ITK leipzig University of Germany known for sports science will train coaches of the State.
The university is going to host the two-day charitable workshop in association with State Sports department from June 13 for the coaches hailing from various sports associations, Army, Tata Steel, Railways, Jharkhand Police and Sports Association of India.
Interestingly, the coaches likely to be deployed in the upcoming Sports University at Mega Sports Complex will also receive the training.
“We are looking to provide world class training methods to our coaches in order to improve the sports ambience. For that, we have entered into consultation with the German University. It will certainly help in learning the grassroots knowledge of sports,” said Sports Minister Amar Kumar Bauri during a press conference on Thursday.
ITK leipzig University was formed in 1964 and has been training selected sportspersons of 150 countries, including India.
These players are further responsible to train players of their nation.
“Indian sportspersons who have undergone a course in a foreign university like Dronacharya awardee Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, Swimming expert Sanjeev Sharma, Dronacharya awardee Purnima Mahto, BFI National Coach KK Chansoria, Prime Minister awardee Vikash Kharadkar, Volleyball Coach MH Kumara, Professor Ravi Kumar, Arjuna awardee Ashok Dhayanchand and Professor VK Dabas would explain the health and competitive aspects,” said Assistant Professor Uma Kant Singh of lNIPE, also the Indian Ambassador of the ITK programme.
However, the workshop will not highlight all the sports disciplines.
“The experts would focus on basket ball, volleyball, handball, swimming, conditioning games, sports psychology, sports physiology, physical education, talent identification, hockey and archery,” added Singh.
Rose Mary Hille, Deputy Consulate General, Kolkata from German Embassy and Padmashree Olympian Athlete Charles Borromeo has been invited as guests in the workshop scheduled at the State Museum auditorium.