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UT(TIAS)-NS-NIS(Patiala) : DSCE(Chandigarh) : SAI(India)JSA(Japan) /SAINSA(Swimming Pool Complex, Delhi) : BRA-IBSA(Delhi) :DU(KMC) : Embassy of JAPAN(Delhi) : NGOs-Sport Organizations(February 12th to 21st, 2018)
A REPORT – To TIAS (& JSA) – NS-NIS (& ED) : SAI – Embassy of Japan and Embassy of Indiath(5 and Final Program of Activities in the Fiscal Year 2017-The Starting Year for Japan-India Cooperation in Sport)

2018, Feb. 12:
Day 1 - Program I:
Two (2) programs start in parallel at Sports Authority of India (SAI) - Netaji Subhas
National Institute of Sports, Patiala (Punjab state, India) after Opening Welcome by
Executive Director (ED-Dr. S.S. ROY), and other senior Officers (Administrators, led by
Dean Dr. Rajdeep Kaur and Coaches, main host Dr. I. P. Nagi, Football) and Scientists
and Diploma Trainees – Welcome to Delegationfrom University of Tsukuba (Prof. Randeep Rakwal,
Associate Professor Guido Geisler, Associate
Professor Alexis Lyras – TIAS along 2nd Batch student,
Mr.
Aman
Shah;
and
specialexpertguest-Democritus University of Thrace, Prof.
Evangelos Albanidis – funded by Olympism for
Humanity-O4H). Thank you Mr. Manikant Sharma (TIAS-2nd Batch student & Assistant
Director, SAI) for the great coordination.

(Dr. Alexis, Dr. Albanidis (Greece-O4H), Dr. Guido, Dr. Rajdeep Kaur, Dean NIS, & Mr. Aman)

The program was titled WORKSHOP on Olympic Education & Applied Olympism (Feb
12th - Day-long workshop) – Coaching Methodologies & Training in Football (Feb 12th
to 16th; 5-day intense training program – lecture/theory-practical-classroom to pitch).
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Following the Introductions of the Guests (by Dr. Nagi) and my (Prof. Rakwal – shortspeech ‘Good morning to All, Respected ED, Dean, Coaches and Students, and Colleagues. Thank you
for the opportunity/visit and continue this collaboration/program with NS-NIS/SAI and UT-TIAS; and also
today, we have an honored guest from Greece, Prof. Albanidis. Good to see many friends also; so to start

what did I do today? I woke up and ran-run Randeep run; I am in no comparison to the Great Milkha
Singh, but he has inspired people in Japan too especially after the movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Why run?
To run for myself – improve myself; if I improve myself, I improve/contribute to Japan and India. So, I wish
to thank all athlete’s-Coaches, Scientists and Administrators who are doing their best for SPORT & India.
Today we come for 1 week with Coaching as the 5-day training program in football with Dr. Guido; also
we have a day of Olympism with Dr. Alexis and a historian from Greece Dr. Evangelos who will show theconnection between Greece and India in Punjab. Finally, we have a student – a living legacy) keyword of2

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our TIAS – Sport For Tomorrow – SFT – programs, bridging India and Japan. Finally, we continue what westarted in Feb 2017, almost to the day – moving to July visit by the previous DG-SAI, Shri. Injeti Srinivas
and Team (Dr. Hooda, Dr. Roy, and Dr. Kaur, and Mr. Manikant) to Japan-Tsukuba – to the September
Football Coaching program in UT – and to SAICON2017 in Delhi and NS-NIS field visit along with NSSU;
and to today. Thank you once again NS-NIS, Patiala and Punjab, India ), the 2 programs started inearnest. There were 400 plus participants for the Applied Olympic Education
Workshop and 23 (plus 4 National SAI coaches) for Football Diploma Trainees.
Throughout the week, at NIS, there was interaction with various Coaches and Diploma
Trainees which made the endeavor even more fruitful – introducing UT-TIAS-TAIIKU to
the Indian side.

