Frustrated with the lack of progress in the sport, former hockey international Maninderjit Singh said those who intend to be president of the national body should have some form of playing experience or have served the sport for at least 10 years.
“If you want to be a president of the state or national body, there should be a requirement. If you want to be president of MHC, at least you (must) have minimum hockey at state level for five years or served the affiliate for 10 years or can bring a certain amount of commercial value to hockey,” said Maninderjit, who played at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics.
“By having a vetting process, you will get better administrators with technical knowledge. Currently, we get office-bearers who are politicians but if you look at their technical knowledge of the sport, it’s very limited.
“This makes me afraid as these office-bearers make decisions and policies that will have a direct or indirect impact on the sport. That is very dangerous.”
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