Here we highlight 50 achievements from 2022.

1. Neeraj Chopra carried on his winning form at World Championships and Diamond League

This was the only second medal India has won on the world stage since Anju Bobby George ‘s bronze medal at 2003 World Athletics in Paris. Neeraj Chopra also broke the national record and his personal best throw of 89.94m came in the Stockholm Diamond League competition.

The impact of Neeraj’s achievement sparked and India’s Annu Rani clinched bronze in women’s javelin throw to become the first Indian woman ever to win a medal in the event at CWG. In a remarkable co-incidence, Annu’s win came on August 7, 2022, the same day Neeraj had won the Olympic gold. Now August 7 is celebrated as National Javelin Day to honour Neeraj’s Olympic gold.

2. Another memorable Commonwealth Games

The expulsion of shooting from Birmingham 2022 and Neeraj Chopra’s injury did rose a doubt in the medal tally in CWG 2022 but Indian athletes rose to the occasion and came away with 61 medals ,22 golds, 16 silvers, 23 Bronze. Lawn bowl was the surprise with the women clinching the gold and men winning the silver. India had never previously competed in the sport at the Commonwealth games. Eldhose Paul earned India’s first triple jump gold at CWG 2022. The Indian hockey teams and women’s cricket teams also bagged medals. One of the major highlight of the competition was steeplechaser Avinash Sable, who finished with a silver medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. Sharath Kamal clinched three gold medals, including an individual gold and a silver medal for India in Table Tennis in 2022 .

3. Thomas Cup Maiden triumph

The Thomas Cup is one of the biggest events in badminton and also known as the world men’s team championship.

At the Thomas Cup 2022 held in Bangkok, the Indian men’s badminton team, captained by Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy wrote history.

India entered the competition who had never won the men’s badminton team world championships in the previous 31 editions. India defeated Indonesia in the finals, the reigning champions and most successful team with 14 championships.

4. Our very own Boxing world champion — Nikhat Zareen

Nikhat Zareen became the fifth Indian woman to win the title after the legendary MC Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, and Lekha K.C. She defeated Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong, a Tokyo Olympian 5–0 in the Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 final.

5. India’s greatest year ever in chess

GM Praggnanandhaa beat 5-time World Chess Champ Carlsen — But despite the win, the Indian finished as runner-up as his total score was 15 points as compared to Carlsen’s 16 points overall. At the World rapid and blitz chess championship, Koneru Humpy won a silver and B. Savitha Shri a bronze.

6. Shooting star Avani Lekhara clinched gold again

Avani Lekhara won the gold medal at the Chateauroux 2022 World Cup. Shooter Avani Lekhara also scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, firing her way to the top of the podium in the 10m Air Rifle Standing event in Tokyo.

7. Indian women’s hockey team won inaugural Women’s FIH Nation.

The Indian women’s hockey team won the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022 in Valencia, Spain which earned them right to be a part of the FIH Pro League in 2023–24.

India participated in the FIH Nation in December led by Savita Punia. They won all three of their group matches to advance to the semifinals, where they defeated a determined challenge from Ireland in a shootout. The Indians defeated Spain in a tight game that finished with a 1–0 victory for them.

8. Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 4000 runs in T20Is

Virat Kohli scripted history as he became the first batter in history to reach 4000 runs in T20 Internationals. Kohli reached the landmark in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup.

9. Suryakumar Yadav became 1st Indian player to score 1,000 T20 runs.

Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year.

10. Bajrang’s World Championship Bronze

Bajrang Punia bagged bronze medal at the World Championships 2022, yet again making India proud. With bronze in Belgrade, Bajrang Punia becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world wrestling championships

11. Manika Batra, first ever female Indian to win a medal at Asian Cup

Manika Batra scripted history by becoming the first-ever female player from India to win a medal at the Asian Cup. She won bronze after defeating World No.6 Hina Hayata. It was India’s first medal at the Asian Cup since Chetan Baboor’s bronze in the year 2000.

12. Super athlete Mirabai’s historic silver at World Championships

Despite wrist injury, Indian star Mirabai Chanu won a historic silver medal in Columbia at the World Weightlifting Championships in the 49 kg category.

13. A debut Gold for Rudrankksh Patil

One of the surprising sporting achievements for India in 2022 was the gold in ISSF Shooting World Championships. Excellent performance from the young shooter Rudrankksh Patil bagged gold on his World Championship debut in the men’s 10m air rifle event in Egypt this year.

14. India Hosted another world cup, The Under 17 Women World Cup

The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was the 7th edition contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008. It was the second time that India hosted a FIFA tournament, after the 2017 Men World Cup, and the first time that India hosting a FIFA women’s football tournament. Spain were the defending champions, who did manage to retain the title.

15. BCCI’s equal pay policy

BCCI announced pay parity for its women cricketers which is a landmark move, which makes all women cricketers under contract with the board will be paid the same match fee as their male counterparts across the formats, introducing pay equality to the Indian sports ecosystem.

16. First Woman IOA President — PT Usha

The former Indian athlete P.T. Usha, fondly remembered as the “Payyoli Express”, became the first Olympian and first woman to become President of the IOA (Indian Olympic Association).

She is the first Olympian and first international medalist to head the IOA in its 95-year-old history.

17. World No. 3 Sukant Kadam bagged Gold at Peru Para Badminton

International World No 3 Sukant Kadam smashed his way to a gold medal at the Peru Para-Badminton International 2022.

18. 1000 Khelo India Centers to be opened across country by August 15 2023

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced development of one thousand Khelo India centres by the 15th of August 2023.
Also, the budget of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports was Rs 1,219 crore in 2014, which increased to 3,062 crore for the year 2022–23, which is almost three times more.

