The monumental AIFF SAI Khelo India E Patshala Program mobilised thousands of children across India during the last pandemic and it was our very own Ms. Parvathi who was featured in the final closing video watched by a nationwide audience.
In other good news, FC Mangalore’s Head of Youth Development Shailesh Karkera was also part of the program as one of the Judges for the Football Competitions alongside some of the top names in Indian football leadership.
The closing ceremony for ePathshala in Football (Grassroots and Intermediate), an athlete coaching and education programme by the Sports Authority of India in association with the All India Football Federation, was held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 via video conferencing.
It was a great to see Ms. Parvathi on the big screen and in a way this is a tribute to the fantastic work that she has been doing at the grassroots level for the past decade. A proud moment both for Manipal School and for FC Mangalore
– Shailesh Karkera, AIFF SAI Judges Panel Member
The ePathshala was a three-month course which was conducted from August 15, 2020 to November 15, 2020 for children below the age of 18.
The course was conducted in order to promote football culture in the country and to provide training to players in various football skills during the ongoing pandemic.
The efforts of SAI and AIFF resulted in 15,589 players getting registered for the ePathshala. The ePathshala Football consisted of three main categories – My Football Culture (Under-18 years), My Skills (Under-12 years), and My Trainings (Under-18 years). Every category had a number of sub-categories or competitions.
After the successful organisation of the ePathshala, an evaluation committee under the guidance of Mr. Isac Doru, Technical Director, AIFF, identified the top achievers from different age groups in various competitions offered in the ePathshala Football web portal. Over 290 top achievers were identified and they were rewarded with merchandise and certificates by SAI and AIFF.
Present in the ePathshala closing ceremony were Mr Praful Patel, President, Shri PS Sreedharan Pillai, Honble. Governor of Mizoram, AIFF, Mr Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF, Dr. G Kishore, Principal and RD, SAI LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram, Dr. Pradip Dutta, Associate Professor and FIFA Instructor, SAI Trivandrum, Mr Isac Doru, Technical Director, AIFF, Mr Savio Medeira, Head of Coach Education, AIFF alongside AIFF Tutors Shailesh Karkera and Suhel Nair.
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