TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ISAC DORU MEETS HEAD COACHES OF NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS
Newly-appointed AIFF Technical Director Mr. Isac Doru met and interacted with the coaches of the national youth teams on Wednesday (May 22, 2019) in Goa, with India U-19 coach Mr. Floyd Pinto, U-16 coach Mr. Shuvendu Panda, U-15 coach Mr. Bibiano Fernandes and U-16 women's team coach Mr. Alex Ambrose taking part in the workshop.
Along with the coaches, National Teams Director Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Hero I-League CEO Mr. Sunando Dhar, Head of Communications and Planning - Scouting and National Teams Mr. Vikram Nanivadekar and Head of Coach Education Mr. Savio Medeira were also present for the same.
Over the course of the workshop, the Technical Director and the participants discussed the importance of synergy between the national team and the leagues, scouting process, planning, coach development, youth development, etc.
He said, "It was great to interact with everyone as all the factors of the technical development in the country were brought together. We discussed ideas to create a platform to increase communication with the coaches and integrate the calendar of the national teams and leagues to make a vision for the next four years."
"It was my first time meeting the coaches and I am glad everyone was honest and shared their thoughts. Each one of us recognizes the importance of giving more games to the players and we will continue to work with the coaches and staff to ensure we continue moving upwards," he added.
National teams director Abhishek Yadav stated: "We have achieved some encouraging results in recent times at the age-group levels and have been improving steadily. With Mr. Doru coming in, we hope to accelerate the growth process and continue developing so that we can progress and achieve a higher status in Asia in the coming years."
Sunando Dhar spoke about the increase in the participation in the youth leagues, the academy accreditation process and the rise in the number of accredited academies, the introduction of the TW3 methods to measure bone age along with the challenges ahead.
"The youth leagues have been growing continuously, with the number of teams increasing each season. We are now looking to make a few changes and make the leagues a scouting platform for the national teams and so, it was great to get the feedback from the coaches for the same. We also plan to increase the number of matches for players at all levels and are looking forward to working with everyone involved and chalk out a roadmap for the coming years," he said.
INDIA U19 TO PLAY AGAINST RUSSIA AND BULGARIA IN GRANATKIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
NEW DELHI: The India U-19 National Team will travel to Russia in the first week of June to take part in the forthcoming Granatkin Memorial International Football Tournament in St. Petersberg. All the matches would be hosted at the iconic Petrovsky Stadium, which was earlier the home stadium of both the Russian National Team, as well as Zenit St. Petersberg.
India have been clubbed in Group A with hosts Russia, Bulgaria, and Moldova. The 12 teams participating in the tournament have been divided into three groups, with Argentina, Armenia, Turkey, Greece, Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Takikistan being some of the other participating teams.
In the first round, the Indian colts being coached by Floyd Pinto will be playing three matches, and will thereon go on to play another two play-offs, depending on their position in the group.
Pinto foresees the tournament as a "small but important part for our preparation."
"This is going to be the first tournament where all of these boys will play as a collective unit. We are trying to have a close look at how the boys are going to take the challenge against such high-quality oppositions like Russia, Bulgaria, and Mondova,” he stated.
He added: "We are very excited because this is our first chance of playing some International matches. This is a small but very important part of preparation ahead of the AFC U-19 Qualifiers in November."
With a few boys already having played in the previous edition of the tournament, Pinto feels “their experience will come in handy.”
"I'm sure the boys who played last year will help the team settle down in a much better fashion. The experience will help us be better prepared than we were in the last edition,” he explained.
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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ISAC DORU MEETS HEAD COACHES OF NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS
Newly-appointed AIFF Technical Director Mr. Isac Doru met and interacted with the coaches of the national youth teams on Wednesday (May 22, 2019) in Goa, with India U-19 coach Mr. Floyd Pinto, U-16 coach Mr. Shuvendu Panda, U-15 coach Mr. Bibiano Fernandes and U-16 women's team coach Mr. Alex Ambrose taking part in the workshop.
