Colin Batch

Colin Batch

National team
1979–1990	Kookaburras	175 (100)
Medal record Men's Field Hockey Representing  Australia Playing Career Olympic Games 4th 1984 Los Angeles Team 4th 1988 Seoul Team World Cup 1986 London Team 1990 Lahore Team 1982 Mumbai Team Champions Trophy 1989 Berlin Team 1985 Perth Team 1984 Karachi Team 1983 Karachi Team 1986 Karachi Team 1982 Amstelveen Team 1981 Karachi Team 1988 Lahore Team 1987 Amstelveen Team 1980 Karachi Team Coaching Career Australian Men's National Assistant Coach 2000–2008 FIH World Ranking 2 Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team World Cup 2006 Mönchengladbach Team 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team 2002 Manchester Team Champions Trophy 2008 Rotterdam Team 2005 Chennai Team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team 2003 Amstelveen Team 2001 Rotterdam Team Representing  Belgium Coaching Career Belgian Men's National Coach 2011–2012 FIH World Ranking 5 Olympic Games 5th 2012 London Team European Championships 4th 2011 Mönchengladbach Team Champions Challenge I 2011 Johannesburg Team Representing  New Zealand Coaching Career New Zealand Men's National Coach 2013-Present FIH World Ranking 6 FIH Hockey World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2015 Ipoh, Perak Team

Colin Batch (born 27 March 1958 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former international field hockey player from Australia. Batch is currently a professional hockey coach based in New Zealand where he is the head coach of the New Zealand Men's national hockey team the Black Sticks. He was also the head coach of the Belgium Men's national hockey team from 2011–2012 and assistant coach of the Australian Men's national team from 2001–2008.

Player

Batch competed in 175 international matches for Australia between 1979 and 1990.

Playing Achievements

Australia:

1979–90 - Australian Team Representative (1987–1988 Vice Captain)

World Cup: Gold: 1986, Bronze: 1982, 1990

Olympic Games: 4th place: 1984, 1988, Boycott: 1980

Champions Trophy: Gold: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, Silver: 1981, 1982, 1986, Bronze: 1980, 1987, 1988

Batch held the record for the fastest hat-trick in Champions Trophy history from 1980–2009 with an 8-minute hat-trick against the Netherlands in a 7-3 win during the 1980 tournament. The record was beaten in 2009 when Nam Hyun-Woo scored a 7-minute hat-trick to secure Korea a 4-3 win over Spain.^[1]

Other

1977–92 - Victorian State Team (National Hockey League, Australia) (1985, 88, 92 Champion) (1985–1992 Captain)

Coach

Batch has been the head coach of the New Zealand Men's national hockey team the Black Sticks since 2013. He was the head coach of the Belgium Men's national hockey team the Red Lions from 2010–2012. From 2001–2008 he was the assistant coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the Kookaburras.

Qualifications

FIH Coach (High Performance) 1999

Level 3 Hockey Coach

New Zealand Men's National Coach – Black Sticks

World League: Silver: 2012–2013

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Gold: 2015

Australian Men's National Assistant Coach – Kookaburras

Olympic Games: Gold: 2004, Bronze: 2008

World Cup: Silver: 2002, 2006

Champions Trophy: Gold: 2005, 2008, Silver: 2001, 2003, 2007

Commonwealth Games: Gold: 2002, 2006

Belgian Men's National Coach – Red Lions

Tournament History – Red Lions

Year	Round	Position
2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I	Champions	1st
2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship	Semifinals	4th
2012 London Olympics	Playoff	5th
Total	1 Title

Olympic Games: 5th 2012

European Championships: 4th: 2011

Champions Challenge: Gold: 2011

All Star Team: 2011

Batch guided the Red Lions to the 2012 London Olympics through qualification at the 2011 European Championships. In a tournament where the top 4 ranked teams qualified for London, Belgium defied their world ranking to finish 4th in the tournament. Belgium beat 5th world ranked nation Spain in their Pool A match 3-2 which was virtually the decider allowing them to finish second in their pool and set up a semi-final showdown against neighbors Holland. Belgium went down to Holland 4-2 before taking on England in the 3v4 playoff. Belgium lost the bronze medal match in Golden goal extra-time to England 2-1. Beating the 2008 Olympic Silver Medalists in Spain came as no surprise to the Belgian team who are fast improving as they push to become a top ranked nation.^[2]

Euro Hockey League

KO08: 2010-11 (KHC Dragons, Belgium)

KHC Dragons experienced remarkable success in their first appearance in the EHL. The Dragons went through Round 1.1 undefeated beating German powerhouse and 2x EHL champions UHC Hamburg 4-2 to finish 1st in Pool E and take them into the KO16. Developing a reputation in the EHL for beating the big clubs of European hockey continued in the KO16 when the Dragons defeated the 2009-10 German champions Rot-Weiss Köln 3-2. KHC Dragons faced Reading HC in their KO8 encounter losing the battle in a shoot-out 2-2 (1-2). The Dragons are well and truly a big in Europe!^[3]

Honour Division Men (Belgium)

Kampioen: 2009-10, 2010-11 (KHC Dragons)

The Dragons formidable record in the Honour Division continued throughout the 2010-11 season with the team from Brasschaat never moving away from the top position of the ladder. With 19 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses from 22 matches, Dragons went into the finals favorites to retain their title. Dragons won their semi-final series against Watducks ahead of the finals playoff with Racing. Dragons won game one of the three game playoff 3-2 before losing game two 2-4. In game three Dragons defeated Racing 3-3 (4-3 Penalties) to win back-to-back championships.

National Hockey League (Australia)

Champions: 1994 (Queensland), 1995 (Townsville), 1998 (Melbourne)

References

1. "Match review: Korea 5–5 Spain (3 Dec 2009)". FIH. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
2. 2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
3. "The Dragons Are Well And Truly a Big In Europe!". HockeyBelgium. Retrieved 2011-06-08.

External links

• Profile on Hockey NZ
• Profile on Australian Institute of Sport