Rio Olympics are over and Indian contingent performance was below par. Officials and other parasites must have had great time on tax payers money. Sporting system is corrupt;inefficient;harsh on players and unaccountable;manned by paid employees with little incentives.End of the day- nothing changes.
With PM pushing for result oriented long term preparation, there is hope of improvement. PM has asked for suggestion and many good suggestions will come but the issue is who and how sincerely are these implemented. Some thought process on the same issue.
Existing Infrastructure
Sports infrastructure creation and subsequent maintenance is long term and costly affair and must be part of long term plan.
For the present existing infrastructure created out of GOI funds must be time shared with potential sportspersons. Defence forces have huge quality sports infra spread all over in army cantonments and training institutes.Similar must be the case with railways, Air India,BSF and other PSUs and clubs sponsored by these organisations for their themselves and family members.
Military schools;Sainik Schools; some other hostel based public schools have reasonably good infra.KV;Navodyas and PSU/services run schools have quality infrastructure. Similar some colleges/Universities too have such facilities.Sports academies of states;SAI too has high quality infra. These are islands of excellence with varying quality.These have capacity and scope atleast enhancing capacities by 3/4 times by better management of resource share.Very much doable but vested interests would impede sharing unless forced and some financial incentives assured.
PROPERLY MANAGED EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERLY MANAGED MEETS IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Long Term Infrastructure
All Universities/Colleges/schools must have sports infrastructure based on local talent;season and possible fields of excellence. International level at universities; lower level at colleges and lowest at schools.
Sports complexes at district levels where excellence potential exist could be planned.
States must have international level facilities at the rate of one per crore of population in those fields where excellence potential exists.
Integrate defence and other PSUs in similar manner.Apex international level; second rung state level and basic school level.
Long term infra is desirable.Accessibility to all ensures healthy nation and sports excellence
Coaches
One of the crucial factors. Identify;nurture;motivate and help excel potential players peaking to fullest.
Indian coaches are better as less critical,understand better and greater comfort level with players.Contract coaches from abroad aim at events related success.Why should they be contributing to our success.
Defence forces and others do have very good qulaity coaches passionate about excellence performance.With exposure to best practises in moden sporting world have potential to be world beaters.No doubt about their capabilities.
Players having excelled and past their prime but passionate could be ideal coaches.International exposure; skills needed;physical regimen since experienced can be best implemented.
The Talent: Catch them young
Most important is availability of correct raw material at an early stage.
In our country due to historical reasons;food habits and geographical locations, different regions provide talent as nurtured by the region. This must be tapped.To examplify- Bihari has heavy body being rice eater, makes good wrestler or weight lifter but poor agility skill/physical fitness demanding events. Adivasi from Jharkand is outstanging hockey bit poor wrestler.Very important this is identified and explited.Army has an excellent dadt base, even SAI should be having it.
School Class 1to 5 Emphasis on mental and physical exposure through yoga and sports popular in local area( applicable to non cities) .Will be possible to identify raw potential for further nurturing.
Schools: Class 6 onwards Potential kids be inducted into Sainik/Military/Navodyas and other schools having quality infrastructure.This will ensure nurturing of talent and confirmation/negation of raw material identified earlier.
Youth Sportspersons Having completed basic education and talent reasonably well established and nurtured, comes the crucial stage of moving towards excellence.Government job or way to government job ensures financial safety and accessibility to quality infrastructure.Youth wishing further studies join colleges/universities; defence forces NDA/IMA/OTA or educationally low boy sports company or sports academies and carry on for about four years.
Incentives Sports person must get huge advantage for admission at the next stage.Infact seats must be reserved for sporting talent. Coaching and other expenditure too could be partially subsidised.
Non School goers/late bloomers Some may not join formal schooling due to financial/other constrains and some may be late bloomers.Such persons get opportunity during district or college open competitions.
Sports Selection Indians excel in individual and mind games but perform poorly in physically demanding and team games. Vegetarians or ego but that is our waterloo. Focus should be on such games only as competition less and our forte
Management. Must be kept away from formal beaucratic sporting bodies.Everyone associated with running must have excelled in sports at state level.For adminstration; running volunteers fro veterand on nomival perks would be avaiable in plenty.Financial empowerment mandatory. Apart from basic maintenance funds other should be linked with performance.Excel and be wealthy. Corporate could take on as part of CSR
Finances State government must create infra at dist/state level with support from Centre.BCCI/Corporate through CSR must channelise funds for good cause.
Popularity Obsession with cricket must cease. It may be money delivering golden hen for BCCI and Media but its also responsible for ruining Indian sports culture.Hockey and football are receding.This is also ruining health as youth has lost interest in physically demanding games
Summary of suggestions and Way ahead
Map sports infra at national level and enhance accessibility by time sharing
Own passionate coaches be players having excelled at various levels
Schools/college/universities/Dist/states/Defence/PSU/SAI organise, identify,nurture talent through open competitions with good financial incentives.
Dist/state must ensure villagers and other talent not coming through formal education get an exposure.
Conduct could be rested with army in peace stations.Have the wherewithal including manpower
Policy to facilitate sports excellence and education.
