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The energy at the DY Patil
Sports Complex was palpable as an inter-school sports carnival currently
underway , saw participation from nearly 6,000 children from 300
schools from Greater Mumbai. The sporting event has been conceptualised
and managed by Sports For All (SFA) in collaboration with the DY Patil
Group of Institutes. World-class sports facilities at the DY Patil
Campus in Nerul made it possible for SFA to provide the right
environment for enthusi
astic children who participated in nine different Olympic sports such as
bas
ketball, handball, volleyball, swimming, squash, badminton, tennis,
table tennis and judo. The tournaments were played at three levels
-under 8,
under 10 and under 16.Although the kids were young, the expertise and
enthusiasm shown by them was by no means small.
Dr Vijay Patil (president, DY Patil Institute), said, “Organisations like SFA need everyone's support.Their passion is admirable. We are happy to partner them and to be an integral part of it.“
Some of the schools that participated in the event included Dhirubhai Ambani School, Utpal Shanghvi Global School, DY Patil International School, Aditya Birla World Academy , Bombay Scottish and several others. It was also hearten ing to witness students from 50 BMC schools enthusiastically participate in the sports carnival. All the sporting events were recorded, which made it possible to have a quick check in case of any issues. A database of promising tal ent has also been created. Present at the venue were a team of experienced physiotherapists, nutritionists as well as a move ment therapist to ensure that there was a state-of-the-art `mind and body care centre' at the venue available free of cost to every participant. Since sports injuries are hard to avoid especially with kids, SFA had designated dedicated areas for a care clinic and a specialised warm-up zone for children to stretch and exercise. All amenities required for such events were provided and wellmaintained. A number of cultural programmes were also organised.
Added Dr Patil, “I strongly feel for this initiative since it truly targets talent at the grass root level. Tournaments of this magnitude are not organised at the school level and talent is not nurtured in the right way .To the best of my knowledge, it is for the first time that such a large scale, professionally managed sports event for children has been organised in India. It is just the beginning of something that would turn into a movement in the future. If we truly want to revolutionise sports in the country and develop a culture of sports, it has to start at the grass root level. We took lead in setting up a sports facility, which is an integral part of our university now.“
Dr Vijay Patil (president, DY Patil Institute), said, “Organisations like SFA need everyone's support.Their passion is admirable. We are happy to partner them and to be an integral part of it.“
Some of the schools that participated in the event included Dhirubhai Ambani School, Utpal Shanghvi Global School, DY Patil International School, Aditya Birla World Academy , Bombay Scottish and several others. It was also hearten ing to witness students from 50 BMC schools enthusiastically participate in the sports carnival. All the sporting events were recorded, which made it possible to have a quick check in case of any issues. A database of promising tal ent has also been created. Present at the venue were a team of experienced physiotherapists, nutritionists as well as a move ment therapist to ensure that there was a state-of-the-art `mind and body care centre' at the venue available free of cost to every participant. Since sports injuries are hard to avoid especially with kids, SFA had designated dedicated areas for a care clinic and a specialised warm-up zone for children to stretch and exercise. All amenities required for such events were provided and wellmaintained. A number of cultural programmes were also organised.
Added Dr Patil, “I strongly feel for this initiative since it truly targets talent at the grass root level. Tournaments of this magnitude are not organised at the school level and talent is not nurtured in the right way .To the best of my knowledge, it is for the first time that such a large scale, professionally managed sports event for children has been organised in India. It is just the beginning of something that would turn into a movement in the future. If we truly want to revolutionise sports in the country and develop a culture of sports, it has to start at the grass root level. We took lead in setting up a sports facility, which is an integral part of our university now.“
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