Jamshedpur Football Club launches its Grassroots Programme
Jamshedpur FC is delighted the launch of the grassroots programme for the first time in Jamshedpur. We are also pleased to announce that the grassroots programme will be helmed by Mr. Kundan Chandra.
Kundan, a retired Indian Navy officer with the background of aeronautical engineering has a rich pedigree of coaching background. He is an AFC A Licensed Coach, FIFA Grassroot Instructor, AFC C License Instructor and an AIFF D License Instructor.
Since 2001, he has served as coach of the Services senior team, Indian Navy senior team, Maharashtra youth team, Maharashtra and Gujarat Senior team, Mumbai FC (Head of Youth Development, U16 Team Head Coach and Assistant Coach to the Senior Team), WIFA State Development Officer.
The programme will kickstart with a workshop for the coaches which is an open session for anyone above the age of 18. The dates will be from the 16th -18th of July and the venue will be the Tata Football Academy. The timings of the workshop will be from 9am – 6pm on the abovementioned dates. This will be followed by a football festival for kids under age group of 5 to 12. The schedule for the same will be announced in due course.
On his arrival Kundan said, “First of all, I would like to thank the club management of Jamshedpur FC for giving me an opportunity to be a part of this family. Over the last month I have been interacting with the locals of Jamshedpur and Jharkhand and have realized that growing up with the challenges offered by the nature every individual is mentally and physically strong.
“Also, as a city Jamshedpur offers the best infrastructure in the country for football. My plan is to streamline and structure these factors and develop a strong grassroots infrastructure that will connect to youth for Jamshedpur FC in the coming years. It will be easier with the support of the parents, teachers and the media.”
Announcing the appointment, CEO, Mukul Choudhari added, “At Jamshedpur FC, we are currently building a football ecosystem which will benefit the senior team and the entire state of Jharkhand.
“Our primary focus is to educate and develop grassroot coaches so that the children can identify their true potential. Kundan’s work in grassroots will speak for himself in the coming years. Looking forward to everyone’s support and we wish him all the very best on his efforts to create the best grassroot structure in the country.”
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https://wp.me/p3WPnq-3E7Jamshedpur Football Club launches its Grassroots Programme
Jamshedpur FC is delighted the launch of the grassroots programme for the first time in Jamshedpur. We are also pleased to announce that the grassroots programme will be helmed by Mr. Kundan Chandra.
Kundan, a retired Indian Navy officer with the background of aeronautical engineering has a rich pedigree of coaching background. He is an AFC A Licensed Coach, FIFA Grassroot Instructor, AFC C License Instructor and an AIFF D License Instructor.
Since 2001, he has served as coach of the Services senior team, Indian Navy senior team, Maharashtra youth team, Maharashtra and Gujarat Senior team, Mumbai FC (Head of Youth Development, U16 Team Head Coach and Assistant Coach to the Senior Team), WIFA State Development Officer.
The programme will kickstart with a workshop for the coaches which is an open session for anyone above the age of 18. The dates will be from the 16th -18th of July and the venue will be the Tata Football Academy. The timings of the workshop will be from 9am – 6pm on the abovementioned dates. This will be followed by a football festival for kids under age group of 5 to 12. The schedule for the same will be announced in due course.
On his arrival Kundan said, “First of all, I would like to thank the club management of Jamshedpur FC for giving me an opportunity to be a part of this family. Over the last month I have been interacting with the locals of Jamshedpur and Jharkhand and have realized that growing up with the challenges offered by the nature every individual is mentally and physically strong.
“Also, as a city Jamshedpur offers the best infrastructure in the country for football. My plan is to streamline and structure these factors and develop a strong grassroots infrastructure that will connect to youth for Jamshedpur FC in the coming years. It will be easier with the support of the parents, teachers and the media.”
Announcing the appointment, CEO, Mukul Choudhari added, “At Jamshedpur FC, we are currently building a football ecosystem which will benefit the senior team and the entire state of Jharkhand.
“Our primary focus is to educate and develop grassroot coaches so that the children can identify their true potential. Kundan’s work in grassroots will speak for himself in the coming years. Looking forward to everyone’s support and we wish him all the very best on his efforts to create the best grassroot structure in the country.”