19. India hosted the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup

It was the 20th edition of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and for the first time in the competition, the final tournament was expanded from eight teams to twelve. The Chinese went on to win the ninth title in their history by defeating South Korea 3–2 in the final.

20. India hosted & won The 2022 SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship

It was the third edition of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship , an international football competition for women’s under–18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was held from 15 to 25 March 2022 in Jamshedpur, India.

India won the title of the SAFF U–18 Women’s Championship 2022 after finishing on the top table with nine points and with a superior goal difference over Bangladesh.

21. India hosted the 2022 Men’s SAFF U-20 Championship

It was the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, India were the hosts of the tournament, held between 25 July and 5 August 2022. India clinched the title defeating Bangladesh by 5–2 in the final on 5 August 2022.

22. Delhi Gymkhana Club hosted the Davis Cup tie after a gap of 49 years.

The Delhi Gymkhana Club set up a world class stage on its grass courts for the Davis Cup tennis tie against Denmark which was played on March 4 and 5 2022.

23. The first Indian to win a Formula 2 race, Jehan Daruvala

Jehan Daruvala finished the season at 7th position with 126 points and became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race.

24. Government recognized e-sports as part of multisport events

A major boost for E-sports in India as E-sports will be handled by the Department of Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

25. Indian Boxers won Gold Medals at Youth World Boxing Championships 2022

Young Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj, and Devika Ghorpade recorded a clean 5–0 win to bag gold at the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022.

26. Devendra Jhajharia won silver at World Para Athletics Grand Prix

Indian javelin thrower, Devendra Jhajharia bagged a silver medal in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, in Morocco.

27. Manisha Ramadass, the Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year

The 17-year-old para shuttler enjoyed a great run in 2022, winning four gold, including the Para-Badminton World Championships women’s singles title. She also won two silver and bronze medals. Due to her standout performance, Manisha won the Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award by BWF in December.

28. Pramod Bhagat retained the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships title

The Paralympics gold medalist won four titles in men’s singles and was remarkably consistent throughout the season. Out of the nine tournaments he played, he emerged as the winner on four occasions. In the remaining five, he was runner-up in four events and semi-finalist in another. Pramod finished the season achieving an incredible feat: retaining the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships title.

29. Jayanti Behera bagged multiple medals

Odisha’s ace para-athlete Jayanti Behera brought laurels to the country as she bagged three medals at the IWAS World Games Portugal 2022. She clinched gold medals in 400m and 200m events besides securing a silver medal in 100m sprint.

30. India defeated Australia to win third Sultan of Johor Cup

Indian junior men’s hockey team defeated Australia to win the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 in a shootout 5–4 after a 1–1 draw at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

31. Pankaj Advani won his record 25th World title in Kuala Lumpur

Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani defended his World Billiards Championships (150-up) title for the 5th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the best-of-7 frames final at the High End Snooker Club.

32. Vinesh Phogat won bronze in World Wrestling Championships

Vinesh Phogat won bronze at the World Wrestling Championship 2022 in the women’s 53kg category. Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championship.

33. India’s First-ever Gold Medal in Judo World Championship

Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India’s first-ever medal in Judo World Championships with a gold in the Women’s 57kg category. The 15-year-old judoka outclassed Brazil’s Bianca Reis in the 57-kg category final.

34. India’s first-ever U-20 World Champion in wrestling

Antim Panghal, a 17-year-old wrestler from Haryana, defeated Kazakhstan’s Atlyn Shagayeva 8–0 to win the title of Under-20 world champion. Antim Panghal is the first Indian woman to do so. Antim Panghal was also nominated for United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of the Year award.

35. Manisha Kalyan became 1st Indian to play in the UEFA Women’s Champions League

Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League when she made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC.. In November 2021, the 20-year-old also became the first ever Indian footballer to score a goal in the AFC Women’s Club Championship.

36. Mairaj Ahmad Khan scripted history by winning gold medal in skeet

Veteran Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made history by becoming the first person to ever win a men’s skeet gold medal at an ISSF World Cup. The 46-year-old from Uttar Pradesh shot 37 in the 40-shot final to finish ahead of Minsu Kim from Korea (36), who took second place, and Ben Llewellin from Britain (26), who took third place.

37. Bhagwani Devi, age 94, baggged gold medal in 100-meter sprint in Finland

Bhagwani Devi Dagar, a 94-year-old Indian sprinter, won the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint at the Tampere, Finland, World Masters Athletics Championships.

38. India bagged 22 medals in Asian U-20 Wrestling Championships in Manama, Bahrain

Indian grapplers had a fantastic outing at the U20 Asian Wrestling Championships in Manama, Bahrain where they won as many as 22 medals.

39. First Indian cyclist to win silver at Asian Championship, Ronaldo Singh

Ronaldo Singh made cycling history by becoming the first Indian cyclist to win a silver medal in a continental competition in the senior division. The feat accomplished by Ronaldo was the best in a continental competition by an Indian cyclist.

40. Sunil Chhetri became joint 5th highest goal scorer

Indian Men’s football team captain, Sunil Chhetri scored his 84th International goal against Hong Kong during the Asian Football Confederation. Sunil Chhetri is the 5th highest goal scorer in international football among active players.

41. India won the Inaugural FIH Hockey 5s Title

India beat Poland 6–4 in final to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship in Lausanne in Switzerland.

42. Sakshi Malik, Mansi Ahlawat, and Divya Kakran won gold in the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup

Sakshi Malik won her first international gold medal in the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup,a UWW Ranking Series event. Mansi Ahlawat and Divya Kakran also finished at the top of the podium in their respective weight categories while Pooja Sihag settled for bronze.

