Goan Intervillage Clubs and Football
y Armstrong Vaz
Doha August 9, 2007: Goa minister for Urban development till date (political uncertainty not taking into account), and Goa football association President Joaquim Alemao has moved a proposal for adding Goan inter-village football clubs with Rs.50,000 for the 150 odd clubs by the government.
Will it serve as tonic for Goan football growth? Armstrong Vaz analyzes the pros and cons of the decision.
Goa football association President Joaquim Alemao has great plans for football in the state. The plans were on paper before the elections and now it is implementation time. The elections dust of Goa Football Association (GFA) has just settled down. India is marching ahead into new frontiers on the economic front and football, the game we love so much cannot be left behind. Goans have to set the pace for others to follow.
Goa is getting ready to set in motion a host of changes and trying to keep pace to evolve itself into one of the major stake holder of the game in the country. Joaquim has a plan of action. Plan of action to give the game that extra zip in the state, leaving other states behind.
The Member of the Goa legislative assembly representing Cuncolim, a constituency of south Goa has put forth a proposal for aiding of inter-village clubs to the yearly grant of Rs.50, 000/- each.
The clubs are naturally ecstatic that they would be getting a booty -- Booty, for some and peanuts for others. Peanuts for inter-village clubs which participate in many inter village tournaments and end up not winning any tournaments. And booty for others as some of the inter village clubs are personal 'fieldom' of a group of individuals.
Individuals, who use the club to hold inter-village tournaments, collect funds from donors and field the team in GFA recognized tournaments to keep the registration in place. For them football is a money making business with no thoughts on developing new talent or promoting new talent. Others cling on to the clubs to hold an inter village tournament just for prestige as they have been holding a particular tournament for so many years and thus want the club affiliation going.
There needs to be guidelines and yardsticks in place on who quantifies for the grants and who do not. The GFA and the sports department of the state government through which the grants would be given need to come up with a clear cut policy. One would be for the clubs to submit their proposals and the way they would proceed with grants at their disposal. The Sports authority of Goa (SAG) and its account department need to have periodical checks that the monies are utilized in the right way or not.
The Rs. 50,000 will again be peanuts for some clubs who are involved in youth development as the cost of equipment and sundry expenses of the young under-privileged children would not suffice the money to be doled out. Unless, the government plans to provide equipment for the budding footballers.
The GFA needs to impose conditions and ensure that the beneficiary clubs maintain two youth development teams - one of which must be under-12 throughout the year. Some of the GFA officials would insist on having under-10 teams but my experience of ten years as an organizer of such age group tells me that it is very difficult to convince parents of eight and nine years to send their toddlers on the football field, especially in rural areas.
To convince parents, one needs to have more interaction of the parents, teachers, coaches and officials for the smooth running of the youth development program, when it comes to eight and ten years children. Hopefully with Joaquim at the helm of affairs the tie-up between GFA and SAG for promotion of football would get the desired fillip.
For the present GFA and its clubs have concentrated their youth development programmes in the cities and semi urban areas. The cost of maintaining an inter village club and the associated formalities have shied away many from registering the club with GFA.
Football thrives every where in Goa, be it Morpilla of Quepem taluka in South Goa or Polem- the border village close to Karwar in Karnataka state, but for want of opportunities and lack of organization structure footballers from this far flung villages never catch up with their dreams. GFA needs to place an organizational structure in places where they don't have one and where talent is in abundant but lack right guidance and training and exposure.
GFA needs to address such problems and go deeper to the surface and help in spreading and spotting talent through the state. The more the pangs of poverty and deprivation more is the urge to perform and conquer the goals and it is the underprivileged and other backward class children which GFA needs to reach out.
And in this march the SAG, the department of sports and the education department with their organizational structure and with the help of the physical education teachers must all evolve in taking Goa to a next level, contributing to the might in building India not just into a economic power but a football power which all of us dream about.
GFA President Joaquim Alemao has dreams for Goan football. We as football lovers too have dreams. Hopefully all will join hands for football promotion. Viva Goa! Viva - the spirit of football among Goans.
Note : Goa has four clubs in the Indian national league which is to be re-launched as I-League in September this year. Salgaocar Sports Club, Churchill Bros, Dempo sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa.
Salgaocar sports club have won the Indian professional league once while Dempo sports club who are holders of the league have won it twice.
Besides the four, Vasco sports Club now relegated to second division and Fransa Pax football club- since disbanded also featured in the national league in earlier editions.
Goa football association has 165 odd clubs registered with them, and the association conducts the Goa professional league, followed by the First division league, Second division league and third division league, besides the age group tournaments for boys and girls.
