<div id="windowclassic" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: medium; "><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "></p><h1 itemprop="headline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: none; font-family: georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; zoom: 1; ">Kerala football now awaits a Dutch treat</h1><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">KOCHI: At a time when football fans are excited by Kerala’s progress to the semifinal of Santosh Trophy, the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) is turning its radar on the state’s playing fields.Keen to tap into local talent, the KNVB took its first step towards setting up a ‘Grassroots Football Academy’ in Kerala when its representative inspected the High Altitude Training Centre in Munnar on Tuesday. KNVB World Coaches Programme international instructor Nico Labohm followed it up with a visit to the Government High School Ground, Panampilly Nagar and the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium here on Wednesday.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">As per the preliminary talks held between the KNVB and the Kerala Football Association, the Dutch association will provide the technical expertise to run a world class academy, with the onus on the state to provide them with the necessary infrastructure, KFA general secretary Anil Kumar P told Express.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; ">“The Netherlands Football Association has shown serious interest in setting up a grassroots academy in Kerala. They will provide us with expert coaches as part of their international coaching programme. It will be a long-term project.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; ">The Dutch association work towards building up a strong pool of talent to strengthen India’s case for the 2017 FIFA under-17 World Cup,” Anil said.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; ">Labohm is scheduled to soon send a report to the KNVB of the ground reality in Kerala. He will then get back with the Dutch body’s suggestions. Through its World Coaches Programme, the KNVB had launched a similar initiative last year at Bangalore, in partnership with Ozone Globo Sports. Raghunandan Subramanian of Ozone and Prashant Agarwal, chief executive officer of the Kshatriya Sports Management, accompanied Labohm and Anil on the Munnar visit.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; ">“The Netherlands Football Association is clearly interested. They are pleased with the enthusiasm shown by the KFA to put something world class in place. We will get back to the KFA, after consultations with the KNVB, by Monday,” Agarwal told Express.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; ">The grassroots programme follows the All India Football Federation’s strategic partnership with the KNVB to develop the game in the country over the next decade.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; border: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kerala-football-now-awaits-a-dutch-treat/260848-60-122.html">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kerala-football-now-awaits-a-dutch-treat/260848-60-122.html</a>;
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Kohima Komets Football Academy is committed to training and fine-tuning young
Naga Children, teaching and disciplining, team-work, individual
confidence, techniques, skills and commitment through the World's most
loved game - football. Since its inception, KKFA has come second in the
3rd NRHM Chizami Cup and already have a host of interested trainees at
our academy. KKFA knows that to train the best, one must begin training
them from grass-root levels and the Academy is already in the process of
tying up with schools for Summer Football clinics.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">True to our faith and commitment, Kohima Komets Football Academy held its
first ever Junior Football Training Programme (8 yrs- 13yrs) on the 30th
of May 2012 at D. Khel Ground, Seikhazou, Kohima Village. Earlier, the
Academy and the Club were training together, however this programme
means that now the academy will be able to focus on the up-coming young
stars with centric training skills tailor made for them, as well as
teach them technique, positioning, team play, conditioning at a very
young age making them intelligent footballers. This marks the beginning
of a new Era of Football for the next generation.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">In spite of the limited advertisement time and the heaviest downpour in
Kohima this year, 11 young players turned up for the training programme.
After a pep talk by the Kohima Komets Football Academy Head Coach, Mr
Jorden Brahma Wangdi, the trainees were then given static and
flexibility sessions of about 30 minutes each with a light break in
between. The session ended with a match of Futsal of 6 players each.