The first TALK on Applied Olympic Education workshop was started with an
introduction / background to the ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES (Prof Albanidis; and alsopart of the Greece Summer Program led by Dr. Lyras). As he talked…The ancient
Olympic Games started in Greece – Historical and Geographical; location of the Games,
buildings, judges, events; punishment-ZANES for reminding the violators. Running(Athletic race) was the most important event as it is today; the STONE-Starting Linewas created to avoid ‘false start’. Wrestling-used oil; as weight was not a factor used oil.
["Particular to combat sports”] The Javelin almost similar to today, but Discuss throw –no turns as the stadia were narrower. Jumping-multiple jumps. 776 BC/E (Before
Common Era), sprint was the only event. Most spectacular was Chariot Races.
Participants of the Games - free for all Greeks. 385 AD, the last recorded victor of theGames was an Armenian Prince. The WORD EKECHEIRIA – TRUCE : It was in timesof the Games that there was suspension of war – a truce; but as a famous IOC member
once said ‘”now we suspend Games due to war”. Another WORD – KALOKAGATHIA –harmony of mind and body; music and gymnastics were taught at the same place3Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences & Tsukuba International Academy for Sport
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“The Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for "Faster,Higher, Stronger". It was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of theInternational Olympic Committee in 1894. Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri
Didon, a Dominican priest who was an athletics enthusiast”.

(Q&A- Dr. Kaur, what kind of gymnasium people used? What methodology for training
was there?).
The second TALK was by Dr. Lyras (TIAS) on Olympic Education and Applied Olympism:
Foundations, Vision and Steps Forward…. Started with a question from the previous
talk -Countries which held Olympics also increased their athlete’s performance. India
has never hosted the Olympics, so how did these countries helped keep up theirperformance? Alexis - “Heart of the Olympic Spirit is to self-improve - to set goals andobjectives both as athletes but also human principles”. Tokyo2020 - vision – bridges –east and west – values – applied Olympic education is the topic at hand. BID –restoration (2011.03~) – Integrity of Sports. [Biggest refugee crisis – UPTO US(people-humanity) to use OLYMPIC IDEALS for CHANGE] 3 pillars: athletic contests forbody and mind; wisdom and scientific mindset; arts and technology (creative thinking
and innovation) – To make good – ideal caring (giving and creative) citizens. Olympic
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Idea Dilemma 1: Olympic idea content carriers versus Context changers (Applied
Olympism). “Omotenashi and restoration”. ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES – The mostimportant was HUMAN CAPITAL. Academic literacy, learning from ancient Olympic
history, revival of the Games, Olympic Charter 1984. Progress of HUMAN CIVILIZATION– OLYMPIAD – What do we do today? Started from Brazil. So, what do we do at TIAS?
Learn new skills; help the community – (Olympic Value Education Program (OVEP).
Important to practice what we preach. First Olympic Athlete – HERCULES; philosophicalcontext, Trojan War, Helen of Troy; ATHENA – Goddess of Wisdom; Olive tree –message of fertility – living together, cultivate, and fruits.
SOCRATES – “I can only make them THINK”.
ARISTOTLE – “We LEARN by doing them”.

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Continue to the third TALK on The ecumenical spread of ancient Greek athletics andthe Olympic games during the Hellenistic and Roman imperial times by Prof Albanidis– 3 to 4 BCE (before Common Era), after the death of Alexander the Great. 330 to 323
BC (died) “his campaign duration”. Indians and Ancient Greeks shared some time
together - Bilingual tablets and coins prove it – so lived/co-existed together peacefully.
Proliferation of athletic buildings, improvement in training systems, and inclusion ofothers: GYMNASIA spread to the EAST. Gymnasia were found in the East, like Ai
Khanoum in Afghanistan [Evidence of STRIGILS in India (Strabo)]. In those times, theGymnasia had diverse facilities and many rooms + music + arts. The word BARBARIANS– actually means or refers to people who spoke a foreign language. It was not aderogatory word back then. HERODOTUS, Father of History also called Egyptians (oneof the advanced civilizations that time) also as barbarians. ‘ARETE’ = Excellence /GYMNOS = Naked’. Excellence through sport competition – OLYMPIA – 776 BCE – 4
year cycle is the OLYMPIAD. Next, the spread of Hellenism-new
economic-political-social Pan Hellenic festival gained importance. Olympic Games in
the local context and character. OLYMPIC TRUCE in Modern times;
Sarajevo-Lillehammer Games had a 24 hour truce (NECESSITY IN MODERN TIMES TO
INTRODUCE OLYMPIC TRUCE). Q&A – Why 2nd full moon date for the Olympic Games?
Largest size-socioreligious reasons only. When Alexander the Great founded Gymnasia?
Any influence in India?