43. India won bronze in Men Hockey Asia Cup

India defeated Japan 1–0 to win bronze at the Asia Cup 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was India’s 10th medal from the 11 editions of the continental meet held so far. India, champions in 2003, 2007 and 2017, have finished runners-up on five occasions and have won the bronze medal twice.

44. India’s largest representation at Deaflympics

India sent a contingent of 65 athletes to compete in 11 sports, India recorded their best performance at the Deaflympics by winning 16 medals, including eight golds. India finished ninth in the Deaflympics 2021 medals tally. In Brazil, badminton player Jerlin Jayaratchagan won three gold medals — in the women’s singles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. Shooter Dhanush Srikanth, who shot a world record score of 247.5 to win the 10m air rifle event title, won two gold medals. Meanwhile, tennis ace Prithvi Sekhar pocketed three medals and wrestler Virender Singh managed to bag his fifth straight Deaflympics medal with a bronze.

45. Sajan Prakash won GOLD in Denmark

Top Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won the men’s 200m butterfly gold at the Danish Open swimming meet in Copenhagen, Denmark.

46. India’s first-ever gold medal at World Doubles Squash championships

The second-seeded Indian duo Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal won the mixed double title at the 2022 WSF World Doubles Squash championship at Glasglow. This is the first gold medal for India at the WSF World Doubles Squash championship, which the country had never won before this.

47. PV Sindhu won the Swiss Open Badminton title 2022

India’s P.V. Sindhu has defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand to win the women’s singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.

48. India’s Sadia Tariq won Gold in Russia

Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq won a gold medal in the junior tournament at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship 2022.

49. Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation stone of world’s third-largest cricket stadium

Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation stone of the world’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur. The International Cricket Stadium in Jaipur will be the second-largest cricket stadium in India and the third-largest in the world.

50. PR Sreejesh won World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021

Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh won the World Games Athlete of the Year award for 2021 in 2022. He is the second Indian after Rani Rampal to win this award. In 2020, Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her performances in 2019.

As we stand fresh in 2023, there are champions winning our hearts from a diverse section from our society than ever before, introducing us to new sports from a vast horizon of sports disciplines and making us proud, again and again.

Khelo India online platform plans to layout information and give access to the general public of private & public sports facilities such as Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, and/or any other sporting discipline.

These playfields will consist of outdoors or indoors playing arenas anywhere in India that offer the facilities for use by general public upon payment of fee which means field or space (natural or artificial), indoor or outdoor, whether Government, State, Private or PSU used for playing sports .

It doesn’t include the following:

1. Vacant Plots

2. Gym including open

3. Private Field not open to public with or without cost such as Residential Societies, Sports facility maintained by private person for personal use, Agricultural Fields /Farm Land Bio Diversity Parks, Open Field on Flood Plains.

What is Geotagging?

Geotagging is the process of adding geographic coordinates to photos, videos, websites, text messages, and QR codes on the location of a mobile device.

Data example:

The digital photograph of each playfield will be taken ( 4 photographs) capturing details such as Field of Play (FOP) and will also include amenities like audience sitting gallery.

Also details of the coaches will be collected attached with the facility like Name, contact details and email ID of the coaches and Sports discipline of the respective coaches.

Why is Geotagging of sports infrastructure imperative?

1. Mass participation of sports.

2. Promotion of excellence of sports.

3. Part and support of ”Khelo India — National Programme for Development of Sports” and one of the twelve components of the Khelo India Scheme is ”Playfield Development”.

4. It will help create a national inventory of playfields and sports infrastructure on a platform for better utilization by general public.

5. Geotagging of sports facilities will provide helpful insight into popularity of sports in regions.

6. By using geotags to analyze where and how of the sports facilities, it will provide specialized regional messaging and offering.

7. Provide insight into foot traffic that can be used for planning and analysis for development and managing sports facilities.

8. Comparison of geotags data of multiple years will give insights about the real time on-field sports development/construction/maintenance.

9. Enhanced User base experience.

10. Gathering coaches information should help to manage and allocate the coaches as per the demand and popularity of sports.

The data will reflect on the web portal and mobile application on real time basis.

23states and UT’s will be covered under geotagging program.

1.UT of Jammu and Kashmir

2.UT of Ladakh

3.Punjab

4.Haryana

5.Chandigarh

6.Delhi

7.Uttarakhand

8.Himachal Pradesh

9.Uttar Pradesh

10.Rajasthan

11.Madhya Pradesh

12.Kerala

13.Tamil Nadu

14.Karnataka

15.Puducherry

16.Lakshadweep Islands

17.Andhra Pradesh

18.Telangana

19.Gujarat

20.Maharashtra

21.Goa

22.UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

23.Daman And Diu

Geotagging of sports facilities has been in the focus in recent years. Such programs require optimum infrastructure & resources to sustain and make an impact. This program will be one of the contributing factors to impact mass participation and help in the promotion of the level of sports through easy accessibility of information about sports facilities.

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India won 7 medals in Tokyo Olympics 2021. These 7 medals include 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver medals and 4 Bronze medals. This is the highest count of medals that India has ever won in the Olympics. As the athletes won hearts of billions of people, we should give the due credit to the coaches too.

“A good coach can change a game; a great coach can change a life” – John Wooden

Know your coaches here:

1. Neeraj Chopra : Gold Medal : Athletics - Men Javelin throw

Coach : Uwe Hohn

Nationality : German

Uwe Hohn is a retired German track and field athlete is the only athlete to throw a javelin 100 meters or more, with his world record of 104.80m. A new javelin design was implemented in 1986 and the records had to be restarted, thus Hohn's mark became an "eternal world record". The German has been the IAAF World Cup Champion of 1985 in Javelin and European Champion of 1982.

