Colin Batch (born 27 March 1958) is a professional international
field hockey
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coach and former international player from Australia. Batch is the head coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the ''
Kookaburras
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The ...
'' following his appointment on Tuesday 6 December 2016. He was the head coach of the New Zealand Men's national hockey team the ''
Black Sticks'' between 2013 and 2016. Prior to this he was the head coach of the Belgium Men's national hockey team the ''
Red Lions'' from 2010 to 2012. From 2001 to 2008 he was the assistant coach of the most successful Australian Men's national hockey team the ''
Kookaburras
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The ...
'' in history. During this era Australia broke their Olympic hoodoo winning the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Silver at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, Gold at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold at the 2005 and 2008 Champions Trophies.
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 to 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.
Other
1977–92 - Victorian State Team (National Hockey League, Australia) (1985, 88, 92 Champion) (1985–1992 Captain)
Coach
Batch is the head coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the ''
Kookaburras
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The ...
'' following his appointment on Tuesday 6 December 2016. He was the head coach of the New Zealand Men's national hockey team the ''
Black Sticks'' between 2013 and 2016. Prior to this he was the head coach of the Belgium Men's national hockey team the ''
Red Lions'' from 2010 to 2012. From 2001 to 2008 he was the assistant coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the ''
Kookaburras
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The ...
''.
Qualifications
FIH Coach (High Performance) 1999
Level 3 Hockey Coach
Coaching Achievements
Australian Men's National Coach – ''Kookaburras'' 2017–
Batch commenced his role as head coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the ''
Kookaburras
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The ...
'' in January 2017.
New Zealand Men's National Coach – ''Black Sticks'' 2012–2016
World League: Silver: 2012–2013
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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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'' Gold: 2015
Belgian Men's National Coach – ''Red Lions'' 2010–2012
Tournament History – Red Lions
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.
Australian Men's National Assistant Coach – ''Kookaburras'' 2001–2008
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
Other
Euro Hockey League
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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!
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
External links
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Profile on Hockey NZProfile on Australian Institute of Sport
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1958 births
Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Australian field hockey coaches
Australian male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of Australia
Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Australian Olympic coaches
Living people
KHC Dragons coaches
1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players
New Zealand Olympic coaches
Field hockey players from Melbourne
Sportsmen from Victoria (Australia)
Coaches at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Coaches at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Expatriate field hockey players