Gopi-led panel lays out new framework for better coaching ecosystem

A GOOD and robust coaching system is a must for sports development.

- INDRANEEL DAS @Chennai

India may be aiming for 100 medals at the Summer Games in the next two decades but without proper coaches and system, this will always remain a pipedream. In fact, to even get close to winning 20 medals, this is important.With revamping the coaching setup in mind, the P Gopichand-led nine-member Task Force submitted a report — A Unified Framework for Development of Coaching Ecosystem in India — to the sports ministry on Tuesday. The report envisages a robust ecosystem with coach-first approach and has pointed out various issues that have been hampering growth of good coaches in the country. Empowering coaches, scientific approach, athlete-driven, accountability, incentivising good results... these are some of the basic tenets the report has focused on. Another objective of the reform would be to shed dependency on foreign coaches over