TNB In Developing 2020, Malaysia National Junior Hockey Team

Tenaga Nasional Berhad's (TNB) contribution to Malaysian hockey is enormous and unquestionable, in terms of employment, participation in the Malaysian Hockey leagues and funding various activities of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation(MHC) in developing the game of hockey in the country.

Recently TNB has announced that MHC will receive RM4mil a year for the next five years, in total RM20million to develop hockey.

TNB is certainly the live wire to Malaysian hockey.

With the blessing from MHC, TNB has moved further into the ground in developing the next generation of hockey players for the 2020 National Junior Hockey Team.

It's an unprecedented move in Malaysian sports where a corporation is given the trust to develop a national team ; for me, it's a noble move by TNB, where other corporations should follow suit.

In making sure quality players come out of the system for 2020,National Junior team,TNB has deployed their coaches,who are all former international's employed with TNB to three Sports Schools i.e Sekolah Sukan Tuanku Mahkota Ismail, Bukit Jalil Sports School, Sekolah Sukan Pahang and one State Project School from Perak, Anderson Sports School in the ongoing Malaysian Junior Hockey league(MJHL).

Since TNB is the same shareholder for the four Sports Schools in the MJHL,the issue of conflict of interest will arise: an issue MHC needs to address,to keep the independence of the Malaysian Junior Hockey League alive.

For a comprehensive plan to be put in place to develop 2020, National Junior Team, TNB needs to understand how the present deterioration in Malaysian hockey has come into being.

Without understanding that, merely to come up with an idea,which will be a modified form, from an earlier idea, will bring further deterioration to Malaysian hockey. 

From understanding the root of the problem ,TNB can put in place a comprehensive sustainable development model, that will be the foundation to produce "World Class Hockey Players" that will bring glory to the country by achieving success in the World Cups and the Olympics consistently.

All the best and Good Luck to TNB.



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