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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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