2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya- Silver Medal : Wrestling - Men’s Freestyle 57kg

Coach : Anil Mann

Nationality : Indian

Anil Kumar Mann is an Indian wrestler who was a silver medalist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men’s freestyle 96 kg event. In 2013 Mann was presented the Dhyan Chand Award.

Mr. Mann trained at the famous Guru Hanuman Akhara in Delhi. It is the oldest extant wrestling school in India. The young wrestlers trained there have a belief that the land is blessed. So much that even when the government offered to provide a larger land with better training facilities, most of the wrestlers refused to shift out of the blessed akhara.

3. Mirabai Chanu : Silver Medal : Weightlifting - Women’s 49kg

Coach : Vijay Sharma

Nationality : Indian

Coach Vijay Sharma is a famous Indian weightlifting coach, athlete, and also serves the position of high superintendent at the Ministry of railways who hails from Uttar Pradesh. Coach Vijay is a Dronacharya Award holder.

Most of the major achievements of the 26-year-old at the highest level has come under guidance of Vijay Sharma.

4. Bajrang Punia : Bronze Medal : Wrestling - Men’s Freestyle 65 kg

Coach : Emzarios Bentinidis

Nationality : Georgian

Emzarios Bentinidis is a male freestyle wrestler who represented Georgia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Greece in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Representing Greece, he also participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics.

He won a bronze medal at 2008 European Wrestling Championships.

5. Men’s Hockey Team : Bronze Medal : Hockey - Men’s Tournament

Coach : Graham Reid

Nationality : Australian

Graham Reid is a former Australian field hockey player who played as a defender and midfielder for the Australian national team.

He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Reid played 130 internationals for Australia scoring 36 goals including two Olympic Games (1988, 1992), one World Cup (1990) and nine Champions Trophies (1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, and 92). He has also won the Olympians medal (WA Best and Fairest medal) 3 times (1995, 96, and 98).

On 21 November 2015 Graham was inducted into the Queensland Hockey Hall of Fame

6. P.V. Sindhu : Bronze Medal : Badminton - Women’s Singles

Coach : Park Tae-sang

Nationality : South Korean

Park Tae-sang joined the Indian National Team in 2019 and began coaching the men’s singles players. He later became the mentor for Indian player P. V. Sindhu.

Park Tae-Sang began his career in badminton as a singles player and won a gold medal for South Korea in the Asian Games 2002. Park Tae-Sang had also claimed into the quarterfinals of the 2004 Athens Olympics and an Asian Badminton Championship bronze medalist before changing his paths to coaching in 2013. Park Tae-Sang also played an instrumental role as Korea's national badminton coach for five years from 2013 to 2018.

7. Lovlina Borgohain : Bronze Medal : Boxing - Women’s Welterweight

Coach : Mohammed Ali Qamar

Nationality : Indian

Mohammed Ali Qamar is an Arjuna Award holder boxer from Kolkata, India. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the discipline of boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester. Born into the Ghettoes of Kidderpore in Kolkata, Qamar was inducted into boxing at an early age by his father at the Kidderpore School of Physical Education, and was coached by Cheena Bhai.

Qamar's neighborhood of Kidderpore is the hub of Women's boxing in India inspired by Mr. Qamar.

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The year entertained sports for the first two months but from March onwards, there was no play. The Coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to sport all across the world.

Amidst this uncertain and unpredictable year, we saw athletes and teams marking their presence and emerging as the sporting highlights of 2020. Here are the sporting highlights of 2020:

1) For the first time, the sports ministry awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award honors 5 athletes which included Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling), Rani Rampal (Hockey).

There were total of 73 winners for the very first time.

Arjuna Award: Atanu Das (Archery), Dutee Chand (Athletics), Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton), Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton), Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball), Manish Kaushik (Boxing), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Deepti Sharma (Cricket), Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (Football), Aditi Ashok (Golf), Akashdeep Singh (Hockey), Deepika (Hockey), Deepak (Kabaddi), Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho), Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing), Manu Bhaker (Shooting), Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting), Madhurika Patkar (Table Tennis), Divij Sharan (Tennis), Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports), Divya Kakran (Wrestling), Rahul Aware (Wrestling), Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming), Sandeep (Para Athletics), Manish Narwal (Para Shooting)

Dronacharya Award (Life- Time Category): Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushotham Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (Tennis), Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling).

Dronacharya Award Regular Category : Jude Felix (Hockey), Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb), Jaspal Rana (Shooting), Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu), Gaurav Khanna (Para Badminton).

Dhyan Chand Award: Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Jincy Philips (Athletics), Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton), Trupti Murgunde (Badminton), N Usha(Boxing), Lakha Singh (Boxing), Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football), Ajit Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi), J Ranjith Kumar (Para Athletics), Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Badminton), Manjeet Singh (Rowing), Late Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming), Nandan Bal (Tennis), Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling).

2) IFA SHIELD — Real Kashmir FC triumphs

Real Kashmir FC’s IFA Shield 2020 victory was the official stamp in Indian football’s biggest underdog story. — their first major honour on the national stage.

We're proud to bring Jammu & Kashmir's first ever National Level Football Trophy, the historic IFA Shield, home. This is #TheRealKashmir. pic.twitter.com/ZzrI4xeo7j

3) The ICC Awards of the Decade winners announced

Virat Kohli won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade

MS Dhoni won ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade

The incredible Virat Kohli wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade 🙌🏏 Most runs in the #ICCAwards period: 20,396💯 Most hundreds: 66🙌 Most fifties: 94🅰️ Highest average among players with 70+ innings: 56.97🏆 2011 @cricketworldcup champion pic.twitter.com/lw0wTNlzGi

4) Indian boxers booked their Olympic tickets

The Indian boxers were on their top game as they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics at the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan Led by the legend MC Mary Kom (51kg) Amit Panghal (53kg), Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg), Satish Kumar (+91kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg).

