Wadoo’s academy to train coaches first

The recently launched Wadoo and Friends Football Academy is going to send its three coaches for advanced training scheduled to be held in New Delhi.The Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) in collaboration with Football by Carlos Quirez (FBCQ), Portugal based football programme company, SPUNP recently launched Wadoo and Friends Football Academy. The academy has set up roadmap to make it a full fledged world class academy in future. The FPWA which will run academy in Valley is gong to work step by step and first major step in that direction is to send its coaches for specialised training to New Delhi.The three chosen coaches by FPWA will leave for month long training from Valley on Wednesday. The trio includes two well known professional coaches of valley, Sajid Yousuf Dar, Hilal Ahmad Parray and third one is youngster, Shanul Bashir.Giving details about the training, International footballer Mehrajuudin Wadoo who is currently in Dubai along with national football team said: “We will launch academy only after perfecting the basic things involved with it. The first thing towards that is to send coaches for advanced training to New Delhi. In the camp, trainers from Portugal will train the coaches from all over country.”“For the last one month we were not able to decide whom to send for the training. After deliberations we decided to send these three,” he said.Wadoo said that they are interested to increase the base of coaches in Valley in order to strengthen the Academy and for that they welcome any coach.“At present we gave chance to three and in future we will send anyone whom we find worth for the training. For that we inform any coach throughout valley who is interested and hardworking that they can contact FPWA officials anytime,” Wadoo said.The coaches after completing month long training at New Delhi will start basic training in Valley.When asked about the academy launched, he said: “We will start basic model of academy immediately after coaches will return from New Delhi. The training will be started during winter.”“We want to make a round the year game. We will train young kids during harsh winter season.”Wadoo said that they are in talks with FBCQ and SPUNP people about sending valley coaches for training to Portugal.

Int'l academy to train Valley players

Wadoo Brings Home 'Football By Carlos'

In a significant development, an international academy is all set to train Valley players as prominent footballer, Mehraj-ud-Din Wadoo has succeeded in roping in Football By Carlos Queiroz (FBCQ) to his homeland.
Wadoo through his Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) on Sunday signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FBCQ at New Delhi.
“Through the programme, the two groups will work for the development of grass root level football in the valley and the name of the academy will be Wadoo and Friends Football Academy, on the pattern of recently launched Baichuing Bhutia Academy,” the hosts said.
The Carlos Queiroz is renowned fooball coach. He has been part of the various high profile clubs like, Real Madrid, Manchester United and has also been coach of International sides.
Recent being Portugal in FIFA World Cup-2010 held in South Africa. Apart from being an inspirational coach and manager, he has also been in forefront in the Youth development programmes throughout the world through his academy.
Giving details about the tie-up, FPWA President, Mehraj-ud-Din Wadoo said: “We signed a contract with the FBCQ on Sunday through which we have been successful in bringing in the world famous academy to valley. It is big achievement for us and football lovers of the valley as before this nothing like this has happened.”
“Football By Carlos is the concept which we are bringing to valley” Wadoo said.
“On the naming of the joint academy, we had to discuss lot with FBCQ representatives… They wanted to name academy on the pattern Baichung Bhutia football academy so after deliberations Wadoo and Friends Football Academy finalised,” he added.
About the joint venture he said: “The mission to establish football academy started last last year when I travelled to Spain with the national team and got in touch with the people who are organising camps for India national team in Europe.”
“From the last two years we have been in touch with them and discussing about the points and finally on Saturday it realized,” he added.
The international footballer said that establishing of the football academy was grand step.
“Academy is very big thing and for making our dream come true we will work step by step. The first step was to sign contract and there will continuous steps and activity to make it reality very soon. This is my dream and I will do anything to achieve it. Once fully functional I am sure the academy will revolutionise football in valley” Wadoo added
About the next steps, he said, “Two coaches from valley will be trained in New-Delhi. They will be taught latest methodology of football training by FBCQ. After that their will be various steps in immediate one year programme through which we have to select and send players for advanced training outside state.”
“Through the programme foreign coaches will regularly come to valley to train our youngsters as well” he added.
The FPWA, Vice-President, Sajid Dar who was also present during the meeting termed the tie-up a big development and said: “It is great achievement for us on the whole for football lovers of valley.”

