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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Man arrested in Hyderabad for impersonating police officer using AI videos
Hyderabad (PTI): A 27-year-old man was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly impersonating a police official and uploading fabricated videos on social media platforms to gain followers, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, who worked as a delivery executive with a food delivery aggregator, created and circulated misleading videos using AI-based software.
He falsely depicted himself as a police official and showcased weapons, potentially causing panic and misleading the public, a release from Hyderabad Police said.
Police said it came to their notice that fake videos were being circulated on social media, showing individuals posing as police personnel and displaying weapons.
Upon preliminary inquiry, it was found that the videos were fabricated using AI software and did not represent any real police activity.
The accused unlawfully impersonated a police official and created deceptive digital content, which is a punishable offence under relevant provisions of law.
Such acts can erode public trust and create unnecessary alarm, the release said.
Acting on credible information, police teams apprehended the accused and seized a mobile phone used in the offence.
A case under relevant sections of the BNS and the IT Act, 2000, was registered at Kalapathar Police Station.
Further investigation is underway to determine whether any other persons were involved in the creation and dissemination of such content, police added.
