As part of the ongoing five-day online refresher course organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for Coach Educators in India, AIFF Technical Director Isac Doru conducted a session via video conferencing titled ‘Youth development concept specific to our football environment’ on Thursday, June 25. He gave a detailed …
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Wim Koevermans, former India head coach and current AFC deputy technical director and head of Coach Education, conducted an interactive session via video conferencing titled ‘Understanding human behaviour’ on Wednesday, June 24 as part of a five-day online refresher course organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for Coach …
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In a letter to the AIFF (All India Football Federation), the AIFC (Association of Indian Football Coaches) has proposed and recommended to the national body that the ISL should continue with Indian Assistant coach with a minimum AFC ‘A’ Coaching License, as they can mentor under a Pro License coach …
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The All India Football Federation is currently organising a five-day online refresher course for the Coach Educators in the country via video conferencing. The course that got underway on Monday, June 22, saw former AIFF Technical Director and current FIFA and AFC Coach Educator Scott O’Donell, and FIFA and UEFA …
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India U-16 head coach Bibiano Fernandes attributed to the batch-wise improvement of his team to the fact that there are more educated coaches at the grassroots level in the country at the moment. “The change of coach education has revolutionised how coaches operate in this country,” Fernandes said during a …
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All India Football Federation on Friday, June 19 organised a webinar for 17 Golden Baby League Operators who took part in a preview of the new Golden Baby Leagues Handbook for the 2020-21 season. Addressing the operators, League CEO Sunando Dhar highlighted about “spreading the love” for football all over …
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As part of All India Football Federation’s MoU with KNVB, the AIFF on Wednesday, June 17 organised a webinar with their KNVB counterparts in order to “develop coaches to deal with age-specific coaching.” Elite KNVB instructor Bert Zuurman along with Piet De Jong and Johan Van Geijn who guided the …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to send the name of legendary footballer I.M. Vijayan for the 2020 Padma Shri Award to the Indian sports ministry. And I can only congratulate the AIFF on making this decision! 51 year old Thrissur-born Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, better known as I.M. …
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XtraTime spoke to AIFF general secretary Kushal Das about the issues of Indian Football. Amongst the things discussed was the question of what will happen to the 2020/21 season amid the pandemic, if fans can attend matches, the situation regarding unpaid contract salaries and more.
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Due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been forced to adjust its summer transfer window. The season dates and registration period (transfer window) as approved by FIFA for the 2020/21 season are as below: Season dates: August 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. …
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