AT LAST THE LONG CHERISHED DREAM FOR FORMATION OF A FOOTBALL ACADEMY,THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN INDIA HAS COME TRUE. THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN SET UP AT HALDIA (THE PORT CITY OF WEST BENGAL) UNDER THE AEGIS OF INDIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND COUNTY SPORTS FOUNDATION OF HALDIA.BENGAL MAY CLAIM TO THE PIONEER IN ESTABLISHING SUCH AN ACADEMYTHROUGH INDIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

TRAINEE FOOTBALLERS GOT DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH THE SCORCHING SUN ABOVE FOR PRACTICE. . PERSONALITIES FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE SITTING ON THE DIAS UNEQUIROCALLY ASSURED THEIR SUPPORT TO MAKE THE ACADEMY A GRAND SUCCESS.

PERSONS PRESENT AMONGST OTHERS WERE TWO HON’BLE MINISTERS OF WEST BENGAL MR. PROBODH CHANDRA SINHA, MR. BANGSHOGOPAL CHAUDHURI, CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY SPORTS FOUNDATION AND M.P OF HALDIA MR. LAXMAN SETT,EX INDIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALLER MR. SAHU MEWALAL,MR. M.A SATTAR, MR.PRASUN BANERJEE, SECRETARY OF I.F.A AND A.I.F.F VICE –PRESIDENT MR. SUBRATA DUTTA, EX- JOINT SECRETARY OF I.F.A MR. RANJIT GUPTA ETC. THE GUESTS WERE RECEIVED OFFERING FLOWER BOQUETS FROM THE ORGANISERS OF THE OCCASION.

MR. LAXMAN SETT, ONE OF THE FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY FIRMLY HOPED THAT THE INSTITUTION WOULD GO A LONG WAY AND LAST LONG. HE ALSO RUEFULLY SAID THAT DESPITE INDIA INHABITED BY MORE THAN 90 CRORES IS LAGGING FAR BEHIND IN THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ARENA. HE ALSO APPEALED TO THE HON’BLE MINISTERS PRESENT FOR EXTENDING THEIR HANDS OF COOPERATION FOR THE DASY GOING OF THE ACADEMY. THEY ALSO APPRECIATED BOTH ORGANISATIONS FOR SHAPING SUCH AN ACADEMY IN BENGAL.

MR. PRASUNE BANERJEE, ARJUNA AWARDEE INDIAN EX- FOOTBALLER HOPED THAT THIS ACADEMY WOULD CATER SKILLED FOOTBALLERS TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARENA.MR. RANJIT GUPTA, EX-JOINT SECRETARY OF I.F.A HAD HIS FINGERS CROSSED AND FIRMLY BELIEVED THAT,THE ACADEMY WOULD PROSPER.

MR. SUBRATA DUTTA, SECRETARY OF I.F.A AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF A.I.F.F AND MAIN FOUNDER OF THIS ACADEMY EXPRESSED WITH EMOTION THAT, HE HAD IN HIS MIND A DREAM TEAM COMPRISING EXCLUSIVELY ELEVEN INDIAN PLAYERS THAT THE ACADEMY WOULD OFFER TO DEFEAT ANY TEAM WHERE EVEN PLAYERS LIKE BARRETO, BAICHUNG, MEHTAB, MAHESH GAULI ETC WOULD PLAY.

MR. SUJIT CHAKRABARTY, CHIEF COACH OF THIS ACADEMY SELECTED 25 BOYS OUT OF 900 APPLIED FOR UNDERGOING TRAINING IN THE ACADEMY. THE TEMPORARY HOSTLE OF THE ACADEMY IS SITUATED AT DURGACHALK OF HALDIA TOWN AND THEY WILL UNDERGO TRAINING IN THE DURGACHALK STADIUM. FOR HALDIA CSF MR. LAXMAN SETT, HAS CONFIRMED THAT, HE HAS ARRANGED ADMISSION OF THE TRAINEES TO DIFFERENT ENGLISH AND BENGALI MEDIUM SCHOOLS AT HALDIA TOWN.THE SWIMMING POOL OF HALDIA ENGINNERING COLLEGE WILL BE USED BY THE TRAINEES.