Along with the coaches, National Teams Director Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Hero I-League CEO Mr. Sunando Dhar, Head of Communications and Planning - Scouting and National Teams Mr. Vikram Nanivadekar and Head of Coach Education Mr. Savio Medeira were also present for the same.
Over the course of the workshop, the Technical Director and the participants discussed the importance of synergy between the national team and the leagues, scouting process, planning, coach development, youth development, etc.
He said, "It was great to interact with everyone as all the factors of the technical development in the country were brought together. We discussed ideas to create a platform to increase communication with the coaches and integrate the calendar of the national teams and leagues to make a vision for the next four years."
"It was my first time meeting the coaches and I am glad everyone was honest and shared their thoughts. Each one of us recognizes the importance of giving more games to the players and we will continue to work with the coaches and staff to ensure we continue moving upwards," he added.
National teams director Abhishek Yadav stated: "We have achieved some encouraging results in recent times at the age-group levels and have been improving steadily. With Mr. Doru coming in, we hope to accelerate the growth process and continue developing so that we can progress and achieve a higher status in Asia in the coming years."
Sunando Dhar spoke about the increase in the participation in the youth leagues, the academy accreditation process and the rise in the number of accredited academies, the introduction of the TW3 methods to measure bone age along with the challenges ahead.
"The youth leagues have been growing continuously, with the number of teams increasing each season. We are now looking to make a few changes and make the leagues a scouting platform for the national teams and so, it was great to get the feedback from the coaches for the same. We also plan to increase the number of matches for players at all levels and are looking forward to working with everyone involved and chalk out a roadmap for the coming years," he said.
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INDIA U19 TO PLAY AGAINST RUSSIA AND BULGARIA IN GRANATKIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
NEW DELHI: The India U-19 National Team will travel to Russia in the first week of June to take part in the forthcoming Granatkin Memorial International Football Tournament in St. Petersberg. All the matches would be hosted at the iconic Petrovsky Stadium, which was earlier the home stadium of both the Russian National Team, as well as Zenit St. Petersberg.
India have been clubbed in Group A with hosts Russia, Bulgaria, and Moldova. The 12 teams participating in the tournament have been divided into three groups, with Argentina, Armenia, Turkey, Greece, Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Takikistan being some of the other participating teams.
In the first round, the Indian colts being coached by Floyd Pinto will be playing three matches, and will thereon go on to play another two play-offs, depending on their position in the group.
Pinto foresees the tournament as a "small but important part for our preparation."
"This is going to be the first tournament where all of these boys will play as a collective unit. We are trying to have a close look at how the boys are going to take the challenge against such high-quality oppositions like Russia, Bulgaria, and Mondova,” he stated.
He added: "We are very excited because this is our first chance of playing some International matches. This is a small but very important part of preparation ahead of the AFC U-19 Qualifiers in November."
With a few boys already having played in the previous edition of the tournament, Pinto feels “their experience will come in handy.”
"I'm sure the boys who played last year will help the team settle down in a much better fashion. The experience will help us be better prepared than we were in the last edition,” he explained.
The 30-member squad is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Aryan Niraj Lamba, Raj Kumar Mahato, Sachin Ammanath Suresh, Niraj Kumar, Lalbiakhlua Jongte.
DEFENDERS: Vanlalnghenga, Hormipam Mishra, Akash Mishra, Muhammed Rafi, Sumit Rathi, Shabas Ahammed, Moothedath, Gurkirat Singh, Narender, Jitendra Singh, Sanjeev Stalin.
MIDFIELDERS: Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Ninthoinganba Meetei Khumanthem, Givson Singh Moirangthem, Vikram Partap Singh, Ricky John Shabong, Lalchhanhima Sailo, Sanoop Chandran, Muhammed Basith Parathodi, Robin Yadav.
STRIKERS: Harmanpreet Singh, Rohit Danu, Haokip Luntinmang, Ridge Melvin Demello, Lalthanmawia Renthlei.
India's schedule in the tournament is as follows:
June 4: India vs Russia (IST 8.30pm).
June 6: India vs Moldova (IST 2.30pm).
June 9: India vs Bulgaria (IST 2.30PM