Hockey India on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Dutch women's national coach Sjoerd Marijne as the chief coach for the Indian women's hockey team for the next four years.
Marijne will be working with fellow Dutchman Eric Wonink, who will take charge as the Analytical Coach with the senior women hockey team.
The coaching duo will oversee the Indian senior women's team's programmes for the new Olympic cycle. Both Marijne and Wonink have joined the national camp, which is currently underway at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bhopal.
"I am very excited to take on this new assignment. From what I have followed about the Indian women's team, they are a very talented and hard working group of women and I believe they have got great potential to establish themselves as a strong team in world hockey," said Marijne.