MEET OUR COACHES

Our philosophy is to help instill a passion for the game for all players. We adopted the best coaching styles to develop our athletes at all ages and abilities. Player development while having fun is at the forefront of all our field hockey programs.

Join one of our programs to learn field hockey from our experienced coaches and staff.

International & National Experience 

Valid First-Aid with CPR & AED Certification

Singapore Sports Council National Coaching Accreditation

Registered with National Registry of Coaches (NROC) for hockey

Safe Sport Certified

Abhijit Rege
Head Coach

Abhijit was the Development Coach for the U-21 Singapore National Team. He is an NROC Certified Coach with more than 30 years of playing experience. He has been coaching at MHA for more than 8 years.

He continues to play recreational hockey in the National Hockey League.

K. Vijayan Naidu
Academy Mentor

Vijayan is currently Singapore Men’s National Team Head Coach.

Vijayan has more than 20 years coaching experience and recently was invited by FIH to be a candidate for the High Performance Coaching (Level 5)  Class of 2023.

He is the technical mentor for Maruti Hockey Academy and regularly attends training sessions to share his experience and knowledge with the players and coaches.  Thanks to him, at MHA, many of our players aspire to play for Singapore.

Arasan Thurai
Coaching Support Staff

EXPERIENCE

At MHA, we encourage parents to involve with coaching activities to increase the family bonding and also take part in the fun and fitness sessions.

Arasan is an enthusiastic parent of one of our players. He played during his childhood days for Victoria School and Nanyang JC. He is the proud parent of Ari (his son and member of MHA for 6 years) who represented Singapore in the U-17 Tournament in 2022.

Arasan currently assists the coaches with the younger players (Beginner Group) to coach them on the basic skills and make it a fun session.

Suhami
Coaching Support Staff

EXPERIENCE

At MHA, we encourage parents to involve with coaching activities to increase the family bonding and also take part in the fun and fitness sessions.

Suhami also plays with a local Hockey Club (ORA) and uses these sessions to practice his skills as well as bond with two sons, Mikhail and Yusof.

He helps our coaches support the Advanced Group to hone their skills further.