Islamabad, August 8, 2026 (Ghufran):The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has reshuffled the responsibilities of its recently appointed foreign coaching staff, with Herman Kruis now serving as National Hockey Coaching Adviser and Bob Johan Veldhof taking charge as head coach for the upcoming FIH World Cup. Kruis was initially appointed on July 3 as National Hockey Coaching Adviser and head coach of the national team for an initial two-year period. A few days later, Veldhof was appointed as goalkeeping coach.David Dwyer was also appointed High-Performance Coach, while Chris Bowen was given the dual responsibility of Technical Coach and Sports Psychologist. Adnan Zakir was the only Pakistani among the newly appointed coaches and was named Junior Talent Identification Coach.
However, PHF President Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani told Dawn on Friday that Kruis would now serve only as National Hockey Coaching Adviser, while Veldhof has been elevated from goalkeeping coach to head coach for the FIH World Cup. The FIH World Cup will be jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30. Regarding the role of former Pakistan captain and Olympian Tahir Zaman, who was appointed Director High Performance on May 21, Wani said that he has now become his adviser.