Opening of new sports coaching & training centres
Source: Hueiyen News Service / PIB
New Delhi, August 16 2015:
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Sports Authority of India (SAI) normally opens its training centres based on availability of talent, provided necessary infrastructure is made available by the State Government.
The recurring cost for running the Centres is borne by SAI.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on August 12, Sonowal said, no specific time frame is prescribed for opening of these Centres as it largely depends on the State Government handing over the infrastructure and signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between SAI and the respective State Government on long lease basis, clearly earmarking the role and responsibility of each party.
Several steps have been taken to infuse sport professionalism in coaching such as induction of Olympians and Olympic medalists on lateral entry basis as Assistant Coach and Coach respectively, upgradation of the coaching diploma curriculum, making professional, in-service training for coaches, using foreign coaches for upgradation of knowledge of Indian Coaches, greater use of sports science in training, etc.
Sl.No. PROPOSAL LOCATION STATE
1. Setting up of Special Area Games (SAG) Churachandpur Manipur
2. Setting up of SAI Training Centre(STC) / SAG Silchar Assam
3. Setting up of Regional Centre Zirakpur Punjab
4. Setting up of Centre of Excellence (COE) in Hockey Maj Dhyan Chand National Stadium New Delhi
5. Setting up of STC UdaiPratap Inter College Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
6. Setting up of SAG Lakshadweep Union Territory
7. Setting up of SAG Kargil Jammu and Kashmir
8. Setting up of STC Lakhimpur Assam
9. Setting up of STC Nagpur Maharashtra
10. Setting up of COE Indira Gandhi Stadium New Delhi
11. Setting up of Regional Centre Wathora, Nagpur Maharashtra .