We are just hours away from the start of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 and we spoke to the coaches of the 15 participating teams. Listen in to what they had to say before the start of the tournament:
Akim Bouchouchi, Germany
'Will try to bring our best on the pitch' – Germany’s coach Akim Bouchouchi
Corinna Zerbs, Austria
'We want to play our best hockey' – Austria’s coach Corinna Zerbs
Dave Smolenaars, Netherlands
‘Our objective is to grow as a team' – Netherlands’ coach Dave Smolenaars
Erik Wonink, India
'We want to grow to come to good results' – India’s coach Erik Wonink
Fernando Ferrara, Argentina
'Our main objective is to have a good time and a good performance' – Argentina’s coach Fernando Ferrara
Moon Ki Yoo, Kroea
'We hope to gain more experience here' – Korea’s coach Moon Ki Yoo
Beagan Jenn, Canada
'Looking to improve with every game' – says Canada’s coach Jenn Beagan
Tendayi Maredza, Zimbabwe
'Huge tournament for our players' – says Zimbabwe’s coach Tendayi Maredza
Tracey Paul, USA
'Tournament prepares our players for the next level' – says USA’s coach Tracey Paul
Walid Abdo, Wales
'Objective is to get into the top 8' – says Wales’ coach Walid Abdo
Lenise Marais, South Africa
'Hoping to make some good performances' – South Africa’s coach Lenise Marais
Andres Vazquez, Uruguay
'Delighted to be part of #JWC2021' – says Uruguay’s coach Andrez Vazquez
Naishin Ibrahim, Malayisa
'It is a historical event for us’ – says Malaysia’s coach Nasihin Ibrahim
David Passmore, Ireland
'Our aim is to do our best here' – says Ireland’s coach David Passmore
Simon Letchford, England
'We want to win as many games as we can' – says England’s coach Simon Letchford
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