The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to provide training to students of its primary schools. The education department of the SDMC has decided to appoint well known coaches in select sports in consultation with the ‘Sports Authority of India’( SAI) to extensively train the interested students as per sport curriculum approved by SAI.
A senior SDMC official said that the sports like hockey, cricket, football and table tennis are being considered for the purpose, considering popularity of such games among younger generation. “The move taken will enabled them to compete and excel at national level sports,” he said.
The leader of House in South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Shikha Rai on Monday said that the education department has decided to prepare its students for the different sport. “The education department has also decided to provide all necessary sports infrastructure for realistic and competitive training. The coaches will also be directed to inform the students about the minor inputs required to attain supremacy and expertise,” she said. She said that the age group of 9 to 11 is considered to be most appropriate to train students in one of the sports activities dear to them.
Rai further stated that the coaches will be engaged on contract basis at the earliest in order to catch the young and to involve them in proper training by the professional trainers. “The department is also keen to appoint yoga trainers in schools as the existing physical education teachers have been concentrating on traditional physical exercises only,” she said. The department will also appoint yoga teachers on contract basis, he added.