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The Ancient knowledge fascinated the participants and the Greek and India (Punjab)
history was re-told and appreciated by the audience and in context of the spread of the
GYMNASIA.
Continue to the final TALK by Dr. Lyras with more interaction and discussion on themeaning of Applied Olympic Education, there was a question on ‘How to educate ones
heart’? Mind and Heart should be educated; mind will educate your heart. The
discussions continued – how we grow and develop as an athlete-other than as athlete
and coach? ROLE MODELS-The COACHES : Not only just as athletes – but also as
teaching children in their communities. Dual Career of athletes is very important inmodern context; employability and also to inspire others; scientists-sport and social
science; training about emotional intelligence; new training modules. And, there waspoint – ‘heart is just a muscle’. Olympic Education-historical values; applied rest on thefundamental; we should know the basics; multiple aspects; fundamental values ofapplied Olympism-past to present. Educate our children – nutritionist-a difficult
question? The point of IDIOT was raised by Alexis sensei. Self-centered. Step by step –applied Olympism-to govern our vision, goals and objectives. Move to DECLINE OF
OLYMPIC VALUES – Dark Ages – War; then came the RETHINKING of HELLENICTHOUGHT PROCESS – the RENASSAINCE. Human-centered approach; 1850 in Greece,
using OLYMPIA GAMES for NATION BUILDING. The path of sports and PE - by Pierre de
Coubertin to revive France. Q: who should get the credit for revival of Modern Olympic
Games? People from the past to the present. Taking the audience back to the FIRSTSLIDE (Wrestling Room). Lack of community; take parts in sports for enjoyment of life
and add value of life; now just to win; more inclusive; festivals are very common inIndia-but not on SPORTS; to create community festivals – not commercial; nature and7Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences & Tsukuba International Academy for Sport
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nurture – open environment – TO NURTURE NEW MIND. Finally, a video clip made by
high-school children in Cyprus-children from the divided nation come together – it canbe done. To conclude the day-long workshop, which had the audience THINKING of
OLYMPICS from past to present & its REAL VALUE, Dr. Kaur concluded –FUNDAMENTAL also creates the APPLIED; &, how WE have made USE of this APPLIED
today is KEY MESSAGE.

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Before continuing to the Football Coaching program which was going on in parallel; ameeting was held with the Dean- Faculty of Science, NS-NIS, Dr. Kaur on the
curriculum for Olympic Education (by Dr. Lyras) at the new National
Center for Sports Science Research (NCSSR). Following the Feb. 2017
and this visit and lectures on AOE, by Dr. Lyras, the importance of
having this understanding of OLYMPISM - APPLIED OLYMPIC EDUCATION (AOE) by the
Coaches and younger generation (coaches, athletes and scientist) has been delivered.
*****

