Sports Authority of India and Hockey India Appointed Nobbs as India's New Hockey Coach

On 29 June 2011, Australian Michael Jack Nobbs was appointed India's new hockey coach for an unprecedented five-year period. He succeeded Spaniard Jose Brasa. Nobb is a 57-year-old from the part of Australia's Hockey team for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He also coached the Japan women's team. Nobbs' contract is set to run till the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and his pay cheque is fixed to start at 10,000 Australian dollars per month. His remuneration is fixed to be hiked by 10 per cent if the struggling Indian hockey team manages to qualify for the London Olympics in 2012. His contract has a clause for performance-based incentives.

Under Sports Authority of India’s Director General Deepak Kumar’s chairmanship, Sports Authority of India committee and Hockey India unanimously selected Nobbs as the coach of the Indian Hockey team for the period upto 2016 Rio Olympics. The selection was based on the factors such as, his experience, organising capabilities and the presentation he made before Sports Authority of India committee and Hockey India.