Meeting the Meiteis
With clubs coming up closer home, players from Northeast don’t need to migrate thousands of kilometers to pursue their dreams, unlike a bunch of youngsters from Manipur whom Bharat Sundaresan met a couple of years ago as they tried to carve out a life for themselves in a quiet corner of Mumbai.
IT was a balmy February afternoon in 2009 and a joyous commotion could be heard from within Flat No. 2/1, Air India Colony in Mumbai. The inhabitants of the tiny two-room kitchen house were seven Manipuri players, part of the various junior and senior teams of Air-India Football Club, and they had just realised that the chef for the day, according to the list they had drawn, was Narendra Meitei. And the striker, they knew, prepared a delectable 'Jingda fry'. They may have provided the perfect north-eastern flavour to both Air-India and Mumbai football, but the likes of Meitei, Samson Singh, Uttam Singh and the others admitted that their palettes couldn't handle the city’s spicy, oily food.
SAI, AIFF to ink deal on use of JN Stadium soccer field 40 days a year
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India and the All India Football Federation are slated to ink a deal on October 5 that would allow AIFF to hold their matches on the SAI’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium football field, in lieu of a one-time investment to bring the quality of the field to the world class.
Desh Deepak Verma, Director General, SAI, told SportzPower during the course of an exclusive interview that AIFF has agreed to pay Rs 2.5 million to improve the field and make it world class, and would enjoy full access for 40 days a year, when it can host its international events here.
“AIFF would make this one time investment, and they would have the facility for 40 days a year for the next three years… the initial period is one year, extendable by two more years. AIFF has agreed to the terms and the deal will officially be signed on October 5, and this is the first time we are telling this to the media,” Verma said.
He said also that this is part of the revised CWG Legacy plan, which had initially proposed a PPP arrangement, but which did not work out as the ministry and SAI wanted to ensure that the purposes for which corporates would participate in the PPP would be sports alone.
MUMBAI: The Western India Football Association, in association with the All India Football Federation, is launching the AIFF 'D' License coaching programme, the first of its kind in the country, later this month.
WIFA has planned the first four batches in Mumbai, to be held from October 24 to 29 and would later be spread across the state by the governing body of football in Maharashtra, the association said on Sunday through a media release.
The course has been started with the vision of producing 5,000 licensed football coaches across Maharashtra in the next three years.
WIFA CEO Henry Menezes said that the aim was to make it compulsory for all schools, colleges and football clubs in the state to appoint only licensed coaches by 2013.
"We want to make it mandatory for all schools, colleges and football clubs across Maharashtra to appoint licensed coaches for all teams by the year 2013 and discussions in this regard are on with the district associations for implementation," said Menezes.
"At present, there are over 300 clubs and 900 school and college teams in Mumbai. These numbers get multiplied tenfold when we look at other football hubs across Maharashtra such as Pune, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Thane, Akola, etc," he added.
"Our aim is to educate the coaches with proper coaching methods used internationally which will enable them to instill strong football fundamentals at the grassroots. This will result in a larger pool of quality players. For this, we need to have qualified and experienced coaches working with youth and children," added WIFA secretary Souter Vaz.
Mohan Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting Get 1 Crore INR. Smaller clubs in and around Kolkata and those across the state will
receive a whooping sum of Rs 200,000 each for purchase of equipment
and for supporting other club activities. The Chief Minister, who was
accompanied by Minister of Sports Madan Mitra, told reporters that the
sports ministry will preside over the disbursement of funds to all the
clubs present under 200 assembly constituencies and they will be released in a phased manner.
At the Philips Stadium was announced that Rob Baan to work as technical director for the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) , in collaboration with Philips and PSV. "This is in line with our strategy to sponsor sporting Philips new markets and commercial support," said CEO Justin Sanders from PSV.
Soccer Master Course by Rob
The first exploratory talks between Secretary-General AIFF Kushal Das and Orange Sports Forum (OSF), which has brokered the formation of the partnership, found earlier this year. In June a formal request from Indian side to OSF made to Dutch 'expertise' to mobilize in support of the development of football in India. Rob Baan is an important role to play. He will be the first six months be responsible for drafting a Soccer Master. Previously he did before the Australian Football. PSV and sponsor Philips will also be part of the Dutch consortium, by November 1 will start its work.