Program II (Day 1, Feb 12th):“University of Tsukuba- SAI Football Coaching Program” (Dr. Geisler, and assisted by
Mr. Aman Shah, 2nd Batch TIAS student). 23 Football Diploma Trainees and 4 Senior
Coaches (Dr. Nagi, Dr. Negi, Mr. Subhasish, Mr. Surinder) from NS-NIS, Patiala. Afteran inspection of the football pitch (early morning rain – coincidence the last day in Sep
2017 training program was also rain…) by Dr. Geisler, a decision was made to start the
program with an on-pitch practical session.
University of Tsukuba – SAI Football Program: Coaching the Coaches
Game Sense Coaching – Integration of Technique, Tactics, Fitness, & Mental Skills into Everyday Practice The program addresses each of the standard technical, tactical, physical, and psychological components of coaching theory and practice. Specifically, itaims to extend the content of the the Indian Diploma Course in Football Coaching (and others) and demonstrate applications within a modern coachingframework – i.e., demonstrate methods for blending technique training, tactical emphases, fitness training, and psychological skills together during
training sessions. This is an abbreviated version of the 10-day program in September (in Tsukuba), with the following considerations:o Much of the content is expected to be novel and innovative to the SAI participants Drawn from the latest research in coaching theory (e.g., approaches to talent identification/combatting the relative age effect, the Long Term
Player Development Program [LTPD], “game sense” [or “play practice”/“tactical games”] coaching, cognitive training, among others) The most up-to-date methods of the German Football Federation’s (DFB) UEFA coach certification courses and of European youth academies Perspectives of the Japan Football Association (JFA) Additional focus on the psychology of coaching practice; i.e., content that is often covered only superficially in most coach certification programso Some content will be familiar, but with alternative methods of applying it to training contexts
 The DFB’s method of match form tactical training (phases of play) Insights gained by the instructor during observation periods at professional youth academies in Germany
 Insights gained by the instructor through annual attendance at international football coaching conferences Technical training emphases include group/team pattern practice (includes internalizing sequences/game patterns alongside technique training),
position-specific technique training, and the renowned Dutch “Coerver Coaching” method of player development
 Tactical training emphases include the following key objectives in youth player and youth team development: Creating overload situations (attack) & ball recovery/preventing overload (defense) Controlling the central playing area
 Controlling play between the lines (exploiting it in attack, closing the gaps in defense) Establishing width & depth, creating space/using space Transitional play in attack and in defense Understanding of horizontal & vertical zones, ball-oriented marking, spatial connections/understanding between players
 Physical training emphases include: “Football fitness” approaches (physical training with the ball that incorporates specific technical, tactical, and/or psychological elements)
 HIIT (high intensity interval training) for football Psychological training emphases include: Performance profiling/needs analysis and developing (mental) performance plans with players
 Practical cognitive training activities (on the pitch, with the ball) and psychological regeneration/team cohesion activities
 Psychological training for penalty kicks (informed by current research)

The following notes (minutes) are by Mr. Aman Shah – “During the firstsession, Dr. Geisler introduced aspects of “Game sense” coaching
methodology by setting up a demo training session. The trainees weredivided into two groups and each group was assigned to a grid.
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The demo session started with a warm-up gamewhere groups divided into teams and had to playrugby (throwing the ball to teammates). Intensity wasincreased in subsequent warm-up sets to show thetrainees how “game-like” situations can be recreatedin the warm-up, without even touching the ball withthe feet. This was followed by some basic passing
patterns and pattern practice in groups of two withthe ball being passed through cone gates. Dr. Geisler
stressed on the fact that coaches must ensure thattraining sessions are planned in a way that resembles
game situations: “Train like the way you play.” The
post-lunch in-class session introduced the theoreticalconcept of the Game Sense Coaching Methodology.
The trainees were divided into groups and made tothink about important football-specific physical skills
and the amount of time players engage in that activity during a game. This set thestage to explain the rationale behind the increased focus on the mental coachingaspects in football; on average, a player spends only about 2% of a game in physicalskills. Therefore, it is important for coaches to focus on the psychological aspects ofplayer development. Dr. Geisler explained that the main emphasis for the week-longtraining would be to help the coaches develop “thinking players” through theircoaching methods. It is very important in today’s fast-paced football games for players
to be able to think accurately about the next footballing moment. Traditional coaching
methods focused more on technique development and ignored the development ofdecision making abilities of players. Therefore, the newer Game Sense coachingsessions are structured in a way to allow players to train the way they play in matches,
which helps train technique and tactical aspects while also helping develop the players’
autonomous decision-making capacities. The key message of this type of coaching
methodology is to “let the Game be the teacher”. Coaches should coach as and whenrequired but should largely allow players to identify footballing problems and find theirsolutions. If players get used to doing this during training sessions, they will be better
equipped to replicate this in match situations.
All footballing actions require technical skills, decision making and communication;
therefore, it is imperative that all training activities also incorporate these key aspects.

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DAY 1 (Feb. 12th)
10:00 THEORY (Classroom)

DAY 2 (Feb. 13th)

DAY 3 (Feb. 14th)2018

DAY 4 (Feb. 15th)

DAY 5 (Feb. 16th)

10:00 THEORY (Classroom)

10:00 THEORY (Classroom)

10:00 THEORY (Classroom)

10:00 PRACTICAL (Pitch) Technique training & Long
Term Player Development
program (LTPD) Youth development – DFB& European youth
academies Youth development – JFA Psychology of penalty
kicks Performance profiling/needs analysiso Tactical training IV– Phases of play (match
form sequences)

