Gems Of Indian Football

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At India On Track, Ryan Godinho isn't just coaching football; he's sculpting dreams. With grassroots dedication and a love for the game, Ryan, along with his partners, is making strides. From door-to-door pitches to a student at Real Madrid, this is the story of passion turned success.  #KadamBadhaoIndia #AsianGames2023 #AsianGames #Football #FIFA #FootballInIndia #LaLiga #RealMadrid #Scholarship #Exide #ExideCare #Outlookindia #IndiaMovesOnExide #Olympics #Sports #SportsInIndia #IndianSports #Parisolympics #Olympics #SportsAuthorityOfIndia #MinistryOfSports

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:04 My name is Ryan Grino, and I work with India On Track.

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00:13 One of my students is right now in Madrid.

00:16 Her name is Kajal D'Souza.

00:17 She's 17 years old.

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00:21 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:40 I wasn't the best footballer or something in school, right?

00:43 I had a lot of talented friends, and also always looking

00:46 at how they play.

00:47 I always had that need.

00:49 What if I just had a little bit of guidance?

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01:05 [CLAPPING]

01:08 I had two partners, Aatish Ganguly and Vidur Mehmi,

01:11 who supported me in this whole academy kind of thing.

01:14 And the three of us did it out of passion,

01:16 and they all both-- our ideas clicked.

01:19 Our vision clicked.

01:20 We used to go door to door to colonies with a pamphlet

01:23 and go to the parents and be like, listen,

01:25 we have started an academy.

01:26 Why don't you send your child for one month trial?

01:29 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:35 And then once La Liga came in, all our happy feet coaches

01:38 also partnered up with them.

01:40 We gave our happy feet program to them

01:42 because they showed me a platform where they were like,

01:45 we will only educate you.

01:47 We will only teach you.

01:48 We will teach all your stuff.

01:49 And you all know this market better than anybody else.

01:52 So why not we both partner up and bring out

01:55 the best in the children?

01:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:59 One of my students is right now in Madrid

02:02 for a development center, full scholarship

02:05 through La Liga for one year.

02:07 Her name is Kajal D'Souza.

02:08 She's 17 years old, and she's now--

02:09 she's just gone over there last month.

02:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:14 And it was a very good experience.

02:16 And I feel like me playing the World Cup,

02:18 even if the results didn't come in my favor or the team's

02:21 favor, I have had a few girls who

02:24 used to play nationals with me in our under-14 category

02:28 just messaging me, like, how have you done it?

02:30 Being a midfielder, it's something

02:32 that a midfielder can dictate the game,

02:35 can dictate whether you want to move forward

02:37 or whether you want to move backwards.

02:39 And I feel, yes, I think the La Liga methodology is

02:42 like to play a lot around with tactics rather than technique

02:47 right now.

02:48 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:50 But something that I looked at the brightest side that, OK,

02:54 now, you know, I'll just use my head instead of-- so that's

02:57 what he has taught me all the time is that use your head.

03:00 That is the best place.

03:01 Like, you know, you can play the ball in one touch.

03:04 You can score in one touch.

03:06 So I've just learned positioning and a lot of, you know,

03:09 being able to control the game.

03:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:14 All across India and all across the cities, I am happy to say,

03:18 I'm proud to say that we have so many coaches, so many managers,

03:22 so many operational heads who are putting--

03:25 who love sports, who are passionate about sports,

03:27 and really taking the time out and putting the hard work

03:30 to make sure that we bridge that gap.

03:32 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:36 And we'll be--

03:37 I feel like, you know, we'll be playing the Under-20 World Cup

03:39 soon.

03:40 I mean, now that we can't, we obviously cross that gate.

03:43 But maybe the Senior World Cup with the Under-20 team,

03:45 if we develop on this a lot.

03:48 Like, if you would have told me 10 years back,

03:49 do you think this is possible?

03:50 I would say yes, but not that far.

03:52 It is a long process.

03:53 It's a marathon.

03:53 It's not a 100-meter.

03:54 It's a proper marathon, and we are bridging that gap slowly,

03:57 slowly, slowly.

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03:59 [CHEERING]

04:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]

04:05 (upbeat music)

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