Wishing Team India the best for the Olympic boxing qualifiers starting tomorrow. Watch action live on Olympic channel.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @BFI_official @MangteC @Boxerpanghal @Simranjitboxer @LovlinaBorgohai @officialvkyadav @Namantanwar248 @PIB_India @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/AFjfiidK18

5) Sumit Nagal made a Grand statement

Sumit’s 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 win over Bradley Klahn of the USA was the first by an Indian in the singles at a Grand Slam since Somdev Devvarman beat Slovakian Lukáš Lacko in the opening round of the 2013 US Open.

Recently he received the wildcard for Australian Open 2021.

I am very thankful to all the people who put effort in helping me get a wild card for the 2021 Australian OpenThanks to Tennis Australia for all their effort to make this slam possible in this circumstances pic.twitter.com/1Sbv8tVVyD

6) India won 7 medals in UWW Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Italy

India won 4 golf, 2 silver and 1 bronze at the UWW Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome , Italy. Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar Dahiya,Vinesh Phogat ,Gurpreet Singh won a gold medals. Anshu Malik, Sunil Kumar settled for a silver and Sajan Bhanwal got a bronze.

7) Sharath Kamal wins Oman Open

Indian table tennis ace Achanta Sharath Kamal won the ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open in Muscat .

Lots to look back on and reflect from the year gone by. An unusual one, with very little time away playing the sport and more indoors. It's been a tough year, but it's still given a lot to remember with fondness. Winning the @ittfworld Oman Open tops the list!

8) Indian hockey team shines in FIH Pro League

India hockey team kicked-off the FIH Pro League with an astounding 5–1 win over world No.3 the Netherlands and finished 4th in the FIH rankings.

India make dream start to FIH Hockey Pro League with thrilling victory over the Netherlands ... READ MORE: https://t.co/XCl6CfxRUI Photo credit: Hockey India#fihproleague @TheHockeyIndia @oranjehockey pic.twitter.com/xsNOnRNXOM

9) Bala Devi made Indian football history

The year also saw one of Indian women’s football team’s leading players, Bala Devi, sign an 18-month contract with Scottish football giants Rangers Women’s FC.

"For sure, the Indian girls are capable of playing in any country. They could play anywhere because they have quality." 🇮🇳Trailblazer @BalaDevi_10 hopes her move to Rangers can inspire more of her compatriots to test their talents abroad. 🐾

10) Historic first for Indian Fed Cup team

Indian women Tennis athletes made it to the Fed Cup (now called the Billie Jean King Cup) play-offs for the first time in history. The Indian Fed Cup team, led by Sania Mirza, were in control as they beat South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and Indonesia, losing only to China at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai.

It's an honor to win the Fed cup Heart award as the first Indian and first person from the subcontinent.this award is for the entire country and to all my fans and thank everyone for the votes .❤️ @FedCup @AITA__Tennis pic.twitter.com/8L6HHCTpPd

11) Sania Mirza won the Hobart International WTA title

Teaming up with Ukraine’s Nadiia Kichenok in the women’s doubles, Sania Mirza capped off her return with a title win at the Hobart International Tournament.

"I couldn't have asked for a better comeback."@MirzaSania | @HobartTennis pic.twitter.com/s3tZojPMSd

12) Ankita Raina Won The Doubles Tennis At $100 TFK Women’s Event In Dubai

Tennis Player Ankita Ravinderkrishnan Raina won the doubles title at $100 TFK women’s event in Dubai. She played along with partner, Ekaterine Gorgodze of Georgia.

A week full of surprises! ✨Winner at the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge 2020 in Dubai! 🥇🏆🥳🧿 @sportsgujarat @AdaniSportsline @ONGC_ @YonexInd @Media_SAI @WeAreTeamIndia #Doubles #tennis #sports #indianathlete #femaleathelete #tennisplayer #HBTA pic.twitter.com/evSaqpqq31

13) Jehan Daruvala became the first Indian to win F2 race

A thrilling battle against F2 champion Mick Schumacher and Daniel Ticktum saw the 22 year old Indian emerge on top in the support race of the season ending formula 1 Grand prix.

🏁 Still. Not. Over. This. 🏁 #GivesYouWings #RedBullFam pic.twitter.com/3ZlwIu1CRD

14) Indian Cyclist Ronaldo Singh became World No.1 in Three Men’s Junior Tracks Categories

Ronaldo, 18, claimed the top spot in the Men’s Junior Sprint Ranking, Men’s Junior Keirin Ranking and Men’s Junior 1km Time Trial Ranking.

India won 4 gold🥇,4 silver🥈 & 4 bronze🥉 medals on Day 1 of the #TrackAsiaCup being held in New Delhi.🇮🇳🎊🚴🏻‍♂️🔹#RonaldoSingh won two gold medals.✌🏻🥇🥇Many congratulations!👏🏻👏🏻@KirenRijiju @RijijuOffice @DGSAI @IndiaSports @Asiancycling @OfficialCFI #Cycling #KheloIndia pic.twitter.com/M9QfF90iFH

15) India, Russia joint Chess Olympiad winners

India and Russia were declared joint winners of the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad. It was the first time the Olympiad was played in an online format, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

🇷🇺 Russia and India 🇮🇳 are co-champions of the first-ever FIDE Online #ChessOlympiad. Tournament's website: https://t.co/bIcj0hRMek#chess #IndianChess #шахматы pic.twitter.com/gP4sULP2kr

16) Indian Women Team in Finals at T20 World Cup

On March 8, International Women’s Day, a total of 86,174 fans packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for an historic occasion. The T20 World Cup final between powerhouse nations Australia and India was the highest attended women’s sporting event ever staged in Australia and the second-highest the world had ever seen.

