Dehradun Football Academy has appointed famous football coach Ragunath Dey to train young footballers of State. Informing about the plans of the academy its President Tejoraj Patwal told Media persons here on Tuesday that training would be imparted to budding footballers of the age group 4 to 21 years of the age. He said that the academy is happy to announce that it has appointed reputed coach Dey who is a ‘AFC-B’ level coach.
Patwal said that Doon Global School is helping the academy in this venture by providing its play ground and other facilities. He said that it is a pity that the state is lagging behind in the sport which is its state game.
The President of the academy said that immediate aim of the academy is to train such players who can bring laurels to the state in the National games scheduled in Uttarakhand in the year 2018.
Coach Dey said that he would put more emphasis on the school students so that they can make a good career in Football.
The secretary of the academy, Sandeep Jugran said that prime focus of the academy is developing football at grass root level.
He informed that the fee of the course is kept modest Rs1500 per month. Putting forward his views the Principal of Doon Global academy Anuj Sharan Singh said to make professional footballers out of kids, is a tough task and for these interested students in the age group 8-12 need to the picked and groomed.
He said that his school would provide all possible help to the budding footballers of the State.