Hockey - van GINKEL Robin

Date of Birth: 30 Apr 1982

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Hockey	Women RSA South Africa	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W02 IRL Ireland 2 RSA South Africa 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W09 RSA South Africa 1 GBR Great Britain 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W13 NED Netherlands 5 RSA South Africa 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W23 RSA South Africa 1 GER Germany 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W28 IND India 4 RSA South Africa 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He was an assistant coach for the South African men's and women's hockey teams that both won gold at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Ismailia, Egypt. (thepundits.co.za, 09 Nov 2018)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He was an assistant coach with the Austrian men's hockey team between 2017 and 2018. In 2017 he was an assistant coach for the South African men and women's hockey teams at the African Cup of Nations. He worked as a sports science manager and hockey coach for the Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League [HIL] for four seasons. He was head coach of the South African U21 women's hockey team between 2017 and 2018, having previously coached the U18 team between 2014 and 2017. He was also head coach of the University of Johannesburg women's hockey team between 2013 and 2016.

General Interest

General
BUSINESS OWNER
In March 2020 he founded the RVG Academy in South Africa. The company provides online training programmes and courses, hockey mats, and coaching tutorials via a platform on his website. He also runs a programme called Run the Game in association with the South African Hockey Association [SAHA], which gives hockey coaches in the country access to features to help grow the sport. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2020; rvgacademy.com, 01 Mar 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He completed a bachelor's degree in sport management and commerce at Rand Afrikaans University [RAU] in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied for a degree in sports science at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa between 2004 and 2005. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; stithian.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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