SUMMING UP ALL THESE FACTORS IT IS HOPED THAT THE ACADEMY WILL CERTAINLY REACH THE DESTINY AND KEEP ON SUPPLYING TALENTS TO THE INDIAN FOOTBALL. THIS RESIDENTIAL COACHING SHALL SPAN OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. AT THE END OF THE 3RD YEAR THE BOYS WILL START PLAYING IN THE MAIN STREAM OF CLUB FOOTBALL OF KOLKATA AND INDIA . THE ACADEMY HAS BOYS IN THE AGE GROUP OF 13 - 9 YEARS FOR TRAINING UPTO 16- 19 YEARS. ON THE FOURTH AND FIFTH YEAR THE BOYS WILL PARTICIATE FOR ACADEMY IN THE IST DIVISION GROUP"A" OF CALCUTTA FOOTBALL LEAGUE.THE CONTIGENT OF TRAINEES IS OF 25 BOYS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND ANOTHER 25 BOYS UNDER 9 YEARS OF AGE WOULD BE INDUCTED EVERY THIRD YEAR.THESE PLAYERS WOULD SURELY BECOME THE CELEBRITY PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE. TALENTED COMPETENT PLAYERS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING WILL BE SOLD TO THE CLUBS WILLING TO INDUCT THEM.

COACH: .MR. SUJIT CHAKRABARTY

IFA has started yet another Football Academy from 16.04.06 after a grand success of IFA-CSF Football Academy at Haldia in the style of IFA-RUSSI MODY ACADEMY with their chief coach Mr. Prasanta Banerjee(Ex-National Footballer)and the technical advisor Ex-Olympian Mr. Nikhil Nandi and Goalkeeper Coach Mr. Nasir Ahmed.

In a function today at Howrah Union Ground .The Academy is officially opened by Padmabhusan Russi Mody, The President of Howrah Union Club.The Other Eminent personalities who were at the function are Padmasree Chuni Goswami, IFA Secretary Mr. Subrata Dutta,Ex- Olympian Mr. S. Mewalal,Ex- Footballer Mr. Tarun Dey, Mr. Pradip Chowdhury etc.

The Football Camp begins at Howrah Union Ground at Kolkata.Rusi Modi the main architect of TATA FOOTBALL ACADEMY and a tireless personality in promotion of Indian Football has extended his hands of co-operation to give it a positive shape.

The total number of students will be limited to 30.But presently 25 students have been selected.There will be two phases - first one is 93 points and second one is 92 points. Student footballers has spotted from IFA Nursery Football league.The Chief Coach Mr. Prasanta Banerjee confirmed that the scientific training would be given to the students.

The trainining camp should continue for 3 years and after that they would participate in competitive matches. Not only that they would have the scope to play in foreign countries for exposure.The academy appears confident to become professional.

The training will be 4 days a week. Most of the trainee Footballers hail from different parts of Westbengal and that is why all the students are Bengalis.

The Chief Coach informed that sports science would exclusively applied here in the Academy. Sports psychologist,Nutritionist and Physiotherapist will be there.Physical training will be given by the Chief Coach himself.

The entire matter will run under the supervision of Ex- Olympian Mr. Nikhil Nandi and Prasanta Banerjee.A goalkeeper coach will be engaged very soon. The IFA-RUSSI MODY FOOTBALL ACADEMY will add a new dimension to Bengal Football. In real terms this will be an eyeopener to other Provinces of the Country for shaping such type of Academy to feed talents to National and International Football.

Coach:Prasanta Banerjee

Santanu Barman
Arindom Mitra
Bablu Bharati
Jitu Das
Robin Seal
Raju Chakrabarty
Vikram Singh
Sujoy Dey
Raju Dutta
Sumit Biswas
Pahoon Biswas
Bhola Dey
Pradip Patra
Mujaffar Ali
Souvik Das
Raju Debnath
Biswajit mondol
Debdeep mondol
Ramiz Raja khan
Tonmoy Dey Talukdar
Abinash Ruidas
Andrew Verma
Bibhash sarkar.