An arm around the shoulder for the find of the tournament 👏 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/bKDK1PxWZm

17) India bags 9 medals at Cologne World Cup

India finished the competition at the second spot overall after claiming three gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Amit Panghal ,Manisha Moun ,Simranjit Kaur won the gold medals. Sakshi Chaudhary , Satish Kumar settled for silver medals and Sonia Lather , Pooja Rani, Gaurav Solanki and Mohamed hussamudin bagged bronze.

Our Indian boys and girls have won 9 medals including 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bonze Medals at the prestigious Cologne Boxing World Cup. India has achieved tremendous progress in Boxing.My hearty congratulations to our star Boxers! pic.twitter.com/tZE680sSPT

18) India clinched medals at Alexis Vastine International Boxing Tournament in France

World silver-medallist Amit Panghal (52kg) and Sanjeet (91kg) struck gold ,Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) settled for a silver medal and Shiva Thapa (63kg), Sumit Sangwan (81kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) bagged bronze by reaching Semi Finals.

Making a comeback to the professional stage after almost 7 months, Indian 🇮🇳 men boxers set the ring on fire 🔥with 3 Gold🥇,1 Silver🥈and 3 🥉bronze medals as they ended their campaign at the Alexis Vastine International Tournament in France.#EkBarFirPunchKaDum#BoxingReturns pic.twitter.com/S15D4MJ0vl

19) Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan G settled for silver at ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open

Indian men’s doubles pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan settled for a silver medal at the ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open after losing the summit clash to German combination of Benedikt Duda and Patrick Franziska in Budapest. Sharath also won a bronze with Manika Batra in mixed doubles.

20) Manav Thakkar became World No.1 in Under 21 category

The 20 year old Manav Thakkar climbed to the top of the U-21 world rankings in January 2020. Bastien Rembert of China was ranked second while Roumania’s Cristian Pletea was third on the rankings.

World Rank 1 U-21 💯💥🏓Started the New year 2020 on a wonderful note💪Back in Feb 2018 became rank 1 in U-18✌️ still long way to go💪Thanks to TTFI, SAI, SAG, GSTTA ,Tibhar, IOCL, Gosports, UTT Coaches, support staff, Friends and FAMILY for their support and encouragement pic.twitter.com/2wDisnmGby

21) Shooters win at Meyton Cup in Austria

Divyansh and Apurvi won the gold in the men’s and women’s10m air rifle event respectively. Deepak Kumar and Anjum Moudgil also a bagged bronze medal each in men’s and women’s 10m air rifle events respectively.

Many congratulations to #TOPSAthlete @apurvichandela for winning the gold medal in women's 10m air rifle at the Meyton Cup in Austria with a score of 251.4. #TOPSAthlete @anjum_moudgil won the bronze with a score of 229.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @OfficialNRAI @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/L0u31nR0N4

22) India’s Anshu Malik settled for silver at Wrestling World Cup

Freestyle wrestler Anshu Malik from Jind, Haryana was the only woman to bring a medal home from the Individual Wrestling World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.

Anshu reaches final!Many congratulations to #AnshuMalik as she advanced to the women's 57 kg final at the Wrestling World Cup in Serbia after beating Russia's Veronika Chumikova 7-4. She will play her gold medal match tomorrow. #WrestleBelgrade@KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice pic.twitter.com/o0rtjkUV3u

Thank you for being part of our journey in 2020 and we will continue to work and persevere for a brighter and better sports ecosystem.

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In continuation with Part-I of Redeveloping Grassroot Football.

This year we saw a halt in coaching activities to an extent that affected our coaching fraternity. There were adoptions of various sports technologies that played an important role in terms of reaching out to the athlete, communication, planning, organizing, and managing sports activities.

How do you track progressiveness in your coaching? — KPIs

Grassroots is a word where very few people understand the parameters/ components and carry the values of grassroots like sustainability and progressiveness.

Progressiveness is difficult to quantify at the grassroots. The results are very subjective. The parameters we have to gauge is the outlook of the people involved in sports. The results are not the best way to gauge the evaluation and progressiveness. The outlook of all the stakeholders like parents has to be progressive so that it helps the sport to become a part of a child’s upbringing and holistic development. The motive will change for participation and involvement in sports will be more. People will start participating. Not only children, but even elders like mothers and fathers will start to participate. We will have a sporty society. In India, veterans’ leagues are not that famous. In Europe, they have leagues for age groups above 30, 40, veterans leagues. That’s a big market again if you look at the entire ecosystem. The best way to track the progress that we make in the entire grassroots ecosystem is the outlook for sports as part of life. I am glad that the government is pushing this approach with programs like FIT INDIA and KHELO INDIA. The seed has been laid. This will determine how we move as a sporting nation. Once the outlook is sporty, everything will fall into place in the ecosystem. Everything is organic once the outlook is changed.

The integration of digital technologies has been a trend in sports coaching all across the world. Even you launched an app for Thane FC, what are your views on the plethora of technologies available nowadays?

The penetration of technology is huge now. There is a lot of information that technology gives us. There are wearable devices, tracking software, analysis software, etc. Football is a creative sport. You know they say 99% data gives you only 49% of information and 51% depends on the interpretation of the person with the data. Data is a tool. You don’t even need a wearable to draw a heatmap. There are so many software that are available in which you can mark your heatmap just by tapping on the screen wherever you receive the ball. With the penetration of technology, we are bombarded with so much information since it is easily accessible. It is useful for the coaches. Also, it should be used in the right way and not get intimidated with it. Sometimes people focus on knowing what other coaches are using for analysis or reports and lose focus on their own football problems and coaching philosophies. One has to analyze the problems of his own team looking in the right direction and data.

