One of his favourite student, Rani Rampal, emerged as the player of the tournament and the coach says the 19-year-old is a rare talent and would serve the country long.
"She (Rani) has the killer instinct. She was different from other girls and picked up the game really fast. She is definitely a rare talent," said Singh.
Out of the six hockey players -- Navjot, Manjeet Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Rani Rampal, Monika and Poonam Rani - in the team who hail from Haryana, five hail from Shahbad while one belongs to Hisar.
"It's a proud moment for us. The win will definitely boost the morale of the girls and encourage them to do even better," said Singh, coach of the Shahbad Hockey Academy, over 60km from here.
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While most of the girls come from humble backgrounds, Rani in particular came from an ordinary family and even the hockey stick and her kit was once given to her by Singh as she could not afford it.
Rani lives in a small house in Shahbad town, near Kurukshetra.