In a way it is good that Ric has left. He was not wanted by anyone in the Hocckey admin. It was only at the behest of FIH that he was being thrust down the throats of Indian Hockey. Thee general feeling among all the administrators is that 'we have plenty of talent which only needs to be tweaked to to the Top'. I have watched some matches of the recently conluded champions Trophy as an Hockey lover ( although India was not involved). It was fairly obvious that other teams have come up leaps and bounds in terms of skill. Some of the skills they displayed will be hard for Indian players to emulate. As it is they stand nowhere in terms of Physique and Strenght of these european and Australian teams.India was great olympic Hockey nation when other countries barely knew how to play Hockey. Paradigm shift that Ric Charlseworth is talking about is one of the main issues that India Hockey is not ready to undertake.Other problem is the lack of Resources to support the kind of plan Ric envisages.
