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Lot of progress still to be made: Jaypee Punjab coach Dancer

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jan 28 2015 | 4:35 PM IST
Despite being on top of the points table in the ongoing Hockey India League (HIL), Jaypee Punjab Warriors coaches Barry Dancer and Jagbir Singh feel that a lot of progress is still to be made if the team has to win this year's trophy.
Former Australian player-turned-coach Dancer said though it is good to be on the top after having played three games, but there are still many grey areas which need to be ironed out.
"There are a number of areas where we haven't been as good as we need to be and we will be working on those. And certainly after first three matches, there have been deficiencies and inconsistencies in our game, so we still have a lot of progress to make and I am confident that we can do that if we work hard off the pitch and on the pitch in next two or three weeks," Dancer told PTI.
Punjab Warriors drew their opening game against Dabang Mumbai and notched up back-to-back wins at their home turf in Mohali against Kalinga Lancers and Uttar Pradesh Wizards and now they travel to Delhi for their next game.
They have some quality international and domestic players in the side including Jamie Dwyer, Jaap Stockmann, Mark Knowels, Sandeep Singh, Dharamvir Singh, S V Sunil and young talent like Sumit Toppo and Affan Yousuf.
When asked why the team has been slow to get off the blocks in first quarter in all the three games played so far, Dancer said, "It is an issue that has to be addressed. Last year, we were leading the game a lot in the first quarter".
He, however, said that he is pleased with the way players have responded after being behind in the opening quarter of the first three matches.

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"As the game has progressed, their game has improved, but it is very clear that we don't need to give opposition the headstart," Dancer said.
Team coach and manager, Jagbir Singh, also said that the team was already working on the grey areas.
"We are working on this (slow starts), it can be ignored in one or two matches, but not in three games. During our training sessions, we have been working on this," he said.

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First Published: Jan 28 2015 | 4:35 PM IST

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