<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; "><h1 class="detail-title" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; display: block; color: rgb(31, 87, 165); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/article3651937.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/article3651937.ece</a></span></h1><h1 class="detail-title" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; display: block; color: rgb(31, 87, 165); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/article3651937.ece"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(59, 58, 57); font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Lazim Ali is only 14, but he is the best player in the State in the Under-16 category, and that is official. The Kerala Football Association (KFA) recently named him Player-of-the-Year (under-16).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(59, 58, 57); font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">That, however, is not the first major recognition that’s come his way. Last year, the promising midfielder from Kozhikode won the award for the most skilful player at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) event (under-13) in Iran.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(59, 58, 57); font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">My dream is to play for an international club like Arsenal</span></span></h1></span>
<br><div><br></div><div>Thats what they all say... Hazard????</div>
<h1 class="title" id="page-title" style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Kids build skills at Shillong camp</h1><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">The second and final day of the Panasonic Dream Camp in Shillong saw youngsters getting tips from India international player Gouramangi Singh on the art of defending. Former India football coach Savio Medeira was also present and educated the kids on sports nutrition.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><b>Full Article: http://www.asianage.com/football/kids-build-skills-shillong-camp-077</b></font></div>;
<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Former India football coach Savio Medeira was also present and educated the kids on sports nutrition.</font><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><b>Full Article: http://www.asianage.com/football/kids-build-skills-shillong-camp-077</b></font></div>;
<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Former India football coach Savio Medeira was also present and educated the kids on sports nutrition.</font><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><b>Full Article: http://www.asianage.com/football/kids-build-skills-shillong-camp-077</b></font></div>;
<br><br>OOPS...<br>
<br><div><br></div><div>LOL. I feel sorry for those kids. At least they are young so whatever bad habits they learned can be erased easily.</div><div><br></div><div>jkjk.</div>
<h1 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><font size="2">New investment in Indian youth</font></h1><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; ">In September, New Delhi will also host this year’s IFA (International Football Arena) conference, with FIFA’s Secretary General, Jerome Valcke, and director of development, Thierry Regenass, both confirmed as participants.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; "><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/news/newsid=1674692/">http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/news/newsid=1674692/</a>;
</div><div><br></div><div><font size="2">Last year the conference was attended by representatives from bayern munich etc and some indian corporates.this time hope something good happen...</font></div><div><br></div>
Love how we are going for footballers who were born in 1999 and later (age 12). It shows improvement. The goal should be to get 6 year olds but that is not the near future. What matters is that we are going young and that is great. <div><br></div><div>2026 World Cup is seeming the more realistic goal now.</div>
<font face="Arial">Goa football development council (GFDC) inaugarated in panjim</font><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">the Council had decided to request the Government to help the four Goan I-League clubs to </font></span></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">find land to build their own stadiums </span><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">and ensure the smooth transfer of land.</span></font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.goa-fa.com/news_disp.php?id=561">http://www.goa-fa.com/news_disp.php?id=561</a> <br></font><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); text-align: justify; ">is the first of its kind in the country</span>
</font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); text-align: justify; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 254, 245); ">The chief minister has chosen Dr. Rufino Monteiro to chair the council in the endeavour to deliver his aspiration of promoting the game in the whole of Goa.</span>
</font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); text-align: justify; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"> “Training young boys and girls and training adults is a completely different cup of tea. The Council is only interested in </font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">improving undeveloped young players and not players who are already formed. As a result our coaches must be </font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">proficient in working at the grassroots,”</font></span></div><div><br></div></div>
<div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">Council’s primary aim was to develop football from the U-10 to the U-18 category and would seek collaboration </font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">with not only professionals in India but also international institutions to create a youth development </font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">programme which is on par with some of the top clubs in the world </span></font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 254, 245); ">The council has tenure of five years and is scheduled to meet every two months which is a minimum of six times in a year; although the members are expected to meet more frequently over the next few months as the council is in its infancy.</span></font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 254, 245); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); text-align: justify; "><font face="Arial">The Goa Football Development Council is a brainchild of Mr. Parrikar who made the decision public in his budget speech days after his Government was voted to power. The Council will have an annual budget of Rs 5 crore although the Chief Minister has maintained that “funds will not be an impediment to football’s progress in Goa.”</font></span></div>
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<br><div><br></div><div>Thats what they all say... Hazard????</div>
<br><br>OOPS...<br>
<br><div><br></div><div>LOL. I feel sorry for those kids. At least they are young so whatever bad habits they learned can be erased easily.</div><div><br></div><div>jkjk.</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><font size="2">Last year the conference was attended by representatives from bayern munich etc and some indian corporates.this time hope something good happen...</font></div><div><br></div>
</font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); text-align: justify; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 254, 245); ">The chief minister has chosen Dr. Rufino Monteiro to chair the council in the endeavour to deliver his aspiration of promoting the game in the whole of Goa.</span>
</font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); text-align: justify; "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"> “Training young boys and girls and training adults is a completely different cup of tea. The Council is only interested in </font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">improving undeveloped young players and not players who are already formed. As a result our coaches must be </font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); line-height: 10.285714149475098px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face="Arial">proficient in working at the grassroots,”</font></span></div><div><br></div></div>