Our Correspondent
Diphu, Aug. 22 (EMN): Sports culture should be promoted among the upcoming youths so talented sports persons from the district gets a place to play in state and national levels in various sports competitions. Chief Executive Member (CEM), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang said in an academy meet of Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC (KAMSFC) held at the club office in Diphu on Wed. Aug. 22 with a resolution to produce at least one quality player from every academy.
Ronghang who is a sports lover himself said through KAMSFC, football can be developed in Karbi Anglong. KAMSFC is the club for the people of Karbi Anglong and everyone should support the club. CEM also suggested that the academies of KAMSFC can be introduced in remote areas to promote football. He said sports should be developed in a professional way so that talented sports persons among the youths get proper platform.
CEM further stated that in four areas like protection of border land, culture, literature, and games and sports should not be separated from politics as they are separate entity.
Earlier, administrative as well as adviser, KAMSFC, Mizi Kro informed coach and managers of different academies for development of ‘on the field as well as off the field’.
The KAMSFC should be playing professional football if it wants to compete in higher levels and for that it is demanded from each academy to produce at least one quality player. “If there are more quality players then only we can compete in various state and national level football competitions. Also our players can get chance to play in big clubs,” Kro said. All technical supports including honorarium to coaches and game materials will be provided by the club to the academies, provided quality players should come out, Kro asked the coaches.
Kro also informed that there are 720 children (students) already enrolled in the 28 academies.
During the interactive session, coaches and managers from different academies shared their problems, needs, and difficulties. The coaches have told KAMSFC that in each academy there are more than 50 children, but no sufficient football for them.
It is also found that in villages there are talented children who can play well, but as their parents are poor, the child cannot afford to have a pair of boots, the managers and coach said. Playground is another problem as many academies are lacking proper field to coach children. Workshop for coaches should be conducted from time to time; it was demanded from the academies.
Honourary general secretary Bikram Teron said game materials like football, bibs, nets, and cones will be provided by the club, but the academies themselves should also find ways to manage other things by their own.
The club’s vision is to produce good quality players so that in the coming days players from the district can also play in Indian Super League and in other big clubs.