Coach Jorden was aptly assisted by his assistant coach, Mr Patrick
Brixner.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">http://www.kohimakomets.com/index.php/news/158-kkfa-junior visit the link for more stories and pictures</span><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Keep supporting us as we start on this maiden venture to sport talent around Kohima first and then expand later to other districts in the state.</span>
<h1 itemprop="headline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 28px/normal georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; zoom: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">A landless football academy idea</h1><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">KOCHI: It has been a good six years since the state government agreed to allocate five acres for a dedicated football academy in Kochi and four months since the Chief Minister reiterated that promise to the Kerala Football Association.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">To this date, neither the state government nor the district administration has got any firm directive that the procedure for land acquisition be set in motion.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Excise Minister and Ernakulam District Football Association president K Babu, while speaking to Express, said the availability of land is proving to be a hurdle. “The proposal to give five acres for a football academy still stands but the availability of land is a big problem in Kochi. We have not been able to identify land for the purpose,” Babu said.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Ernakulam District Collector P I Sheikh Pareeth admitted as much saying he was yet to receive a communication regarding the matter from the government.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">“I haven’t received any notification on the matter. But if there is a demand, the government has land in Kakkanad and Irumbanam that can be allotted for a football academy,” he said.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Express has learnt from reliable sources though that the KFA has identified suitable land in Ernakulam district itself. It was up to the government to take it forward, they pointed out.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">KFA president K M I Mather said the government has agreed to issue an order to the District Collector to identify land for the academy. “Everything is expected to fall in place in the next two months,” Mather said.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Sports Minister K B Ganesh Kumar was not available for comment though he had said a couple of months back that plans were afoot to build a football school in Ernakulam with synthetic turf, referring to the proposal to develop the Government High School Ground in Panampilly Nagar after Real Madrid representatives offered to set up a football school on March 25.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">During the valedictory function of ‘Goal 2012’ all-Kerala inter-collegiate football tournament organised by The New Indian Express, Oommen Chandy, on February 10, had said, “The state govt had decided to provide five acres of land for setting up a full-fledged football academy in Kochi way back in 2006. But due to the announcement of elections, the decision could not be implemented. But, now the government is ready to implement the decision if KFA comes forward with the demand.”</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">�It is a moot question when this promise will see the light of the day.</p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></p><p class="txt" id="font_text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-landless-football-academy-idea/263824-60-116.html">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-landless-football-academy-idea/263824-60-116.html</a></p></div>;
<h1 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2px; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; padding: 8px 0px 4px; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">NRL to start football academy for promoting young talents</h1><div><br></div><div><p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">In an attempt to promote football and attract the youth to the sport, Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) under its Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme today announced the launching of 'NRL Football Academy' with professional expertise of SPT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd and </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(51, 255, 51); ">Assam Football Association</span><font color="#333333" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">. The academy will be set up at Numaligarh to build a strong and sustainable football development plans within 10 KM radius of the Refinery for future players to emerge. This was declared in a press meet held at Numaligarh. Speaking on the press meet Kajol Saikia, Chief Manager HR, NRL said that the academy will utilize the opportunity to tap talent at a young age creating the right environment with appropriate development programs. </font><span style="background-color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">He further informed that the academy would be a non-residential one and run for four days in a week.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">While interacting with media persons Ankur Dutta, Secretary Assam Football Association and Vice President of All India Football Federation said “I thanked NRL for their endeavor to set up the football academy. It is the first professionally managed football academy of the state and I am very hopeful of the outcome.” While briefing about the details of the academy Pranab Kumar Sarma, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, </span><span style="background-color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">NRL informed that the academy will intake a total of 40 players between the ages of 10 to 12 years. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ensuring that the students of the academy have an opportunity to showcase their talent on a bigger scale the academy would serve as a platform for teams to scout and sign players. </span><span style="background-color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">The academy has signed Oscar Bruzon Barrears, UEFA Coach from Spain who will visit the academy twice in every three months.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Barrears has the experience of coaching various under 14 and under 16 team of Spanish football clubs such as Real Club Celta de Vigo S.A.D., Areosa C.F. etc. There has to be development programme for the aspiring kids, teaching them in the right way and if even one of the kids from this academy makes a mark at the international level it will be a big achievement, said Barrears.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://www.assamtimes.org/social/sports/6787.html">http://www.assamtimes.org/social/sports/6787.html</a>;
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Mohun Bagan's Kolkata Goalz Project is making news!! Kids from this project have been signed on by CFL clubs from lower divisions. http://www.mohunbaganac.com/goalz-project
Mohun Bagan's Kolkata Goalz Project is making news!! Kids from this project have been signed on by CFL clubs from lower divisions. http://www.mohunbaganac.com/goalz-project
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Naga Children, teaching and disciplining, team-work, individual
confidence, techniques, skills and commitment through the World's most
loved game - football. Since its inception, KKFA has come second in the
3rd NRHM Chizami Cup and already have a host of interested trainees at
our academy. KKFA knows that to train the best, one must begin training
them from grass-root levels and the Academy is already in the process of
tying up with schools for Summer Football clinics.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">True to our faith and commitment, Kohima Komets Football Academy held its
first ever Junior Football Training Programme (8 yrs- 13yrs) on the 30th
of May 2012 at D. Khel Ground, Seikhazou, Kohima Village. Earlier, the
Academy and the Club were training together, however this programme
means that now the academy will be able to focus on the up-coming young
stars with centric training skills tailor made for them, as well as
teach them technique, positioning, team play, conditioning at a very
young age making them intelligent footballers. This marks the beginning
of a new Era of Football for the next generation.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">In spite of the limited advertisement time and the heaviest downpour in
Kohima this year, 11 young players turned up for the training programme.
After a pep talk by the Kohima Komets Football Academy Head Coach, Mr
Jorden Brahma Wangdi, the trainees were then given static and
flexibility sessions of about 30 minutes each with a light break in
between. The session ended with a match of Futsal of 6 players each.
Coach Jorden was aptly assisted by his assistant coach, Mr Patrick
Brixner.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">http://www.kohimakomets.com/index.php/news/158-kkfa-junior visit the link for more stories and pictures</span><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Keep supporting us as we start on this maiden venture to sport talent around Kohima first and then expand later to other districts in the state.</span>
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<br><div><br></div><div>transfer the news here please - <a href="http://indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/904/kolkata-goalz-project"; style="font-size: 10pt; ">http://indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/904/kolkata-goalz-project</a></div>;