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Doha August 9, 2007: Goa minister for Urban development till date (political uncertainty not taking into account), and Goa football association President Joaquim Alemao has moved a proposal for adding Goan inter-village football clubs with Rs.50,000 for the 150 odd clubs by the government.
Will it serve as tonic for Goan football growth? Armstrong Vaz analyzes the pros and cons of the decision.
Goa football association President Joaquim Alemao has great plans for football in the state. The plans were on paper before the elections and now it is implementation time. The elections dust of Goa Football Association (GFA) has just settled down. India is marching ahead into new frontiers on the economic front and football, the game we love so much cannot be left behind. Goans have to set the pace for others to follow.
Goa is getting ready to set in motion a host of changes and trying to keep pace to evolve itself into one of the major stake holder of the game in the country. Joaquim has a plan of action. Plan of action to give the game that extra zip in the state, leaving other states behind.
The Member of the Goa legislative assembly representing Cuncolim, a constituency of south Goa has put forth a proposal for aiding of inter-village clubs to the yearly grant of Rs.50, 000/- each.
The clubs are naturally ecstatic that they would be getting a booty -- Booty, for some and peanuts for others. Peanuts for inter-village clubs which participate in many inter village tournaments and end up not winning any tournaments. And booty for others as some of the inter village clubs are personal 'fieldom' of a group of individuals.
Individuals, who use the club to hold inter-village tournaments, collect funds from donors and field the team in GFA recognized tournaments to keep the registration in place. For them football is a money making business with no thoughts on developing new talent or promoting new talent. Others cling on to the clubs to hold an inter village tournament just for prestige as they have been holding a particular tournament for so many years and thus want the club affiliation going.
There needs to be guidelines and yardsticks in place on who quantifies for the grants and who do not. The GFA and the sports department of the state government through which the grants would be given need to come up with a clear cut policy. One would be for the clubs to submit their proposals and the way they would proceed with grants at their disposal. The Sports authority of Goa (SAG) and its account department need to have periodical checks that the monies are utilized in the right way or not.
The Rs. 50,000 will again be peanuts for some clubs who are involved in youth development as the cost of equipment and sundry expenses of the young under-privileged children would not suffice the money to be doled out. Unless, the government plans to provide equipment for the budding footballers.
The GFA needs to impose conditions and ensure that the beneficiary clubs maintain two youth development teams - one of which must be under-12 throughout the year. Some of the GFA officials would insist on having under-10 teams but my experience of ten years as an organizer of such age group tells me that it is very difficult to convince parents of eight and nine years to send their toddlers on the football field, especially in rural areas.
To convince parents, one needs to have more interaction of the parents, teachers, coaches and officials for the smooth running of the youth development program, when it comes to eight and ten years children. Hopefully with Joaquim at the helm of affairs the tie-up between GFA and SAG for promotion of football would get the desired fillip.
For the present GFA and its clubs have concentrated their youth development programmes in the cities and semi urban areas. The cost of maintaining an inter village club and the associated formalities have shied away many from registering the club with GFA.
Football thrives every where in Goa, be it Morpilla of Quepem taluka in South Goa or Polem- the border village close to Karwar in Karnataka state, but for want of opportunities and lack of organization structure footballers from this far flung villages never catch up with their dreams. GFA needs to place an organizational structure in places where they don't have one and where talent is in abundant but lack right guidance and training and exposure.
GFA needs to address such problems and go deeper to the surface and help in spreading and spotting talent through the state. The more the pangs of poverty and deprivation more is the urge to perform and conquer the goals and it is the underprivileged and other backward class children which GFA needs to reach out.
And in this march the SAG, the department of sports and the education department with their organizational structure and with the help of the physical education teachers must all evolve in taking Goa to a next level, contributing to the might in building India not just into a economic power but a football power which all of us dream about.
GFA President Joaquim Alemao has dreams for Goan football. We as football lovers too have dreams. Hopefully all will join hands for football promotion. Viva Goa! Viva - the spirit of football among Goans.
Note : Goa has four clubs in the Indian national league which is to be re-launched as I-League in September this year. Salgaocar Sports Club, Churchill Bros, Dempo sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa.
Salgaocar sports club have won the Indian professional league once while Dempo sports club who are holders of the league have won it twice.
Besides the four, Vasco sports Club now relegated to second division and Fransa Pax football club- since disbanded also featured in the national league in earlier editions.
Goa football association has 165 odd clubs registered with them, and the association conducts the Goa professional league, followed by the First division league, Second division league and third division league, besides the age group tournaments for boys and girls.
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=49977
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