Tag Archives: Grassroots

AFC Technical Committee approves enhanced Grassroots Charter & Elite Youth Scheme!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Committee emphasised the importance of developing the next generation of Asian football players when it recommended an enhanced Grassroots Charter and the Elite Youth Scheme to the AFC Executive Committee’s next meeting. The Committee also took important steps to protect as well as continue …

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Minerva Academy accredited as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence!

Minerva Academy is now accredited by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) under the Khelo India Talent Identification & Development program as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE). The agreement makes Minerva Academy one of the very few private organizations in the country and the only one …

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Kids travel 70km on a match-day to play in the Laitkseh Golden Baby League in Meghalaya!

“The thing about football — the important thing about football — is that it is not just about football.” This memorable quote by English writer Terry Pratchett encapsulates the passion that can be evoked by the ‘Beautiful Game’ — an example of which can be seen in the West Khasi …

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Golden Baby Leagues facilitates character building among kids!

Since its launch in 2018 the Golden Baby Leagues project has sparked a revolution across the length and breadth of India with over 35,000 children taking part in the 2019-20 season itself. The initiative has engaged and brought together a number of stakeholders – from academies to clubs to schools …

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Champhai leads the way to establish gender equality through Golden Baby Leagues!

Amidst all the debates over gender equality, a remote village of Mizoram, Champhai – some handshaking distance away from the Indo-Myanmar border is silently taking a firm stride forward towards establishing gender equality through Golden Baby Leagues. “We started the Golden Baby Leagues with mixed-gender matches and it had a …

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