Wim van Heumen
Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria van Heumen was a field hockey coach from the Netherlands, who was in charge of the Netherlands men's national [field hockey team|Dutch National Men's Team] from 1975 to 1986.
Career
Van Heumen graduated in 1954 with a degree in physical education. Beginning in 1956 he taught this subject at the Academy of Physical Education in Tilburg. In 1966 he became a coach with the field hockey club of 's-Hertogenbosch and later a national coach with a first match played on 19 July 1975. He retired from this position in April 1986 after supervising 232 matches with 139 wins and 35 draws.Van Heumen introduced new elements to Dutch hockey such as playing on artificial grass and combining summer training on grass with winter plays indoors.