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
My Name is Jasmani Tiru. I am from the Pelol village of Khunti, which is 50 km form Ranchi. I started playing Hockey watching both my brothers play. Soon with the bamboo stick made by my brothers I was dribbling the ball. In the school, in my third grade the school teacher Mr. Dashrath Mahto … Continue reading Jasmani Tiru
From the 5th till the 8th of March 2020 the Jharkhand State Tournament was organised on the fields of the NTHA. Despite of that the tournament was being postponed, the teams had a great preparation of four weeks. And the results are amazing. The U17 and U19 became champion! (U19 is with reservation, because the … Continue reading 3rd Jharkhand State Hockey Championship 2020
The selection process is a well-known phenomenon for everyone in the Dutch hockey world. As well as a stressful period that nobody likes. Because say yourself, who likes to be on a field with 50 children, all wearing a bib with its own number, and having to drop a child or being at ‘risk’ to … Continue reading Blog #6 Incredible Hockey India
