Football Academy of Bangalore gets two new coaches onboard
Bengaluru: Football Academy of Bangalore has recently got two new coaches onboard to facilitate overall development of the players at the academy.
Narayan Menon has been appointed as the Technical Advisor in the coaching department while Shafeeq Hassan has been appointed as the Head of Youth Development at the academy.
Narayan comes with more than seven years of coaching experience for youth at National level and is a post graduate in Physical Education. He is also a professor at Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur.
The academy in a press release added that Narayana’s experience with various national teams including U17 World Cup team show strong connect with youth development that will help the academy see immediate benefit to its youth program.
Shafeeq on the other hand has Masters in Physical Education and is an AIFF and Premier Skills Certified trainer by the English Premier League. The academy’s press release added “His work with Premier Skills serves a key role within our program as he instructs coaches on how to become better professionals in basic & advanced technical and tactical areas and the importance of child safety. His coaching expertise as Head Coach with Kerala U17 State team and Wayanad FC further strengthen his credentials”.
Speaking at the academy ahead of his appointment Shafeeq said “After I started getting more involved with football I realized that quality footballers can only be created by quality coaches. Compared to the population, we have very a small number of certified coaches which is what led me to want to make it a priority that coaches are well educated. Premier Skills is an international football development initiative by the Premier League and the British Council where we train coaches to understand the basics of child development and core coaching concepts. This we were able to do for ISL grassroots coaches, SAI coaches, NGO programs and State associations. I also work with the All Indian Football Federation as D License instructor. I’ve been fortunate to be part of the training of more than 600 coaches since 2016”.
“I think, the aim of academies and coaches is a matter of concern in India. Player development is of utmost importance in soccer schools and academies everywhere in the world and giving the right kind of football training according at the right age is the key to success. I get a feeling that many academies in India give the wrong impression to the parents and this is evident everywhere in the country where very few academies are development and performance oriented” Narayana added ahead of his appointment at the academy.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
