India needs more regular domestic leagues: Bovelander
Munmuni Das’s sports journey has been propelled by talent, hard work, the support of many good Samaritans – and the coaching she received at the Naval Tata Hockey Academy. Munmuni Das was barely 11 years old when she started playing hockey in her village in Joriguri – a small town in Assam’s Tinsukia district. The … Continue reading Giving wings to a dream
In our program we always work with local partners. In Amritsar our local partner is Navjeevan (NCS). To understand the role of Navjeevan, and what the impact of our program is, in terms of development of coaches and players, is very valuable for us. One of the coaches of the program is Mr. Balbir Singh, … Continue reading Mr. Balbir Singh & Sulleman Masih
The past months COVID-19 has controlled most of our lives in many ways. But it’s great to see all the different initiatives that are being picked up by our partners CInI and Navjeevan. They both immediately acted and helped in as many ways as possible. CInI provided players with a hockey stick and a ball, … Continue reading COVID-19 and the Bovelander Foundation
Like many other foundations, the Bovelander Foundation is dependent on the government, corporates and donations from donors. Without their help, we cannot do what we are doing now. We are therefore very grateful for the help we have received so far. Our newly acquired Public Benefit Organisation (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling – ANBI) status makes … Continue reading Bovelander Foundation classified as Public Benefit Organisation
Yesterday, on a sunny day, the second edition of the Bovelander Foundation Golf Day was held on the beautiful golf course of The Duke. It was a wonderful day, with sports, sun, good food and “Brabantse hospitality”. The lottery was also a great success with happy prize winners including a PinHigh Golf trip, a tailor-made … Continue reading Bovelander Foundation Golf Day successful!
Ever since CInI, Tata Trusts and Bovelander Foundation started the grassroots Hockey Program in Govt. High School, Ganaloya village at Khunti. Mangra Dodray, a young Munda Tribal boy then a 6th Std. Student joined the hockey training in the school. This was the first time he was playing with a good hockeystick and getting opportunities … Continue reading Mangra Dodray