A lot of academics have started to use digital applications for their activities but schools still have not yet adopted such technology for sports. How important is it for a school to implement such tracking, monitoring technologies?

The school is the epicenter. I was working with the government of Orissa, we were working on the FIFA legacy program which is centered around schools. Schools are a trusted institution. Schools are very stable so any policy and program which gets involved with schools have a great chance to sustain in comparison with an academy or a club. There is a trust factor with the parents. The policies and programs directed towards schools have a higher impact. A lot of people are part of such programs. The integration of technology depends on the individual school level also. The outlook again has to change and sports have to be considered a part of education holistically. Many agencies have tied with schools for sports programs. Outsourcing to someone who has sports expertise is great. Only Considering academics percentage is not a good way to evaluate a student or a school. The school should also be evenly concerned about the % number of students who fit in the school. Now, obesity has no age. Even the mental fitness of children is not evaluated i.e. social pressure, peer pressure, depression, anxiety, parental pressure. The child is always taking pressure. The awareness is now there about the active body makes a healthy mind.

How do you see the future of coaching and where is the trend shifting towards?

There are a lot of young coaches now. Whenever I am conducting any coaching license course, I observe that the average age is getting lower every year. It is good to see a lot of young coaches who are comfortable with technology. There is a lot of objectivity that has started to come in coaching. Previously, there used to be subjective opinions and approaches to coaching. It’s not the quantity of the experience but the quality of the experience. The youth is starting off their career in such a great environment with easy accessibility of information and more opportunities. It has changed a lot since a decade. There are many professional academies now. Now the coaches who are coming for licenses are already seasoned since they have been part of an academy before as an assistant or part of the coaching staff. It helps to grasp more in a shorter time. The quality of coaches is improving. The numbers have jumped up when we speak about the academies.

There are multiple software/application tools for academics but there are few for sports. Young coaches would be comfortable with updated technologies. Gone are the days when coaches were running with registers. There are so many tools to manage your athletes. It builds a lot of confidence; parents also want to know performance data about their kids. The parents are more concerned about knowing what their child is practicing, what all training he is attending, etc. The future of technology integration is exciting. The outlook of the new coaches is very receptive to new technologies. Technology will definitely play a huge role since data is the new oil. Talent scouting, data storing and record keeping, analysis, communication, a lot can be done with technology now.

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If you are part of the football grassroots in India, then you would already know about Prashant Singh. For the rest, Prashant has been part of the football grassroots for 9 years in India. He is the director at Ultra Sports India, working as a lead instructor with AIFF, was part of the reliance youth sports program, and has served as the former technical director of Football Delhi also. New addition under his belt, he established Thane FC.

Prashant has played a key role in the formation of SportsArm which even he was not aware of till this interview. Prashant was Rohan’s instructor in the grassroots leader course at New Delhi last year in 2019. The course led to constant thinking of how we can have a more progressive and sustainable sports ecosystem.

Prashant is an inspiration to many aspiring coaches.

The discussion topic is the effect of pandemic and the role of technology in sports coaching scenario in India.

How did you cope up with your coaching activities during this pandemic?

During the pandemic, everybody was in a way forced to take the training online since outdoor activities were shut down. We started online classes at Ultra sports India academy for our athletes. We also focused on coaching development and education. Coaches were attending webinars and lessons from coach educators around the world. Awareness of accessibility to such knowledge definitely played a huge role. A coach educator in Europe is easily approachable from India. Geography has now become history.

About the players, our focus was more on keeping players fit and to learn techniques.

What were the difficulties while changing/shifting the coaching philosophies and techniques?

Initially, the biggest challenge was the acceptance of the parents and getting comfortable with technology at such times during the pandemic. No one had ever thought that the players could be trained in-front of a camera/webcam. We conducted a few demo classes for our coaches so they conduct classes comfortably with more effectiveness. The mindset was a big challenge for switching the training towards online but it led to another challenge — increasing screen time for the athletes. There were other challenges too but mostly things revolved around these two.

What is your view on a coach’s role in building up a sustainable / self-responsible team? How can one achieve it?

In the grassroots ecosystem, sustainability revolves around the financial part. Here, it is very unfortunate, we have taken a lot of steps back. There was a paradigm shift in the last 5 years. There are now athletes who are open to speaking to their parents about football as a career even as a coach, referee, or a player as an employment avenue. This shift had just started 5–6 years back. Due to the pandemic, a lot of people involved in the grassroots have been affected which might make them switch their job to earn their living. There is a lot of uncertainty in grassroots football since there is no structure. The government guidelines come in place prior to the organized sector. When the guidelines or SOPS come into play in grassroots there are many variables and external factors that it takes a while to get back to the form it was before. So financial sustainability has taken a huge hit. It’s not only coaches, but everyone who is a part of the game has been affected. No one is talking about the referees; the coaching will start soon but the tournaments will still take time to resume. Even the sports infrastructure has its operational costs like rent, EMIS, loans, etc. It is a tough phase for everyone involved in the grassroots.

Part-II is all about sports technology and how different stakeholders of grassroots can leverage it for better performance.

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Dribble Academy is an NGO that has introduced basketball to more than 3000 underprivileged kids. Basketball is used as a method of holistic development in Dribble Academy. Impacting lives, that’s what Dribble Academy stands for. Dribble academy was started with just two bamboo sticks and a ring but now the athletes of dribble academy have been part of the Jr NBA World program and many athletes got the scholarship in international schools.