Kushal Das, General Secretary of the AIFF
"We are very pleased with the arrival of Rob Baan to India and the Dutch partnership. Rob Baan, the next two years at least fourteen days every month in India to stay and are responsible for a structural improvement and professionalisation of football in India. In addition to four regional football centers, which will be supported by FIFA, the focus from the Netherlands in particular, are realizing the AIFF Elite Academy in Calcutta. Rob Baan will work closely with PSV Eindhoven and Philips to create an optimal structure and design of the Elite Academy to come. In the coming years we hope to make steps in the FIFA rankings and the level of national teams in all areas to improve. "
Justin Sanders, CEO PSV
"We are confident that the partnership provides a good basis for a structural improvement of football in India. The planned AIFF Elite Academy will provide the Indian talent to form an inspiring environment, where the foundation can be used for the successes of tomorrow. If PSV we are pleased to play a significant role in drafting the Master Plan and probably beyond. This is in line with our strategy to sponsor sporting Philips new markets and commercial support. I am convinced that the Master Plan for development of other Dutch companies will offer great opportunities, not least for our sponsors. "
Rob Baan is November 1, Technical Director of the AIFF.
Rob Baan, upcoming technical director AIFF
"Great that my years of experience in the football world now can transfer to India. Recent research shows that soccer in this country one of the sports with the greatest growth potential. With its huge population of 1.2 billion people and rich history and culture, India is a sleeping giant. The next two years, I supported the PSV and the Indian Football Association to work for the Indian football to a higher level. It's my job to create the right conditions, inspired by the Dutch school, but with a distinct Indian signature. I'm ready for this challenge with both hands to grasp and I Mr. Das and his chairman Mr Patel grateful for their confidence in me and Dutch football. "
Camil Smeulders, Managing Director sport bizz
"In recent months, sporting bizz as lead partner for the consortium Orange Sports Forum worked hard to find and reach the correct structure of cooperation. I believe that we achieved today. With our partner in India Walnut Sports and Media and the support of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi in the coming years we will seek the ideas of Dutch soccer transfer to India. That is why we are proud to have batches of the caliber of PSV, Philips and Rob Baan have to convince the great potential of India as a future football power. "
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With clubs coming up closer home, players from Northeast don’t need to migrate thousands of kilometers to pursue their dreams, unlike a bunch of youngsters from Manipur whom Bharat Sundaresan met a couple of years ago as they tried to carve out a life for themselves in a quiet corner of Mumbai.
IT was a balmy February afternoon in 2009 and a joyous commotion could be heard from within Flat No. 2/1, Air India Colony in Mumbai. The inhabitants of the tiny two-room kitchen house were seven Manipuri players, part of the various junior and senior teams of Air-India Football Club, and they had just realised that the chef for the day, according to the list they had drawn, was Narendra Meitei. And the striker, they knew, prepared a delectable 'Jingda fry'. They may have provided the perfect north-eastern flavour to both Air-India and Mumbai football, but the likes of Meitei, Samson Singh, Uttam Singh and the others admitted that their palettes couldn't handle the city’s spicy, oily food.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/meeting-the-meiteis/851394/0
Thank you Leander for not forgetting Goa.
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NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India and the All India Football Federation are slated to ink a deal on October 5 that would allow AIFF to hold their matches on the SAI’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium football field, in lieu of a one-time investment to bring the quality of the field to the world class.
Desh Deepak Verma, Director General, SAI, told SportzPower during the course of an exclusive interview that AIFF has agreed to pay Rs 2.5 million to improve the field and make it world class, and would enjoy full access for 40 days a year, when it can host its international events here.
“AIFF would make this one time investment, and they would have the facility for 40 days a year for the next three years… the initial period is one year, extendable by two more years. AIFF has agreed to the terms and the deal will officially be signed on October 5, and this is the first time we are telling this to the media,” Verma said.
He said also that this is part of the revised CWG Legacy plan, which had initially proposed a PPP arrangement, but which did not work out as the ministry and SAI wanted to ensure that the purposes for which corporates would participate in the PPP would be sports alone.
more at
http://www.sportzpower.com/?q=content/sai-aiff-ink-deal-use-jn-stadium-soccer-field-40-days-year
WIFA has planned the first four batches in Mumbai, to be held from October 24 to 29 and would later be spread across the state by the governing body of football in Maharashtra, the association said on Sunday through a media release.
The course has been started with the vision of producing 5,000 licensed football coaches across Maharashtra in the next three years.
WIFA CEO Henry Menezes said that the aim was to make it compulsory for all schools, colleges and football clubs in the state to appoint only licensed coaches by 2013.