11:45 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

11:45 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

11:45 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

11:45 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

11:45 THEORY (Classroom)o “Game sense” demo
training sessiono Technical skill
development II- Positional techniquepracticeo Football fitness IIo Tactics II – Training form
activities

 Developing (mental)
performance plans

Opening & Program Overview
 “Game sense” coachingtheory

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

14:30 THEORY (Classroom)

14:30 THEORY (Classroom)

14:30 THEORY (Classroom)

14:30 THEORY (Classroom)

14:30 PRACTICAL (Pitch) Talent identification &development Technical skill development- Coerver Coaching method

 Training form tacticalactivities

 Tactical training – DFB
match form (phases ofplay)o Cognitive training activities
o Alternative/multi-focus
training games Principles of football fitness

16:00 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

16:00 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

16:00 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

16:00 PRACTICAL (Pitch)

16:00 THEORY (Classroom)o Technical skill
development I- Pattern practiceo Football fitness I

o Tactics I – Training form
activities

o Tactical training III– Phases of play (match
form sequences) Self-regulation – Managing
game moments Team cohesion &motivation
Closing & Wrap-Up

Program II (Day 2, Feb 13th):
Morning session and practice focused on the technique training and technical skill
development. The afternoon session on 1) Technical Skill Development covered the
Coerver Coaching - Systematic and focused. “Players get out of hard situations – soonly a player who is technicallyskilled – has technical ability – cando it”. 1. Ball Mastery – over andover and over again; REPEATED is
the key. 2. Receiving and Passing.
3. Moves – 1 v 1. 4. Speed. 5.
Finishing. 6. Group Attack;
Focused on developing theIndividual Player. 2) Football
Fitness (here FF-I) incorporated
different dimensions of training (physical, technical,
tactical, and mental fitness). BETTER, not MORE
TRAINING – 3-4 training sessions a week at high intensity(90 min) + 1 game/week, is recommended; this is goodenough-but intense. Football fitness- high speed-high11Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences & Tsukuba International Academy for Sport
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accuracy-high efficiency – Introduction of Modern Methods by Guido sensei; revision
towards high intensity, not every day. There are 3 main energy paths: a) ATP-PC, very
quick energy; b) Glycolitic energy for 2 min (ANAEROBIC); and c) oxidative, endurance
sessions. HIIT (high intensity interval training) draws from a) and b), and it can develop
endurance (AEROBIC).

Next, the session-afternoon-moves to the PITCH: practice the football fitness;
HIIT=start slow-pass-one turn-run around cone-2 runs around the cone. High intensity
training aspects today – FUN and ENJOYABLE; but tomorrow (day 3) FF-II, more on the
GAME SENSE.

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Program II (Day 3, Feb 14th):
Morning session starts with the brief overview of the Day 2 (Re-cap). The days schedule
will be Youth Development (Mr. Aman), on the field, German football, and FF-II(heavily game oriented) (Interaction with students). The lecture on Youth Development
by Mr. Aman (also part of his research he has done at TIAS): football academy
structures in Europe, starting with his own experience, professional, educational totoday. Budget for the academies is high; they believe “not as COST but as
INVESTMENT”. Stable Leadership,links between Academy and theFirst Team, Shared Training
Grounds is key points. Talent
identification and recruitment –TIPS:technique,intelligence-personality-speed.
[Criteria of selection] Education
and welfare are extremely important.
Next, Youth Football in Japan (with permission from Prof. Nakayama,
Football Manager, UT): starting with J League to youth development,
etc. Japan Football Association (JFA) has many academies. Explained
the JFA Pledge for 2050/DREAM, and the role of the TechnicalCommittee, for INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT, 3 factors, now 4th: focusing on - National
Team – Youth Development – Coaching Education –GRASSROOTS. Key conceptis
INDIVIDUAL
DEVELOPMENT. Training Center system JFA academy;
not only FOOTBALL but also PERSONALITYDEVELOPMENT. New approach, Teachers Education of
PE and Grassroots Development.

