Facts:   - name: colin batch      - nationalteam: kookaburras    - nationalyears: 1979-1990   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of colin batch .
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colin batch -lrb- born 27 march 1958 in melbourne , victoria -rrb- is a former international field hockey player from australia .batch is currently a professional hockey coach based in new zealand where he is the head coach of the new zealand men 's national hockey team the `` black sticks '' .he was also the head coach of the belgium men 's national hockey team from 2011-2012 and assistant coach of the australian men 's national team from 2001-2008 .