Punjab Sports Department on Sunday announced the selection trials for its various sports academies and wings including the Punjab State Institute of Sports (PIS). Besides PIS, the selection trials has been announced for budding players seeking admissions in Football Academy at Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur), Sri Dishmesh Marshal Art and Sports Academy at Sri Anandpur Sahib and sports wings in various schools including residential and day scholars for academic session 2015-16.
Announcing the schedule, an official spokesperson said that trials for Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Judo, Athletics, Football and Gymnastics for both boys and girls and Hockey for girls alone would be organised from March 20 to March 28. He said that medically and physically fit players desirous to seek admissions must reach at designated places for trial by 8 am.
He said that players applying for age group of under 14 years age group should have born between 2003 and 2004 whereas, under 12 years age group eligible players to have their date of birth of year 2004 or later. Spokesperson said that players selected for hostels would be provided Rs200 per day diet money whereas day-scholars to get Rs100 per day for their meals besides sports equipment and kits would be imparted free of cost.
Players shortlisted for sports academies would also get facilities like education, transport and medical facilities. He said that admissions forms were available free of cost at all district sports offices in the districts and candidates must bring along with original and self-attested certificates of their sports achievements, educational and birth certificates including two passport size photographs.