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E-Connect: Youth Soccer League Organisation
E-Connect: Youth Soccer League Organisation
By Aakriti Khetawat
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Cont. << Page 1 ing as the football and sports market in the coun-
try is growing. As the organization is a Non prof-
KA: How are you running the tournaments itable organization it plans to work for the better-
across India? ment of the game and give back to the game as
SG: We have a very supportive sponsor base much it can give, with more sponsors and sup-
which helps us organize the tournaments. In the port coming the organization can grow huge and
Jaipur League we had San- spread its network to a lot of
tokba Durlabhji Hospital, AU cities and link with foreign foot-
Financiers Indian Pvt. Ltd., ball organizations. We also have
Sanga Automobiles Pvt. plans of setting up football
Ltd.,Bhartia Industries, Mur- coaching academies across the
ginns Foods and Hotel Narain nation to promote football
Niwas as our sponsors. For the among the youth.
Varanasi League, Prism Ce-
ment, Jalans, BSA Hercules, KA: John Abraham and Bha-
The Loot and Cresent Villa ichung Bhutia plan to start a
sponsored us. premier league in the near fu-
ture, so would you be inter-
ested in collaborating with
KA: How did you manage them at any level?
to get such an overwhelming SG: Yes, we would be defi-
response in 2-tier cities like nitely ready to collaborate and
Jaipur and Varanasi? help in any way possible. As the
SG: The first attempts at these organization believes in promot-
two cities were difficult but ing the game it will do the best
worth an experience. Both the it can to get football forward.
cities have a lot of potential Shubham Garg
for the game and our aim was Founder of YSLO KA: Is there anything you
to mainly give the players of would like to share from your
these cities a nice experience at football. To our experience of starting this league?
surprise the response was great. We got more par- SG: I have learnt a lot from this venture. I have
ticipation than expected. Sponsors and parents too not only understood various tactics of the corpo-
came up to help out the cause. The players did rate world but also understood the importance of
have a good time at the leagues and they look for-
various attributes for successful running of the
ward to it in the forthcoming years.
organization such as team work, work organiza-
KA: What are the future plans of the organi- tion, planning and proper execution. The success
zation? of the league has definitely provided some sort of
SG: The league plans to move to other cities in motivation to me in order to do better in the fu-
the near future, firstly with an ambitious project to ture. The organization has helped me to develop
organize a two month league with matches on as an individual.
Sundays, in Mumbai. The projected months for
the same, are January and February in the year
2011. The future of the organization looks promis-
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Ram and Shyam Bhel Puri
Arjun Panwar & Nimay Sheth
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Many set limits – A few defy them.
We are the few – the ENTREPRENEURS.
Many believe being ordinary is a compul-
sion – A few believe it’s a choice.
Circumstances shape everybody – A few
shape circumstances.
Many stand awed by empires – A few warn
empires of their arrival.
Many fear new waters – A few try them.
Many appreciate creations - A few define
them.
Many accept failures –A few deny them.
- Praveen Chundru