Indian mens hockey team chief coach Roelant Oltmans said the new competition format of having quarterfinals in place of direct semifinals in the upcoming Rio Olympics is not only beneficial for the Indian team but all small teams.If you have teams like Argentina, Germany and Holland in your group, it becomes difficult to end up being the top two teams in your group. It is not impossible to qualify, but now if you finish in top four, you have a chance to play in the quarterfinals, Oltmans told PTI.This format will give India and every other team, including Canada, a feeling that they have a greater chance of making it to the quarterfinals, he said.Unlike previous editions, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has introduced a new competition format for this years Olympics.As per the new format, 12 teams have been divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool. Following the completion of the round-robin games, the top four teams from each pool will advance to the quarterfinals.Previously, after completion of round robin games, the top two teams from each pool used to directly qualify for the semifinals.The 16-member Indian team has a mixture of youth and experience. It consists of seven players who played in the 2012 London Olympics while nine new faces will be playing in their first Olympics.Asked whether the players who were part of the London Olympics squad were sharing their experience with the new faces, the coach said: They have experience but the problem is their experience is not positive. They had played 2012 Olympics and unfortunately that was not the best Olympics for India. So, they bring quite negative thoughts.To overcome the problem, Oltmans shares his successful Olympics experiences with the youngsters.I have a very good and positive experience of playing in the Olympics and therefore I share my experience, discuss about it and talk about it to prepare the youngsters as good as possible, he said.India will miss the services of experienced defender Birendra Lakra in Rio after he failed to recover in time from a knee injury.I really wanted him (Lakra) to play, but if it is not possible, it is not possible. He is Indias one of the best defenders, Oltmans said.However, it wouldnt be good for any team to heavily depend on one player. In couple of tournaments like the Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia and the Champions Trophy, we had to play without him as well and the replacements did well, he said.The mens hockey team will be departing for Rio de Janeiro via Spain on Saturday. Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Cheap Nike MLB Jerseys .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. http://www.wholesalemlbjerseys.us/ . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. Cheap MLB Jerseys Free Shipping . The news was first reported on Gonzalezs Twitter account and confirmed by the Rockies. Gonzalez has a six-week window before position players have their first workout at spring training in Arizona. Cheap Baseball Jerseys Online . Note: The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that Sean Monahan would not be made available to Canadas World Junior team. The Montreal Canadiens top scorer, center Alex Galchenyuk, is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday.Galchenyuk, whose nine goals and 23 points are both tops for Montreal, banged right knees with Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar during their teams game Sunday.The team said Galchenyuk, 22, went through tests Monday in St. Louis, where the Canadiens play the Blues on Tuesday, and will be further evaluated Wednesdaay back in Montreal.ddddddddddddGalchenyuk had surgery for a torn ACL in his left knee while playing in juniors in the fall of 2011 but was still selected third overall by Montreal in the 2012 NHL Draft.He is in his fifth season with the Canadiens and tied Max Pacioretty for the team lead in goals last season with 30. cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '