Friday, July 17, 2009

Grass-root initiatives by SPT Sports in Bangalore

As a part of a grass-root initiative, leading sports management company, SPT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. runs three football academies in Bangalore, and Sunfeast ably supports this venture.

“The main aim of our academy is to develop football skills among children below 16 years,” said Kanishka Saran, Vice President, SPT Sports.

Kanishka also talked about the following programs that SPT Sports runs in Bangalore:

Sunfeast Football Academy program
SPT Sports flagship academy, located in Sarjapur Road, in the outskirts of Bangalore boasts over 500 children participating in various year-long training programs, summer camps, and winter camps. For the last 3 years, Sunfeast – ITC Foods is supporting this initiative.

Over the years, this academy has grown from strength to strength – added two more academies that are catering to different pockets in Bangalore. Eight footballers cum qualified trained professionals take care in honing the football skills among the children. The coaching classes are conducted four days a week in the regular program with children grouped in different age and skill levels.

Talent hunt program
This is perhaps the largest talent hunt football program in Bangalore. Scouting talent for the future development programs at the Sunfeast Football Academy, this program covers over 60 schools and 1500 children.

The winners from each school get to participate in the finals at the Sunfeast Football Academy. The overall winners are inducted in the Sunfeast Football Academy advanced training programs for free of cost.

Sunfeast village football
The SOCCER-A-CHILD program was kicked off in August 2007. The main objective of the program is to reach out to the rural talent. Four villages around Bangalore have been adopted under this program.

The Sunfeast Football Academy coaches provide free coaching to the children in these villages twice a week.

The idea is to provide the children from the rural areas an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful game of football and identify potential talents.

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