Agree. I am with you when it comes to PIO's. I mean fine, Arata Izumi, he can play because he actually went through the process of getting a passport and is playing in India currently but the rest I am not a supporter of.
We have so much youth potential in India. I see so many video's of little kids in India playing street football or showing off their skills but then I am sadden by the fact that most likely that kid will never be scouted. However it is slightly changing. Hopefully the AIFF Academy will spread its talent range while Pune FC's Academy seems to want to scout elsewhere in India (Chowdhury's interview in a Pune FC video).
Of course though we have to look beyond scouting as well. There is not only a lack of scouting but a lack of proper youth initiatives. Almost everyday I hear about these special 2-day camps for little kids and how great this is... how though? 2-days is what? What do you learn? Some basics if anything.
Also I feel there is a lack of communication between the AIFF and the I-League clubs on this issue as well. How many clubs have Academies? 1... Pune FC. How many clubs have fulltime youth teams? 1... Pune FC.
This needs to change and the salary cap, if true, is the right step. We need to the guns to create something first.
Both of them did really well at this camp from what I heard and made it to the final squads also..they were both in starting 11 for this final game dressed in white
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Agree. I am with you when it comes to PIO's. I mean fine, Arata Izumi, he can play because he actually went through the process of getting a passport and is playing in India currently but the rest I am not a supporter of.
The Football Association of Odisha will host its annual Coca-Cola Inter School Football Tournament in Cuttack on February 6.
http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2013/02/04/fa-of-odisha-to-conduct-inter-school-football-tournament/
IFA Jr. League - 2012-13
04.02.2013: West Bengal Police 0-1 Eastern Railway (Makardah -FT)
From Nike All Asia camp. Alen Deory and Udanta Singh Kumam represented India. any more news about this ?
where did you got the photo from?
> rudra said:
> where did you got the photo from?
Both of them did really well at this camp from what I heard and made it to the final squads also..they were both in starting 11 for this final game dressed in white
IFA Jr. League - 2012-13
05.02.13: Mohun Bagan 1-1 George Telegraph (MB/CFC - FT)
05.02.13: United SC 2-2 Kalighat MS (Khardah - FT)
05.02.13: Southern Samity 1-0 Hindustan Motors (Makardah- FT)
Purohit’s modest success can encourage lot of kids
http://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/02/06/purohits-modest-success-can-encourage-lot-of-kids/
Pailan IFA Jr. League - 2012-13
06.02.2013: EAST BENGAL 2-1 Peerless S.C (FT)
EB :Kishan Bag, Soumen Majumder
PER :Snehasish Palit.
06.02.2013: Tolly Agragami 1-0 Pailan Jr. (FT)
TOL : Sunil Kumar
06.02.2013: BNR 1-0 Aryan Club (FT)