Rijiju launches education programme for coaches
The Hindu
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju formally launched a High Performance Coach Education Programme at the National Centre for Sports Coaching under the aegis of NSNIS Patiala on Thursday.The course, sp
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju formally launched a High Performance Coach Education Programme at the National Centre for Sports Coaching under the aegis of NSNIS Patiala on Thursday. The course, spread over six months, will have seven modules. At least 250 top SAI coaches will form the core group of nurturing the best sports talent in the country as coaches. Each batch will have a limited capacity of 20 students only. “We go to smaller countries (for training) and we think foreign coaches have an edge over Indian coaches,” Rijiju said during the virtual launch in the presence of chief national badminton coach P. Gopi Chand, Union Secretary (Sports) Ravi Mittal and Director-General SAI Sandip Pradhan.More Related News
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