{"id":33134,"date":"2023-09-19T07:20:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=33134"},"modified":"2023-09-19T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T07:16:10","slug":"from-turf-to-teaching-rani-rampals-double-milestones-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/from-turf-to-teaching-rani-rampals-double-milestones-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"From turf to teaching: Rani Rampal&#8217;s double milestones in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong><strong>(September 19, 2023)<\/strong><\/strong> Ace hockey player Rani Rampal who earned the moniker the &#8216;Queen of Hockey,&#8217; has recently been appointed as U-17 coach to mentor rising stars of the game<strong><strong>. <\/strong><\/strong>&#8220;Hockey gave me an identity, people listen to me, talk to me because of hockey. So, I just want to work for it in any capacity. You can can play, mentor young kids, you can teach,&#8221; she said accepting the role. This is the second milestone that the 28-year-old achieved in her career in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She had reached a significant milestone earlier this year when Modern Coach Factory (MCF) Stadium in Raebareli got renamed to \u2018Rani\u2019s Girls Hockey Turf&#8217;. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From being a girl who had to plead to enter a hockey academy to becoming the first female player to have a stadium in her name, Rani\u2019s journey is extraordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33144\" style=\"width: 804px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33144\" class=\"wp-image-33144 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian\" width=\"794\" height=\"596\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 794px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 794\/596;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33144\" class=\"wp-image-33144 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian\" width=\"794\" height=\"596\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-33144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rani Rampal coaches rising hockey stars<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>India&#8217;s most celebrated female hockey player, Rani has journeyed from a village of Haryana to the international hockey stage with elan. F<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rom being a cart-puller\u2019s daughter to representing India in all the major international hockey turfs is nothing short of an inspiration.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former captain of women&#8217;s hockey team <\/span> was bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2020 and received the Padma Shri, the country&#8217;s fourth highest civilian award the same year.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>A stadium in her name<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWords seem too less to express my happiness and gratitude as I share that the MCF Raebareli has been renamed as \u2018Rani\u2019s Girls Hockey Turf\u2019 to honour my contribution to hockey,\u201d she had tweeted. She achieved this rare honour for her consistent good performances in the game. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another tweet, Rani remarked, \u201cIt is a proud and emotional moment for me as I become the first woman hockey player to have a stadium to my name. I dedicate this to the Indian women\u2019s team and I hope this inspires the next generation of women hockey players!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The self-made hockey player had dared to dream when there were odds stacked against her and with her sheer dedication has come a long way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheHockeyIndia\/status\/1638478661547626498?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33135 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hockey.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian\" width=\"584\" height=\"559\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hockey.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hockey-480x459.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 584px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 584px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 584\/559;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hockey.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian\" width=\"584\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hockey.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hockey-480x459.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 584px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Life as a cart-puller\u2019s daughter<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing up in Haryana, Rani dreamed of becoming a hockey player ever since she was a little girl.\u00a0 But her cart-puller father who could not even manage two meals a day for the family was unable to support her dreams. Rani persisted. Playing with a broken hockey stick, running around in a salwar-kameez as she could not afford a tracksuit, the youngster carried on. Her mother worked as a housemaid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I wanted an escape from my life &#8211; from the electricity shortages to the mosquitoes buzzing in our ears when we slept, from barely having two square meals to seeing our home getting flooded when it rained. My parents tried their best but there was little that they could do,\u201d Rani said in an interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was a hockey academy near their house. Rani would spend hours watching players practice. She too wanted to play but every time she requested the coach to include her in the practice sessions, he would reject her saying, she was malnourished. While her parents kept on postponing her demands to purchase a hockey stick. One day Rani found a broken hockey stick near the academy and was on top of the world. Determined to change her life\u2019s trajectory she begged the coach to give her a chance to learn. Eventually, with lots of pleadings, he agreed to train her. This was the beginning of a history that was waiting to be unfolded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29085\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29085\" class=\"wp-image-29085 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/54-Rani-Rampal.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian\" width=\"760\" height=\"443\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 760px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 760\/443;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29085\" class=\"wp-image-29085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/54-Rani-Rampal.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian\" width=\"760\" height=\"443\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rani Rampal<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4><b style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 18px;\">The journey began&#8230;<\/b><\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Rani\u2019s parents came to know about her plans to play hockey, they were reluctant. Instead, they wanted her to take up household chores and disapproved of the idea of girls playing hockey wearing skirts. It was the second time that Rani had to plead very hard. \u201cI pleaded with them to let me play and if I failed, I promised I would do whatever they wanted me to do,\u201d she said. It was only then that they agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the academy, each player needed to bring 500 ml of milk to drink before resuming practice. However, it was just 200 ml that the family could afford for Rani. The youngster did not want to take any chances and make the coach unhappy. She would mix milk with water in a 500 ml bottle and take it to the academy to do exactly what the coach desired. Rani picked up the sport fast. Looking at her dedication to the sport and how she did not miss a single day of practice, the coach built a liking for her. Later he even bought her a hockey kit and shoes and allowed her to stay with his family so that her nutritional needs could be taken care of.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29087\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29087\" class=\"wp-image-29087 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian \" width=\"470\" height=\"655\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 470px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 470\/655;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29087\" class=\"wp-image-29087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian \" width=\"470\" height=\"655\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rani Rampal<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a joyous and emotional occasion for her family when Rani came home with her first earning, a Rs 500 note that she won in a tournament. It was her first earning and when she gave the money to her father, he wept in joy. \u201cI promised my family that one day we would be having our own home and worked hard to keep that promise,\u201d the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Indian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>On the path to success<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After playing several tournaments and representing her state under the guidance of her coach who stood by her in thick and thin Rani Rampal got a chance to play at the nationals. As she started to play professionally, GoSports Foundation, a sports NGO provided Rani with monetary as well as non-monetary support. At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in the national team which participated in the 2010 World Cup. After giving several consistent performances, there came a day when she was named the captain of the Indian Hockey Team \u2013 making her parents and hockey coach swell in pride.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping to her promise she fulfilled the need for one\u2019s own home for the family in 2017. \u201cIt was an emotional day for all of us. We cried together and held each other tight\u201d she said. Having played the sport for more than 13 years, the veteran player had been the mainstay of the team. In 2020 the striker who often doubled up as a midfielder was honoured with a Padma Shri. Her coach Baldev Singh received the Dronacharya Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33143\" style=\"width: 453px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33143\" class=\"wp-image-33143 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2021_11largeimg_66428500.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian \" width=\"443\" height=\"665\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/665;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33143\" class=\"wp-image-33143 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2021_11largeimg_66428500.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian Sportsperson | Rani Rampal | Global Indian \" width=\"443\" height=\"665\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-33143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rani Rampal receiving the Padma Shri award<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing laurels to the country in numerous international tournaments Rani has also worked as an assistant coach with the Sports Authority of India. Apart from Padma Shri, she has won the Arjuna Award and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award \u2013 the highest sporting honours of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Rani Rampal on <a href=\"http:\/\/witter.com\/imranirampal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(September 19, 2023) Ace hockey player Rani Rampal who earned the moniker the &#8216;Queen of Hockey,&#8217; has recently been appointed as U-17 coach to mentor rising stars of the game. &#8220;Hockey gave me an identity, people listen to me, talk to me because of hockey. So, I just want to work for it in any capacity. You can can play, mentor young kids, you can teach,&#8221; she said accepting the role. This is the second milestone that the 28-year-old achieved in her career in 2023. 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