Green signal for national players to participate in Malaysian Hockey League – Hockey Update
The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) has confirmed the participation if the national team’s athletes in the upcoming Malaysian Hockey league (MHL) which will be played from September 17 and will conclude on October 23.
Tengku Abdullah Mahkota Sultan Ahmad Shah, the president of MHF, told that it has been decided that the 25 shortlisted players will feature their respective clubs in MHL only for three days in a week i.e. from Friday to Sunday, while from Monday to Thursday
they will have to report in the national training camp which is in progress under the supervision of the national team’s coach, Tai Beng Hai.
“The national trainees will be allowed to play for their respective clubs on weekends (Friday to Sunday). We made an agreement with the clubs that the trainees will have to attend national training on week days and play for the clubs on weekends,” Tengku
Abdullah, the president of MHF, stated about the decision regarding the national players’ participation in the MHL.
Tengku Abdullah added that the clubs have agreed to the conditions.
“We allowed the trainees to play because it is their livelihood (as the national players are getting paid for playing for their clubs). We will monitor the players. However, if a trainee fails to attend national training then he will not be allowed to play
for his club in the league match that week,” Tengku Abdullah further added to his comments about the decision of the MHF.
He further explained that the preference is the national team’s preparation for the Champions Challenge 1 which is going to be held in South Africa from November 26 to December 4.
The national team’s upcoming assignment will be the first Asian Champions Trophy which is going to be played in Ordos, China, from September 3 to September 11 and after that the national players will be seen in action in the MHL which is going to be played
from September 17 to October 23.
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