Following the completion of a series of Grassroots Leaders Courses in the North-Eastern region, fourteen hand-picked coaches from the states of Manipur, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh were in attendance in the first-ever AIFF NorthEast Instructors’ Course conducted in Shillong, Meghalaya from June 27-July 2, 2019 under …
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The All India Football Federation, along with the help of the respective state associations and local clubs, arranged four-day Grassroots Courses in Thane, Delhi-NCR and Shillong. Across the four regions, a combined total of 66 coaches participated in the courses at their respective venues. THANE, MAHARASHTRA WIFA Ad Hoc Committee …
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The Korea Football Association (KFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Gold membership for its outstanding work in grassroots football! The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MA) to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots competitions, structure, …
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The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) held its inaugural BFF Grassroots Leader Seminar, attracting a huge turnout in its efforts to develop football in the Himalayan country. The seminar saw the participation of 19 districts’ football secretaries and 22 grassroots leaders as they brainstormed on the AFC Grassroots Charter, regulations and …
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FC Goa head coach Sergio Lobera having his say on the ideology of the club, importance of grassroots, and player development.
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Chhattisgarh officially initiated the AIFF Grassroots Development Programme as 24 coaches and over 150 children participated in the first-ever AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course conducted in the state at the Pant Stadium in Bhilai. The Course was conducted by AIFF Instructors Anju Turambekar and Shailesh Karkera over the four-day period, which …
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The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced the Grassroots Competition Format and Guidelines 2019/2020 at its SupaRimau League Workshop held recently at Wisma FAM. In line with the FAM F:30 Roadmap and the launch of the FAM Grassroots brand SupaRimau, the workshop attracted the participation of 42 football academies and …
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With the intention of expanding the AIFF Grassroots Development Programme in more states across India, the AIFF has initiated its Grassroots programme in Chhattisgarh on June 14, 2019. The initiative kicked off with conducting the first ever AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course in Chhattisgarh on the same day. Anju Turambekar, AIFF’s …
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Twenty four coaches from various parts of Kerala underwent the AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course conducted at Trikaripur, Kasargod from June 8-11. The course was hosted by the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala, under their ‘Kick-off’ programme in association with Kerala Football Association. The four-day course, conducted …
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While in Delhi earlier today, June 21, I got to visit the NGO CEQUIN to see their work in Women’s Empowerment through football. German coaching instructor Wiltrud ‘Willy’ Melbaum, who works for the regional Fussballverband Niederrhein (FVN), had been send to India by the DFB (German FA) to do workshops …
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