On the PITCH: But before that, continue the lecture with Guido sensei on Youth
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Development within DFB and Hertha BSC Academy. Grassroots (FIFA)-age 6-11;
UEFA/AFC, any players who are non-elite; Physical Literacy. The academy system in HSC.
Q (from Coach)-on any joint recommendations by Mr. Aman (and Guido sensei) fromhis research to the Indian Football? Yes, that will be the next step forward – translating
academic research into practical knowledge. Further, there is progression on the Youth
Development front. For example, Real Madrid, the ‘Galacticos period’; Need a correct
mixture of Creative Players and Workers.

So, finally when on the ground- Make 2 Teams, and the start of FFII – more game-like,shooting, passing, quick transition tight spaces, play out of pressure, passing out ofpressure,createspace for yourself.
Lecture-RECAP:
footballfitness,
game form-tacticalconsiderations,transition, balance.

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Lecture-TACTICAL TRAINING: Ball oriented; MARKING TO THE NEXT LIKELYFOOTBALLING MOMENT. Technique Oriented; Goal scoring statistics; Importance of
passing, counter passing, overload, transition. Move to the PITCH- to practice what was
taught and learnt; Tactical Training is very effective, and the PRACTICE was performed
in diverse ways.

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Program II (Day 4, Feb 15th):
Morning session starts with a RECAP on the TACTICAL POINTS for the previous day“training
point
activities”
and“simpleactivities-but to get
the most out of it”.
Thelectureby
Guido sensei starts
with the (youth development continues…) LONG
TERM
ATHLETE(PLAYER)DEVELOPMENT(LTA/PD).

Fundamental Movement (& sport) Skills. Looking at a video by the Ice Hockey
federation (US) – but could not see any ice hockey in the video clip; so, what was themessage? – Developing ‘movement skills’ to play ice hockey. The LTPD approach tocoaching – when training young athletes, expose them to developing various skills.
The following lecture was on PERFORMANCE PROFILING/NEEDS ANALYSIS – explained,
the sport psychologist/mental trainer (SP/MT) versus coach as a mental trainer. Players,
not much welcome the SP/MT when he/she walks into the room with a ‘lab coat’ / ‘suit’
on…but if a COACH does it, it works. WHY? – more trust. And, everything you (coach)does matters to the – ATHLETE. Now to the FLOW STATE (watching an exciting video
clip of two top level players) – 2 points; high level performance and high levelenjoyment: to MENTALLY DEVELOP the FLOW STATE of a PLAYER. HABIT? [Habitual
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COACH just HELPS. Now a task/exercise for the trainees; to – PREPARE YOUR OWNPERFORMANCE PROFILE.

Continuing to the post-lunch, afternoon lecture – ‘MATCH FORM” Tactical Training(Phases of Play); using – creating space followed by the ‘on the ground’ practicalsession. Up till now training tactical form-but now, MATCH FORM-so, PHASES OF PLAY
training; not easy-but necessary (activities).

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Program II (Day 5, Feb 16th): The LAST DAY of the PROGRAM
After four intense days-sessions, the final day begins with excited Diploma Trainees
eager to continue to learn new things. Process of developing a mental control; todevelop a performance profile (cannot do all at one time). Mental Training is about to‘MAINTAIN’. For example, continue at higher level (so, MANTAIN POINTS – IMPROVEPOINTS). Post-graphs, prepare your REFLECTION & PERFORMANCE PLAN WORKSHEET= Areas to improve, areas to maintain. Use – SMART (SPECIFIC / MEASURABLE /ACTION ORIENTED / REALISTIC / TIME) = Important point is – GOAL SETTING to bemeasurable – for the FOOTBALL MOMENT. On the field, mental toughness overcoming‘uncertainty’ – which is the biggest reason for mental weakness; WHY? Because
nothing is new, nothing is a shock. From classroom to the field; e.g., the performanceplan apply to the field/pitch. To the Diploma Trainees, from Guido sensei- Whateverfits for your situation, use it-modify it. Intensive explanation by demonstration on thefield, explaining each move/moves as lectured in the class.

MOVE to the PITCH, for the final on-the-ground session: Important points are –Cognitive training activities; Modified activities; Play and enjoy games at the end –Let’s see what you have learnt!
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The Brawn and Brain - Cognitive Games to increase Functional Response – Excellent
Games. Increase the load. Use the “Rugby ball” – energy levels and excitement – helps
build the TEAM and SOCIAL COHESION.