FPWA LAUNCHES UNDER 16 FOOTBALL ACADEMY IN SRINAGAR

The Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) has launched the Under-16 football academy through which about 30 players would be trained for four years before they get chance to play for any recognised club.
For this FPWA organised selection trials at SP College ground on Thursday in which 50 players turned up. The 50 players would go through selection trials for five working days and among them 30 players would be selected. The selected players would be trained, polished by expert coaches for four years before they will be adjusted in recognised local and national clubs. During the training, players would be given football kits and coaching free of cost by FPWA.
The FPWA is headed by national footballer Mehrajuddin Wadoo and during trials he was present and monitoring the training.
“I am delighted to see 50 talented players turning up for trials among which we have to pick 30 during next five working days. Among the lot I found some of the player’s really talented ones and they after being trained in proper way can bring laurels for state in future” Wadoo said.
When asked why to start Under-16 level academy instead of U-12 and 14 he said, “I think Under-16 is right age to impart training. After being imparted training for fours they will be Under-19 and I think that will be there right age to make name for themselves at state and national level.”
In the academy which is not a big academy like that of Mohun Bagan and other national level academies players will be trained by expert coaches like Sajid Dar, Hilal Ahmad, and others who have been well known coaches of valley from last many years.
“This is initial phase of our academy and the facilities are nothing compared to national level academies were trainees get everything from food to schooling, training to pocket money” said Sajid Dar
“Despite all that we will still provide players football kits and training free of cost. It is like training school rather than academy but we have got big plans in future for it. We are starting from ground level this time” he added.
Meanwhile due to unprecedented situation across valley only one day trial has been possible till now. The next of trial is now on Monday

KASHMIRI FOOTBALLERS SHINE IN KOLKATA

They outperformed at least 50 top players from different states of India in the selection trials to confirm their berth in the SAIL Football Academy at Kolkata. Three budding soccer players -Sahbar Nabi, Feroze Ahmad Bhat and Imaan Bhat – from valley are among five out of 50 contenders from India who made it to the academy.
Playing with the local clubs of the valley they had never thought of rubbing shoulders with the top young players who occasionally represent U-17 soccer team for India.
Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) played an instrumental role in facilitating the selection trials for the trio for the SAIL football academy. After spending three months with the leading football academy in the football hub of India, Kolkata, the footballers feels they a proud lot.
“The berth in the football academy has proved the turning point of our career. Now we are hopeful of our bright future in football,” they said who are back on vacation.
After playing with the professional footballers, the young soccer players have realized their potential which according to them would take them to higher standards of the football.
“It was unbelievable to play with the top footballers of India at this age. I will work hard to break into the Indian squad. We have talent which we could not realize earlier,” said Sahbar Nabi.
His friend, Feroze seconds Nabi’s aspirations saying their dreams can come true and “we will touch new heights”.
“We have played with many local clubs here in Kashmir. We worked hard but that would not have given us chance to play with the top players. Our state needs the football academies badly which can improve the standard of the football,” said Feroze.
They players said they are under the tutelage of top Indian coaches.
“It is a great privilege to be under the supervision of top qualified coaches. We have learnt a lot which would help us move ahead in our football career,” said he.
“They lay more importance on physical fitness and also inform us about various game plannings and strategies. “After every match, the coaches and players sit together and discuss all the flaws that we may undergo in the game and try to work on them,” he added.
While as Imaan Bhat-the third footballer who is now part of the SAIL football academy-was overwhelmed with the sports infrastructure besides other facilities at academy.
“SAIL academy has everything of its own to chisel the young talent into a professional footballer who can later represent India.” said Imaan.
The trio is looking forward to get berth into the final squad of the academy for the upcoming Kolkutta league and other mega tournaments.
“This would be the toughest time for us so far in the academy. Now, we have to display our mettle by registering berth in team. Right now, berth in the team for league is our main focus,” they said.
According to them they have to compete in All India Trials with the most professional players of the nation.
The trio praised the efforts of FPWA for giving them platform to display their mettle at national level.
“We feel like we are ambassadors from Kashmir. FPWA made it possible for us and we got chance to realize our long term dreams,” they said.
The trio expressed their grief for poor situation of football in the valley, they said, “the football scenario of Kashmir is very poor, we lack academies like SAIL to hone talent at grass root level.”
They also thanked President FPWA Mehraj-ud-din Wadoo and Vice President Sajid Dar for lending supportive hand to local talent.
Meanwhile the Vice President Sajid Dar said their stay in SAIL is an achievement for Kashmir and also for FPWA.
“They are future assets of our state and the country also. FPWA seeks to facilitate talented footballers of the state join leading football academies of India,” said Dar adding, this is contribution from FPWA towards the football in Valley.

