This 2011 World Cup winning coach will now work with the men’s hockey team

Remember Paddy Upton? He was the mental conditioning coach of the Indian cricket team during the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was instrumental in India’s success in that tournament. Upton will be back with Team India but this time with the national men’s hockey team. Hockey India has named him the mental conditioning coach of the Indian men’s hockey team ahead of their campaign in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy as well as the high-stakes Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, where the team will compete for direct Olympic qualification. The South African player is scheduled to conduct a three-part mental conditioning session in the ongoing national coaching camp for the Indian men’s core group at SAI, Bengaluru from July 1.

With an illustrious career in high-performance coaching, Paddy brings a wealth of experience and expertise. Cape Town based high-performance coach, author, speaker and professor with an extensive background in sport psychology and leadership coaching. With over two decades of experience working with professional athletes and teams across various sports, the 54-year-old mental conditioning coach has earned a stellar reputation for his ability to unleash the potential of individuals and foster a winning mindset within teams. Earned reputation.

He played a key role in leading the Indian national cricket team to victory in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, their first in 28 years. He also guided the team to top the Test rankings for the first time in history. His success continued as he contributed to the South African cricket team’s unprecedented achievement of simultaneously achieving the world No. 1 ranking in all three formats of the game. Patrick has also worked with several T20 franchises.

Mental conditioning specialist, Paddy Upton will be working closely with our senior men’s team ahead of their campaigns at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 and the high-stakes Hangzhou Asian Games 2023, where the team will compete directly for Olympic qualification._ pic.twitter.com/DqkxcwPAGD

– Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) 29 June 2023

Apart from cricket, Paddy has provided mental training workshops to the South African men’s hockey team, Australia men’s hockey team, Indian Super League (ISL) teams FC Goa and FC Hyderabad, England men’s rugby team and many other sports teams.

Sharing his excitement of working closely with the Indian men’s hockey team, Paddy said, “I am honored to have the opportunity to work with Hockey India and the Indian men’s hockey team. We’ve seen tremendous growth.” And I’m excited to contribute to the team’s success by increasing their mental flexibility and psychological skills. Together, we will work towards achieving the highest levels of performance and excellence.”