Colin Batch
Encyclopedia
Colin Batch is a former international field hockey
player from Australia. Batch is currently a professional hockey coach based in Belgium where he is the head coach of the Belgium national hockey team the Red Lions
. He was also the Australian assistant Men's coach from 2001-2008.
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
Other
1977–92 - Victorian State Team (National Hockey League, Australia) (1985, 88, 92 Champion) (1985–1992 Captain)
since 2010. From 2001-2008 he was the Assistant Coach of the Australian Men's national team the Kookaburras.
Olympic Games: Gold: 2004, Bronze: 2008
World Cup: Silver: 2002, 2006
Champions Trophy: Gold: 2005, 2008, Silver: 2001, 2007
Commonwealth Games: Gold: 2002, 2006
Belgian Men's National Coach - Red Lions
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.
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!
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)
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Australia. Batch is currently a professional hockey coach based in Belgium where he is the head coach of the Belgium national hockey team the Red Lions
Belgium national field hockey team
The Belgium national field hockey team represents Belgium in the international field hockey competitions. The team was coached by Adam Commens until the end of 2010 before being replaced by Colin Batch as Adam Commens had been appointed coach of the Australian women's national team...
. He was also the Australian assistant Men's coach from 2001-2008.
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
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 Belgium national hockey team the Red LionsBelgium national field hockey team
The Belgium national field hockey team represents Belgium in the international field hockey competitions. The team was coached by Adam Commens until the end of 2010 before being replaced by Colin Batch as Adam Commens had been appointed coach of the Australian women's national team...
since 2010. From 2001-2008 he was the Assistant Coach of the Australian Men's national team the Kookaburras.
Coaching Achievements
Australian Men's National Assistant Coach - KookaburrasOlympic Games: Gold: 2004, Bronze: 2008
World Cup: Silver: 2002, 2006
Champions Trophy: Gold: 2005, 2008, Silver: 2001, 2007
Commonwealth Games: Gold: 2002, 2006
Belgian Men's National Coach - Red Lions
Belgium national field hockey team
The Belgium national field hockey team represents Belgium in the international field hockey competitions. The team was coached by Adam Commens until the end of 2010 before being replaced by Colin Batch as Adam Commens had been appointed coach of the Australian women's national team...
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.
Euro Hockey League
Euro Hockey League
The Euro Hockey League is an annual mens field hockey cup competition organised by the EHF for the very top hockey clubs in Europe. The competition was launched at the start of the 2007-08 hockey season, when it merged and replaced the mens EuroHockey Club Champions Cup and European Cup II...
KO08: 2010-11
Euro Hockey League 2010–11
The Euro Hockey League 2010/2011 was the fourth Season of the Euro Hockey League, which is the most important club tournament in European hockey. The competition was organised jointly by the European Hockey Federation and Dutch Media and Marketing agency Pro Sport, with Dutch Bank ABN AMRO being...
(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)