2023, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Part F

The purpose of the study was to know the Role of Arjuna awardee Manpreet Singh’s family and coaches for making him hockey star. Which would be a great source of inspiration to the present and future of sports generation related with hockey. Data or information for this investigation was derived from the primary sources i.e., personal records, pictorial records, published material, interview, official records and secondary sources. To have insight on various aspects of personality of Manpreet Singh a self-designed questionnaire was prepared. After collection of data about the role of family and coaches in making him a shining star it is concluded that Manpreet's entire hockey career has grown and reached only with the help of family and luckily, he has been fully supported by very experienced coaches. The first coach of Manpreet's hockey career was Baldev Singh Debi who convinced his elder brother Sukhraj Singh to play hockey for Manpreet, besides Surjit Hockey Academy coaches Surjit Singh Mitha, Jhilmin Singh Maan and Avtar Singh pushed hard to improve Manpreet's skills. These coaches motivated him well and as a result Today, Manpreet became a shining star of hockey.