4 Kashmiri footballers join SFA

Living up to the expectations of the soccer players in the Valley, Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) which came into being in 2009, has facilitated four budding soccer players of the Valley to join Steel Authority Indian Limited Football Academy (SFA), Bakoro. FPWA had arranged six players for the selection trials out which four were selected.
After much deliberation with the SFA, President FPWA, Mehraj-ud-din Wadoo had arranged the selection trials for the six Valley boys.
Sehbar Nabi of Iqbal Sports, Feroze Ahmad of Food and Supplies football team and Aiman of Novelty Sports were selected in U19 category while as Liyaqat Gul of Young Iqbal has been selected in U16 category.
The six players from valley had participated in trials on January 27and January 28.
Sehbar Nabi, Feroz Ahmad and Aiman have joined the academy on Friday. However, Liyaqat Gul will join the academy next year.
The selected players will be provided all facilities including boarding, lodging and education and the pocket money by the academy for one year.
General Secretary FPWA, Dr Zahoor Haroon, while confirming the selection of the four players said that the selection of the players is part of the football welfare program by FPWA.
“FPWA endeavors to promote football in the step and sending youg players to the top football academies is a step in this direction,” said Dr Harroon.
“It would have been impossible without the efforts of Mehraj-Ud-Din Wadoo,” he added.
Joint Secretary FPWA, Hilal Ahmad Parry, said that they were bound to send the budding soccer players to the football academies out side the State due to lack of facilities here.
“The players would get round the clock upbringing in the academy besides making career in soccer. We don’t have this system here,” said Parray.
Notably, another young soccer player, Mohammad Danish, is expected to join other academy in March.
SAIL football academy trains youths from poor and middle class families. And its alumni are now playing for top clubs of the country such as Mohan Bagan, Chirag United, Mohammedan Sporting, Air India, Tollygunj, Dempo, Indian Army and BSF.
The youngsters are not only coached by international players and trainers from National Institute of Sports, Patiala, they also get a chance to study at state-run schools

UNFEDERATION CUP FOR J&K BANK..coach players of j&k bank at loggerheads

The Internal bickering in premier football team of J&K state, JK Bank has resurfaced and after returning from Federation Cup campaign some of the players and chief coach are at logger heads.
JK Bank performed brilliantly in Federation Cup-qualifiers and were just one win away from creating history by becoming first team to play in main round of prestigious Federation Cup. In the only match lost in their campaign they were defeated by mighty Muhammedan Sporting Club Kolkatta by a solitary goal. Before that team won all the qualifying matches in which they played.
For the superb all round performance players and team were hailed by all the footballers’ lovers of state and they deserved that.
At the end of their last match against Muhammedan Sporting Club Kolkatta which team lost by one goal, coach Abdul Majeed Kakroo in a comment given to local Urdu daily Kashmir Uzma blamed four players for the defeat. He had said that it is only because of the worst performance of those four players that team failed to qualify.
According to sources upon reaching back to Jammu when players heard about the comment made by coach about them they exchanged heated words with coach.
“Players were shocked to know that coach has blamed them for the defeat. They couldn’t believe it; despite putting in such a brilliant performance in the campaign coach has pointed out them for just one defeat. They had no expectations from the coach who himself have played at international level, even captained Indian team” sources said.
“The players in anger went straight to coach and asked him about the reason why he blamed them. Both parties exchanged heated words between them. The players were asking coach to explain how he can give such a irresponsible statement” sources added.
The sources revealed that matter came to the notice of JK Bank Sports Board officials and they asked manager of the team to give details of matter.
“The manager gave full details to sports board and after getting details Sports Board asked to manager to temporarily bar players and chief coach from taking part in practice session till final decision would be taken. The sports board meeting was scheduled to be held few days back but due to non-availability of some sports board officials could not be held” sources said.
When contacted team manager, Zahoor Ahmad Teli denied that there is any internal bickering going on in the team.
He said, “I don’t know where from these stories come up. There is no rift in team and all players and chief coach are taking part in practice sessions daily. In coming days we will be participating in Christians Gold football tournament, you will see all players playing in that.” but whatever manager had to say the internal bickering came out as true as the four players were missing in the team’s match of Christians Gold Cup against JK Police-B on Tuesday played at Jammu.
His other clarification regarding absence of coach from practice sessions was himself contradicted by coach and former international footballer, Abdul Majeed Kakroo, he said said, “I am not attending practice due to health reasons. From last week or so I was not feeling well and opted to have rest for sometime from active work”.
He refused to comment on the feud between him and players over the comment he gave to news daily about player’s performance.
Sources said that internal bickering is nothing new in the team and it has been going on there from some time.
“Last year almost all the players formed group against coach and manager of team and even went on to ask JK Bank management for their removal. However the matter was amicably solved with the intervention of some former footballers of state. Though the matter was solved that time the internal bickering between some players and officials continued and statement of Chief Coach only highlighted that” Sources said.
Sources said that matter is now with Sports Board and it is they who will decide what action should be taken against players and coach.
When contacted General Secretary, JK Bank Sports Board, Muhammad Aslam refused to comment on the matter.
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