Management delinked from vested interests.Accountability with timelines targets coinciding with Olympics
Long term infra expansion
Media coverage on non cricket sports.
With PM pushing for result oriented long term preparation, there is hope of improvement. PM has asked for suggestion and many good suggestions will come but the issue is who and how sincerely are these implemented. Some thought process on the same issue.
Existing Infrastructure
Sports infrastructure creation and subsequent maintenance is long term and costly affair and must be part of long term plan.
For the present existing infrastructure created out of GOI funds must be time shared with potential sportspersons. Defence forces have huge quality sports infra spread all over in army cantonments and training institutes.Similar must be the case with railways, Air India,BSF and other PSUs and clubs sponsored by these organisations for their themselves and family members.
Military schools;Sainik Schools; some other hostel based public schools have reasonably good infra.KV;Navodyas and PSU/services run schools have quality infrastructure. Similar some colleges/Universities too have such facilities.Sports academies of states;SAI too has high quality infra. These are islands of excellence with varying quality.These have capacity and scope atleast enhancing capacities by 3/4 times by better management of resource share.Very much doable but vested interests would impede sharing unless forced and some financial incentives assured.
PROPERLY MANAGED EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERLY MANAGED MEETS IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Long Term Infrastructure
All Universities/Colleges/schools must have sports infrastructure based on local talent;season and possible fields of excellence. International level at universities; lower level at colleges and lowest at schools.
Sports complexes at district levels where excellence potential exist could be planned.
States must have international level facilities at the rate of one per crore of population in those fields where excellence potential exists.
Integrate defence and other PSUs in similar manner.Apex international level; second rung state level and basic school level.
Long term infra is desirable.Accessibility to all ensures healthy nation and sports excellence
Coaches
One of the crucial factors. Identify;nurture;motivate and help excel potential players peaking to fullest.
Indian coaches are better as less critical,understand better and greater comfort level with players.Contract coaches from abroad aim at events related success.Why should they be contributing to our success.
Defence forces and others do have very good qulaity coaches passionate about excellence performance.With exposure to best practises in moden sporting world have potential to be world beaters.No doubt about their capabilities.
Players having excelled and past their prime but passionate could be ideal coaches.International exposure; skills needed;physical regimen since experienced can be best implemented.
The Talent: Catch them young
Most important is availability of correct raw material at an early stage.
In our country due to historical reasons;food habits and geographical locations, different regions provide talent as nurtured by the region. This must be tapped.To examplify- Bihari has heavy body being rice eater, makes good wrestler or weight lifter but poor agility skill/physical fitness demanding events. Adivasi from Jharkand is outstanging hockey bit poor wrestler.Very important this is identified and explited.Army has an excellent dadt base, even SAI should be having it.
School Class 1to 5 Emphasis on mental and physical exposure through yoga and sports popular in local area( applicable to non cities) .Will be possible to identify raw potential for further nurturing.
Schools: Class 6 onwards Potential kids be inducted into Sainik/Military/Navodyas and other schools having quality infrastructure.This will ensure nurturing of talent and confirmation/negation of raw material identified earlier.
Youth Sportspersons Having completed basic education and talent reasonably well established and nurtured, comes the crucial stage of moving towards excellence.Government job or way to government job ensures financial safety and accessibility to quality infrastructure.Youth wishing further studies join colleges/universities; defence forces NDA/IMA/OTA or educationally low boy sports company or sports academies and carry on for about four years.
Incentives Sports person must get huge advantage for admission at the next stage.Infact seats must be reserved for sporting talent. Coaching and other expenditure too could be partially subsidised.
Non School goers/late bloomers Some may not join formal schooling due to financial/other constrains and some may be late bloomers.Such persons get opportunity during district or college open competitions.
Sports Selection Indians excel in individual and mind games but perform poorly in physically demanding and team games. Vegetarians or ego but that is our waterloo. Focus should be on such games only as competition less and our forte
Management. Must be kept away from formal beaucratic sporting bodies.Everyone associated with running must have excelled in sports at state level.For adminstration; running volunteers fro veterand on nomival perks would be avaiable in plenty.Financial empowerment mandatory. Apart from basic maintenance funds other should be linked with performance.Excel and be wealthy. Corporate could take on as part of CSR
Finances State government must create infra at dist/state level with support from Centre.BCCI/Corporate through CSR must channelise funds for good cause.
Popularity Obsession with cricket must cease. It may be money delivering golden hen for BCCI and Media but its also responsible for ruining Indian sports culture.Hockey and football are receding.This is also ruining health as youth has lost interest in physically demanding games
Summary of suggestions and Way ahead
Map sports infra at national level and enhance accessibility by time sharing
Own passionate coaches be players having excelled at various levels
Schools/college/universities/Dist/states/Defence/PSU/SAI organise, identify,nurture talent through open competitions with good financial incentives.
Dist/state must ensure villagers and other talent not coming through formal education get an exposure.
Conduct could be rested with army in peace stations.Have the wherewithal including manpower
Policy to facilitate sports excellence and education.
Management delinked from vested interests.Accountability with timelines targets coinciding with Olympics
Long term infra expansion
Media coverage on non cricket sports.
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