Guwahati: If things go as planned young sportspersons in Assam would soon be able to continue their studies and sports activities together without affecting each other. For, the state sports and youth welfare department is planning a special education curriculum for the sports persons.
The new state sports policy, draft of which has been prepared proposed
for a special educational curriculum for sportspersons so that they
can spare enough time for practice, coaching and participation in
competition.
The draft sports policy which aims at making sports and physical
education facilities available to children and youths belonging to all
sections of the society made the proposal following suggestion by many
sports organizers about necessity for a special educational curriculum
for the sports person in the state.
A senior official of the state sports department said that there was a
necessity for a special education curriculum as many young students in
the state have to skip their sports practice in order to attend their
schools and examination. In the process they fail to concentrate on
their sports even as they have equal interest and sports talent. “This
is part of our initiative not only to provide facilities to our sports
person but to tap the new sporting talents. We have included the
proposal in the draft policy and would be finalised after necessary
corrections,” the official added.
The official said the proposal would be discussed with the state
education department. “Our rural area has huge sporting talents in
football, volleyball and athletics. But unlike people in urban centres
they do not get much encouragement and support from their parents to
pursue sports seriously like their studies. As the parents asks them
to concentrate more on education, we loose a good sports talent in the
process,” he said.
“If we can support them to continue their education without affecting
their sports practice and activities, it would go a long way in sports
promotion,” the official added.
The draft sports policy aims to turn Assam a leading edge state in the
sports arena, to create adequate infrastructure, promote rural games,
adopt maximum disciplines of Olympic Games, broad base sports,
synergies the activities of Sports and Education Departments and raise
the standards of sports in the state.
It also plans to provide facilities to harness talent at the grass
root level, nurture the potential sportspersons and achieve excellence
in the sports at both National and International level and give
incentives to sportspersons who win laurels for the State at National
and International levels.
