Jharkhand will soon have a state-of-the-art Volleyball Academy with
the inclusive incorporation of government and non-government sports
Organizations. This academy is proposed to come up at Giridih, sources
informed.
This National Level Academy will be equipped with all major
facilities. The decision was taken in a meeting held by the Governing
Body and Executive Board of Mongia National Volleyball Academy (MNVA),
informed Jaideep Sarkar, Secretary and Volleyball International,
eminent ex-National Volleyball player.
Mongia National Volleyball Academy (MNVA) led by Mongia Steel and
Prime Volleyball Champion Kolkata Thunderbolts are all set for a
sporting collaboration for Volleyball in Jharkhand.
As of the recent positive developments in Sports, specifically
Volleyball, initial talks have already been expedited between two
dynamic Volleyball promoting houses. Pawan Kumar Patodia, the owner of
Kolkata Thunderbolts, had a detailed discussion with the Chairman of
Mongia Steel and President of National Volleyball Academy, Dr. Gunwant
Singh Mongia, to empower Indian Volleyball at a grassroots level to
elite level offering quantum, professionalism and magnitude to the
entire Volleyball ecosystem.
“The Management of Kolkata Thunderbolts will soon meet the MNVA
authorities for further proceedings and planning starting from Eastern
India,” added Jaideep.
Several new resolutions included the appointment of experienced
high-level coaches, the selection process of 30 volleyball players in
the age group of 12 to 16 years, and the plan related to quality
education, housing, food, medical, transport, and other facilities, he
said.
Dr. Gunwant Singh Mongia, President of MNVA, said that these decisions
have been taken in order to produce international players from
Jharkhand. “We are planning to provide top facilities to the budding
players and we aim to produce top quality volleyball players from
Jharkhand,” he said. MNVA will also organize ‘Mongia Steel Cup
Inter-School Volleyball Competition’, and the Academy will start from
July 2022 as planned.
Jharkhand’s MNVA will be the first sports academy in the country to
work on a Centralized and Decentralized system. Also, MNVA will be a
pioneer in spreading the much-awaited ‘Mini Volleyball’ in India on
the principle of sports pedagogy for the grass-root development of
volleyball.