Building up to the AFC Grassroots Football Day on May 15, 2019, the All India Football Federation (AIFF)’s member associations have already started to organise festivals of football to help spread the game to every nook and corner of the nation. So far, there have been six festivals of football …
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Seventeen coaches including several prominent ex-international footballers participated in the first of three All India Football Federation (AIFF) Grassroots Leader Courses hosted in Imphal, Manipur and organized by Tata Trusts that concluded at the Eastern Sporting Union Ground on Sunday, May 5. The four-day course, conducted by AIFF Instructors Shailesh …
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Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC and TSRDS conducted a Grassroots Leaders Workshop from May 2 to 4, 2019 at Tribal Culture Centre in Sonari. The coaches were trained by Jamshedpur FC’s Head of Grassroots, Kundan Chandra, to coach the children who are part of Jamshedpur FC’s Grassroots Programme at …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is conducting three Grassroots Leader Courses in Imphal, Manipur organised by Tata Trusts in collaboration with Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), Govt. of Manipur. The project will conclude with the AFC Grassroots Day celebrations on May 15. The courses are slated to …
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Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership for its commitment and investment in grassroots football development. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories, such as grassroots competitions, fairplay, …
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The AFC Grassroots Charter continued its steady growth as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Panel concluded its seventh meeting in the Malaysian capital on Friday, April 19. AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh elaborated on the meaning of grassroots football as well as the goal of the Grassroots Charter, saying, …
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Football Delhi (Delhi Soccer Association) are set to hold another AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course from May 2 to 5 in New Delhi. The AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course would be held at the DDA Sports Complex in Jasola, New Delhi. The fees for the course is INR 5,000. To register for …
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The Meghalaya Baby League, the first of its kind in India, garnered plenty of headlines across the country during its inaugural season in 2018, but grassroots football development has, behind the scenes, been making impressive progress in Meghalaya. The biggest grassroots football tournament in the state is the U-12 Chief …
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Twenty-two candidates nominated by Football Delhi were part of the AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course in Delhi, held under the aegis of Football Delhi. The course took place at Jasola Sports Complex from April 2 to 5, 2019 was conducted by Anju Turambekar, Head of Grassroots & Instructors, AIFF and assisted …
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Amidst a colourful and electric atmosphere, the 6th edition of Salgaocar FC’s annual Community Outreach Program came to a close at the Chicalim Panchayat Ground on Sunday, March 10 with their Grassroots Football Festival for children enrolled in the program and their parents. Speaking on the occasion, Swati Salgaocar, Vice-President …
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