The Jharkhand branch of Sports Authority of India (SAI) officials announced to accommodate the candidates of National Talent Search Centres (NTSC) for football boys at Gumla and for hockey girls at Bariatu which had been closed recently.
A Selection trial for getting into SAI hostel would be organised on March 22 and 23 from 7 am onwards for the five sports disciplines carried out at this branch namely Hockey (Boys/Girls), Football (Boys/Girls), Athletics (Boys/Girls), Archery (Boys/Girls) and Volleyball (Girls). The age group is between 12 to 18 years. For those players who are participating at the SAI Day Boarding Sports Tournament from March 20 to 24, the selection would be held on March 25 and 26.
“If the NTSC Gumla and Bariatu players fulfil the criteria of being a national player or physically fit qualities, then they would be accommodated at our Academy,” said SAI State Incharge Sushil Kumar Verma.
From this year April SAI would be beginning its own Football Boys Centre which was in the waiting list since the establishment of Football girls centre in 2006.
SAI officials on Monday informed that they would organise an annual felicitation ceremony wherein Best players of SAI would be given medals in the name of eminent sports personalities from the coming financial year.
SAI Jharkhand would also put up the photos of renowned state sports personalities in its stadium. “Olympian Mangal Singh has agreed to come here and give training to our budding players after every six months,” added Verma.
A Five member committee comprising an International Player from the mentioned sports discipline, a member from the state Art, Culture, Sports and Affairs along with a SAI official would be selecting the participants at the trial camp.
The players selected for the SAI Hostel would be getting Rs175 for 300 to 330 days, Rs4,000 for sports dress per year, Rs3000 for participating in a competition, Rs1000 for studies, Rs300 for contingency fund and Rs30 for per year insurance.
Players would be accommodated at Jharkhand SAI till the age of 21 years.