The curious decline of PC conversion
The New Indian Express|January 21, 2023
EVEN as the future of penalty corners continues to be debated in the corridors of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), there has been an undeniable shift in the art itself.
SWAROOP SWAMINATHAN
The curious decline of PC conversion

Till recently, the main protagonists were considered to be the dragflickers, ones standing on the top of the ‘D’, clutching their sticks as if it was a toothpick. They had a swagger, their bulging biceps adding to the theatre of the setting. Because the penalty corner has traditionally resulted in lop-sided contests between the drag-flicker and the moving four-person wall protecting the goal (apart from the goalkeeper), they invariably finished tournaments as the leading goal-scorers.

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