"We want to make it mandatory for all schools, colleges and football clubs across Maharashtra to appoint licensed coaches for all teams by the year 2013 and discussions in this regard are on with the district associations for implementation," said Menezes.
"At present, there are over 300 clubs and 900 school and college teams in Mumbai. These numbers get multiplied tenfold when we look at other football hubs across Maharashtra such as Pune, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Thane, Akola, etc," he added.
"Our aim is to educate the coaches with proper coaching methods used internationally which will enable them to instill strong football fundamentals at the grassroots. This will result in a larger pool of quality players. For this, we need to have qualified and experienced coaches working with youth and children," added WIFA secretary Souter Vaz.
The 'D' license course, to be conducted by AIFF's instructors, would provide an ideal introduction to football coaching and would be open to any person over 18 years of age having football playing experience, a passion for football, an interest in coaching and the motivation to improve skills and understanding, the release added.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/WIFA-launches-AIFF-D-License-Coaching-Programme/articleshow/10208165.cms
I LEAGUE 2011-12 finally got a national broadcaster.TEN SPORTS will cover 75 Matches live .
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Mohan Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting Get 1 Crore INR. Smaller clubs in and around Kolkata and those across the state will
receive a whooping sum of Rs 200,000 each for purchase of equipment
and for supporting other club activities. The Chief Minister, who was
accompanied by Minister of Sports Madan Mitra, told reporters that the
sports ministry will preside over the disbursement of funds to all the
clubs present under 200 assembly constituencies and they will be released in a phased manner.
At the Philips Stadium was announced that Rob Baan to work as technical director for the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) , in collaboration with Philips and PSV. "This is in line with our strategy to sponsor sporting Philips new markets and commercial support," said CEO Justin Sanders from PSV.
Soccer Master Course by Rob
The first exploratory talks between Secretary-General AIFF Kushal Das and Orange Sports Forum (OSF), which has brokered the formation of the partnership, found earlier this year. In June a formal request from Indian side to OSF made to Dutch 'expertise' to mobilize in support of the development of football in India. Rob Baan is an important role to play. He will be the first six months be responsible for drafting a Soccer Master. Previously he did before the Australian Football. PSV and sponsor Philips will also be part of the Dutch consortium, by November 1 will start its work.
Kushal Das, General Secretary of the AIFF
"We are very pleased with the arrival of Rob Baan to India and the Dutch partnership. Rob Baan, the next two years at least fourteen days every month in India to stay and are responsible for a structural improvement and professionalisation of football in India. In addition to four regional football centers, which will be supported by FIFA, the focus from the Netherlands in particular, are realizing the AIFF Elite Academy in Calcutta. Rob Baan will work closely with PSV Eindhoven and Philips to create an optimal structure and design of the Elite Academy to come. In the coming years we hope to make steps in the FIFA rankings and the level of national teams in all areas to improve. "
Justin Sanders, CEO PSV
"We are confident that the partnership provides a good basis for a structural improvement of football in India. The planned AIFF Elite Academy will provide the Indian talent to form an inspiring environment, where the foundation can be used for the successes of tomorrow. If PSV we are pleased to play a significant role in drafting the Master Plan and probably beyond. This is in line with our strategy to sponsor sporting Philips new markets and commercial support. I am convinced that the Master Plan for development of other Dutch companies will offer great opportunities, not least for our sponsors. "
Rob Baan is November 1, Technical Director of the AIFF.
Rob Baan, upcoming technical director AIFF
"Great that my years of experience in the football world now can transfer to India. Recent research shows that soccer in this country one of the sports with the greatest growth potential. With its huge population of 1.2 billion people and rich history and culture, India is a sleeping giant. The next two years, I supported the PSV and the Indian Football Association to work for the Indian football to a higher level. It's my job to create the right conditions, inspired by the Dutch school, but with a distinct Indian signature. I'm ready for this challenge with both hands to grasp and I Mr. Das and his chairman Mr Patel grateful for their confidence in me and Dutch football. "
Camil Smeulders, Managing Director sport bizz
"In recent months, sporting bizz as lead partner for the consortium Orange Sports Forum worked hard to find and reach the correct structure of cooperation. I believe that we achieved today. With our partner in India Walnut Sports and Media and the support of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi in the coming years we will seek the ideas of Dutch soccer transfer to India. That is why we are proud to have batches of the caliber of PSV, Philips and Rob Baan have to convince the great potential of India as a future football power. "
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