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| DHANRAJ BALLAL HOCKEY ACADEMY ( A NON PROFIT SPORTS VENTURE ) Padmashri Dhanraj Pillay Arjuna Awardee Ashish Ballal Hockey has given us glorious moments like the Bangkok Asian Games victory. At the same time, for all of us passionate about the game, the question of when India will succeed in International Hockey continues to haunt and worry us. Both of us have decided to join hands and create an opportunity to pass on our experience to the younger generation in Bangalore and Mumbai. There is a lot of excitement and hunger in these young hockey players. The hockey academy is our attempt to quench their thirst and at the same time attract more youngsters to take up our National Game.We have played good hockey at the international level for over a decade and would like to pass on this experience to the young & budding players. The proposed DBHA to be set up at Bangalore will focus on showing how training for hockey can be made full of fun. The academy aims at selecting 25 boys in the age group of 16 to 21 years and giving them specialized training in physical fitness, mental toughness and hockey skills. An open selection camp will be held from the 11th to 14th October 2001, at the end of which the academy will shortlist the boys. The academy has plans to train and coach players at the grass root level in schools all over the state, and plans in this direction will be taken up later. The academy will initially begin to function with the shortlisted boys from the 3rd week of November 2001. The Final selected players will be provided with kits and all necessary equipment required for their training. They will also be given a stipend and the academy will provide a scholarship for their education. This we feel is the least we can do to promote the game, which has given us so much without expecting anything in return, except your support to our cause. |
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| DHANRAJ PILLAY AND ASHISH BALLAL BOTH CURRENT OLYMPIANS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR THE COUNTRY FOR OVER A DECADE HAVE TEAMED UP TOGETHER TO GIVE BACK TO THE GAME THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BY TRAINING YOUNG PLAYERS IN MODERN HOCKEY TECHNIQUES AND CREATING A BROADER BASE FOR THE INDIAN NATIONAL TEAM. TO POOL TOGETHER THE EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE OF MANY FORMER OLYMPIANS. TO COACH AND PRODUCE A FEW PLAYERS WHO WILL DON THE NATIONAL COLORS AT THE 2004 OLYMPICS, 2006 WORLD CUP AND BEYOND. TO SET UP A HOCKEY ACADEMY AT BANGALORE WEREIN 25 TO 30 YOUNG PLAYERS IN THE AGE GROUP 15 TO 21 YEARS WILL BE SELECTED THROUGH AN OPEN SELECTION. TO CONDUCT A YEAR LONG TRAINING, 5 DAYS A WEEK ON TURF GROUNDS AND UNDER FLOODLIGHT. NO COST TO THE TRAINEES- PROVIDING KIT, EDUCATION, STIPEND & INCENTIVES. CAREER GUIDANCE & PLACEMENT, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. |
| TRAINING PROGRAMME & SCHEDULE Individual analysis, evaluation and corrective advice. Physical fitness with specified weight training. Teaching step by step to the point of auto-response. Use of audio-video followed by immediate trials. Motivate to think and rationalise with commitment. Encourage sharing of ideas and collective learning. Emphasis on education and personality building. Simulation for dealing with stress on and off field. Specific Diet and nutrition for individuals. WEEKLY SCHEDULES Two sessions on fitness - both endurance and agility. The boys undergo fitness training at the Sree kanteerva stadium to build endurance levels, sustaining stamina & speed. Two sessions on weight training � Trainees would undergo individually specified weight training under expert guidance to enhance performance. Four sessions on hockey skills �Training in specific areas and drills on turf grounds at the KSHA hockey stadium. Training would be done under floodlight for 2 sessions each week to prepare the trainees under such conditions. Training on hockey skills will be accompanied with Video and classroom sessions at the grounds. One session on Yoga � To facilitate right breathing & body control One Session on mind training - would be conducted fortnightly - to develop mental toughness, auto-response, coping with stress and use of both right and left side of the brain. One session on diet & nutrition - would be conducted monthly under expert guidance. |
| KEY PERSONNEL COACHES PADMA SHRI DHANRAJ PILLAY - Current Triple Olympian and Captain. ASHISH BALLAL - Olympian, National goalkeepers coach, and coach cum consultant for SAI Bangalore. HARINDER SINGH - Former International, Asst coach at Sydney 2000 Olympics, Coach for Indian Airlines since 1996, A grade coach currently undergoing the FIH coaches programme. EXPERTS & CONSULTANTS PADMA SHRI V BHASKARAN � Olympic Gold Medalist, Former Captain and National Coach (FIH) PADMA SHRI MOHAMMED SHAHID � Former Olympian and Captain National team. ZAFAR IQBAL � Olympic Gold Medalist, Former Captain and National Coach. M M SOMAIYA � Olympic Gold medalist, Former Captain and Consultant to national team. SPORTS MEDICINE DR. THOMAS CHANDY. MBBS, FAAOS, DABOS, FACS, FICS (USA) Specialist in sports medicine and physio. Medical Director, HOSMAT � Bangalore. DR. VECE PAES. Former Olympian and Medical Consultant to the National Team. |