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The Executive Director (Dr. S.S. ROY) visits Field Training & Certification

The DIPLOMA TRAINEES

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To the FINAL CLASSROOM: Communication is the key, says Dr. Guido Geisler. The talkfocuses on ‘Psychology of Penalty Kicks’ – A MENTAL THING; and how performance isaffected by diverse factors; an interactive quiz session was used to let the groups
discuss and present their answers (chocolate was the prize) related to the topic. For
example, in the tie question - if the player misses a penalty kick, what would the otherteam members do…in order to see the next player kicks effectively? The members go
and bring the player back, SHOW SUPPORT is the best thing one can do in a TEAM.
COACH COMMUNICATION – Team Culture and Team Cohesion – GROUP; All the BEST.

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The NS-NIS program/visit also gave the opportunity to discuss with the ED, on the(NCSSR) and NCSC (National Center for Sport Coaching) and the curriculum andinfrastructure and human resources, scientific and coaching, and the cooperation –collaboration - involvement of University ofTsukuba (and also NSSU). The Swimming High
Performance Center establishment proposal (afollow up on the Sep 2017 Delhi Feasibility Study& Workshop) was also discussed and presented
to the ED, Dean, and Swimming Coach and Sport
Scientists.
Further,
Executive
Director
introduced various Coaches in relation to theTokyo2020(pre-Olympic
Training Camps, as a follow
up on the July Indian
Delegation visit to Japan) andit was an opportunity to not
only introduce the UT-TAIIKUFacilities but also the
proposal by the JOSO CITY
(Ibaraki Prefecture) to thecoaches,
especially
ATHLETICS-Head Coach, andAssistant Coach. Discussions
were also held with the Wrestling, Boxing, and Wrestling and JUDO coaches.
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Judo deserves special mention here, due to the fact that Dr. JIGORO KANO, Father of
JUDO, and Founder of UT, was being revered (respected-admired-valued) and not
only the Diploma trainees for Judo are being trained but also the Judo Hall serves as aCenter of Excellence for Elite Judokas. It was admirable to see the JUDO HALL and see
Dr. Jigoro Kano’s pictures/images at NS-NIS, Patiala.

Head
Coach:
SurinderSingh;and historical connection with Japanese Judokas since timeof inception of the Judo Coaching program at NIS, in 1976.
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Following an hour-long discussion with Coach Surinder Singh (and meeting theAssistant Coaches) a ‘potential’ JUDO Coaching/Training program with Japan(UT-TAIIKU) could benefit from – Expert Coaching, Exposure to the Top Team (Japan),
Theoretical Knowledge (latest planning for the game), Strength and Conditioning, andSkill Development (practical), leading to a POSITIVE PROGRESS in this SPORT.

SOME MEDIA-NEWS COVERAGE OF THE PROGRAM at NS-NIS(translated – by, Mr. Manikant Sharma)
Sports News – Prof. Guido of Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan , taught the techniques of modern football in
NIS.
To become a good footballer, touch the ball 1000 times with foot during practice
A workshop was conducted on Olympic
Education, applied Olympism, andcoaching methodology and training in
Football at Neta ji Subhash National
Institute of Sports. Prof Guido of
University of Tsukuba, Japan, imparted
the training to the football students. He
stated,if
playershave
thepossession/touch the ball at least 1000
times during the practice session, they
can turn out to be a good player. Thereis an academy with every 35 Kms inGermany and all academies are run byfederations.

Psychological , Physical and Technical training should
be done together.
PHOTOProf Guido and his associate Aman briefed that
Psychology, Physical fitness, technical and practicaltraining should be conducted together. Players should
understand Clearly the real time situation of match
during the training itself. If Players are psychologicallysound, their decision making power will improve. It
will save the time actually. Prof Guido who trains
athletes in Germany and Canada, will teach 23
diploma student and 4 coaches at NIS Patiala for 4
days.

Presentation on Olympic Education
too.

Defence means, cover the person withball from all sides.

The workshop was inaugurated by Mr.
S.S. Roy, Executive Director of NIS, Prof
Randeep Rakwal , Prof Guido Geisler,
Prof. Alexis Lyras, Prof Evangelos andAman Shah. Dr. Alexis gave
presentation on Olympic Education
during the workshop. Dr. Rajdeep Kaur
Talwar, Dean ,NIS and Dr. I. P. Nagi
were also present.