Pradyut Voleti is a basketball skill development Trainer and Founder of Dribble Academy. SportsARM would like to congratulate Pradyut on creating the Rucker park of Noida and also we are glad to have Pradyut for an open discussion.

The discussion topic is the role of technology and upcoming trends of technology in basketball in India.

Pradyut, you played for the school and college team, so you know how the grassroots operates for basketball. How was your experience throughout the journey in school and college as a player in general?

My experience was really good and I fell in love with the game very early. The credit goes to the coaches, the entire team, and seniors, who always motivated me to play better. I have represented Mayo College, played for Delhi state, played for Bandra YMCA. I was lucky to have an interesting and dynamic experience in basketball. Being passionate about the game, I felt to contribute more towards the development of basketball in India and that’s what dribble academy is all about. Dribble Academy is for anyone who loves basketball and is passionate about the game. We develop athletes in a holistic way and I believe that a sport can teach many great values to the kids at the right age. We help players develop their game.

Now being a basketball coach what are your suggestions that could have made your journey better?

To be honest, it’s an overall ecosystem in which every stakeholder has to play its role effectively. It’s the entire ecosystem that comes to play and needs to upgrade. How often school tournaments are conducted? Do all players get exposure? Does every school host a tournament? We should work on the coach’s capacity building every year. All schools prioritize building teachers capacity in academics, how seldom do we hear about sports teachers workshop or finding a consultant to help sports coach with their coaching, this is something schools need to take up which is important for the development of the sports ecosystem, as soon as that happens, we will cross a milestone of understanding that sport is not something just for a face value. We have to make sure that all children are actively participating and equal opportunity to compete is offered. We have to focus not only on coaching development but player development also. The entire system needs to come together to make India a sporting nation.

Instrumental roles have to be played by every school for a better sports ecosystem. Schools are the stepping stone for any athlete to start inculcating a sport. Schools often evaluate sports for a year and are vividly dependent on the number of laurels or trophies brought in the school rather than working on grassroots development.

What evaluation criteria do you suggest which can create an impact?

Evaluation should never be done based on tournaments won and laurels brought in. It should be more focused on how many children are actively participating in sports. For example, a school should have an in-house league where on weekends children are competing in informal leagues. It needs to be there. One more evaluation is about how many children are getting better in the game? How many children are progressing? Are children enjoying the coach’s coaching philosophy? Do children feel if they are exposed enough to practices or enough competitive exposure? These are a few certain ways for schools to evaluate sports.

What was your key ingredient for a sustainable and progressive model of dribble academy?

One of the key ways for making an effective program is to find the right collaborators who have a passion for the game or are alumni of the game. If you pitch a program the right way and with the right intent, people will definitely support it. Maybe someone working who was a basketball player 10 years back might help you by sponsoring food for the tournament. Audience and stakeholder gathering do play a huge role in a sustainable and progressive model. We should organize a tournament at the right time considering the availability of everyone. For example, the entire school should come and watch the match if any inter-school event takes place. The fan following cannot be underestimated. Audience engagement plays a huge role in the growth of any sports. That is why tournaments, home and away games, need to be conducted on weekends. We need to involve parents and the surrounding community to create awareness which helps in providing great support to athletes and surely increases participation.

How did you cope up during the pandemic for your academy?

It’s been a unique situation for everyone. We had HCL Foundation as a corporate partner helping us with mobile recharges, dry rations, basketballs, uniforms for all our athletes. We conducted online sessions where 30–40 students were actively involved and coaches & volunteers from America were teaching dribbling, shooting, passing during the sessions. Our main goal was to be creative during the pandemic. We conducted online competitions where our athletes wrote essays about their favorite NBA player, talked and discussed their basketball idols, watched highlights of the NBA games. We tried to do a little bit of everything by covering a few academics sessions as well. Even during such time, we continued to give back to the community.

Basketball is one sport that is progressing at a rapid pace in terms of technology. Professional basketball is a data-driven sport now. Being part of grassroots, if you were to develop a technology for the grassroots academy in India, what would it be?

That’s an interesting one, we need to have a technology for breaking down practices or games into highlights, identify the key areas to be worked upon during practice sessions. Many companies are providing such features. For example, Crossover is a firm that is run by an Indian in the USA. In India, such technologies can help the development of athletes and even coaches. This can play a huge role. Another important area is recording statistics of players during practices and matches like the number of rebounds, blocked shots, assists, etc. In national tournaments, it is happening to an extent but we need this in grassroots to develop grassroots. Dribble Academy is planning to launch a basketball training application where the athletes can check various drills, learn drills, check videos for various levels like beginners, intermediates, advanced, and put down their statistics.

Thanks to you, your athletes have been part of Jr NBA programs, got scholarships in top schools. What would be one advice you would like to give to other aspiring coaches?

The key advice is to be hungry to learn the game. A lot of knowledge is available and accessible very easily these days. One has to identify what is good and wrong for his players. Work on your basics regularly and keep watching professional basketball. The game has really evolved which can help a coach to understand the different dynamics and kinds of players that are playing today. If you have to nurture the athletes, you need to watch and observe the top athletes in the world so that you know what you want to achieve and develop in terms of levels. A lot of people are not hungry enough to go to depth. One needs to be really a basketball nerd to really start coaching the game and to be effective with coaching. There are many coaches but only a few can make you fall in love with the game and get your attention as a coach. There is an option to go abroad if you have funds and get experience from top coaches from the USA, Canada, Spain, Lithonia, Serbia and learn a lot about basketball from a fundamental standpoint. You won’t get a degree to help you get a better job but that doesn’t matter because you will come back much stronger. Try to identify what you want to achieve and work actively on it.

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