New Delhi, April 12 (ANI): It was a pleasant sight to see hundreds of students grasp the skills of playing football after school hours in the Amity School sports ground, Pushp Vihar.
For the first time in Delhi, Manchester United Soccer School in association with Amity is organizing a five-day "Player Development Program" from April 10-14 at the Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi for students of Delhi / NCR in the age group of 6-15 years (6-9 years, 10-14 years and 15 years above).
Chris O' Brien, Mick Benet and coaches from Manchester United Soccer Schools are conducting the player development program for 135 students in eight batches.
Students in the age group of 6-9 years, 10-14 years and 15+ will be rigorously trained and taught the nuances of playing football the United Way.
Two batches are being simultaneously held in time slots of 3 pm-4:15 pm, 4:30 - 5:45 pm, 6:00- 7:15 pm and 7:30 to 8:45 pm.
Chris O' Brien - Manchester United Soccer Schools Head Coach; Mick Benet and Mr. Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor - Amity University and President - Amity United Football Club kickstarted the player development program on April 10, 2013 at Amity School Grounds.
Beaming with joy and excitement, Kunal, a young participant, described football as his passion.
He said that it was his dream come true to be trained by the coaches of Manchester United.
On being asked whether he will pursue football as his professional career, he said that he will definitely like to keep playing football and would aim to be a member of Indian football team.
Another participant, Saumya, said that it is a rare opportunity to get football training by the best coaches of the world in a proper training camp in Delhi and that he was looking forward to take part in more such camps.
Meenakshi Kapoor, the mother of one of the participants, said that her son is so passionate about football that he watches all the international matches on television all through the night, and when they heard of this camp, he was so delighted that he had informed all his neighbors and relatives about the camp.
Another parent, Rakesh Kumar, said that it is a great endeavour of Amity to organize football training camp. The coaches are so professional and trained, that my child was playing like a pro after the first session only.
Expressing his happiness that Amity and Manchester United Soccer Schools are collaborating, Mr. Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor - Amity University and President - Amity United Football Club said that football is followed by billions of fans worldwide and it is a craze amongst youngsters across the globe.
He further said that given the mass appeal of football and a large youth population, it is a unique endeavor by Amity to tap and nurture young soccer talent.
Mr Chauhan wished that with such initiatives, genuine talent should come out of India and apprised the gathering that Amity is already supporting two football clubs, Amity United Football Club and Indian National Football Club as well as running a number of rural football development centers and scouting camps.
Chris O' Brien said that with 730 million Manchester United followers, India is one of our fastest growing fan base and he had no doubt that the programme would be great opportunity for all involved.(ANI)
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