In the first one-hour session Prof. Guido
explained the meaning of Attack Vs.
Defence. When the team is in defence,cover the opposite team player with theball from all sides. Also, don’t give him
chance to pass the ball.Try to get the ball.
All players should keep communication
with each other.
Keep continuous
touch/talking with each other. During
training/practice the ball pass (drill) andchange of direction(doubling) should bedone together.

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Program III (Feb., 16th and 17th):
Moving to the CHANDIGARH, Union Territory, and capital to both Punjab and Haryana
sates of India, the next program unfolded – titled “International Conference on‘Olympism: Global Innovation Forum for Humanity and Sustainable Developmentfrom Ancient Olympia to India, Tokyo2020 & Beyond”, led by Dr. Alexis Lyras(Associate Prof.-TIAS, UT, and O4H Founding
President), CORE, and his counterparts Dr.
Rakesh Malik (Assistant Director of Physical
Education and Sports in Panjab University,
Chandigarh) and Dr. Neeru Malik (AssistantProfessor and Head, Dept. of Physical
Education at Dev Samaj College of Education,affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh)
and the Dev Samaj Society (Sh. Nirmal Singh
Dhillon, Secretary, and Dr. (Mrs.) Agnese
Dhillon, Principal DSCE-a women’s college),and Prof. Evangelos Albanidis, and otherpartners/stakeholders in sport and education
on Feb 16th and 17th, 2018.
“Press Conferenced-News (covered in The Tribune newspaper)

The opening day (16th) of the conference was initiated by an Opening of Athlete
Meet-Field Inauguration by Special Olympic Bharat Venue (Chandigarh) and then to
the main venue of the conference at DSCE by the welcome address by the HOST,
Principal Dr. Agnese Dhillon followed by the Keynote address “Olympism for Humanity
U Initiative and Sustainable Academic Innovation Legacy: Vision and Steps forward”, incontext of Dr. Lyras expertise on Applied Olympic Education-Olympism in Action,
Development & Peace-Building, and Conflict Resolution, and teaching at TIAS, by Dr.
Lyras to the gathered audience of Students, faculty, Sportsmen-women, Faculty,
Teachers and Administration (total of over 700 people over 2 days). Post-tea, the next
session was by Prof. Evangelos Albanidis, on “Foundations and History of Ancient
Olympic & Crown Games Virtues, Context of the Ancient Hellenic Civilization”. This wasfollowed by workshops by the distinguished speakers across genders on EDUCATION –SPORTS – FINE ARTS – PEACE – CULTURE – MUSIC. The linking of West with the East incontext of the Ancient Olympic Games; well received and inspiring to the gatheredaudience many of who have heard the APPLIED OLYMPIC EDUCATION concept for the
first time in their lives. The students, having new knowledge on the Olympic Movement,
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eagerly discussed with the Invited Guests, and especially on the TIAS MA program inSport and Olympic Studies. Prof. Hisashi SANADA, Chairman of TIAS made a SKYPE
presentation to the audience, which was greatly appreciated by the hosts/audience.

The 17th (2nd day) was focused on the lectures involving showcasing the TIAS MA
program (foundation - Olympic Bid - Tokyo2020 – SFT - Sustainable Academic
Legacy-Students), by an opening talk by Prof. Randeep Rakwal, linking it to the two
subsequent talks on the LEGACY of the TIAS program and learnings (throughInternships) gained by the student’s (including the MA-IDS program) by asking 2
students, first- Mr. Takashi Waseda (IDS), who spoke about his
work at NGO YFC Rurka Kalan (Punjab state) and presented his
experience to the Indian audience-reality-practice-Indian Context
to much applause from the audience, and which was recently
showcased at the BBC World News (2018); and second- Mr. Aman Shah (TIAS, 2ndBatch) who spoke about his learning and legacy
as himself through TIAS, and through theinternship at U-17 FIFA World Cup in India, in2017. He made a passionate presentation
makingtheconnection
betweenhisinterest/passion to education through TIAS toutilizing SPORT FOR ALL. As he put it “I LEARNTWHAT sport education really was”, So, Thankyou TIAS. Through him, we have an Ambassador
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upon the Japanese culture and learning. Also, that India should host the OLYMPICS,
and when it comes to be PARALYMPIC, this society needs
to be uplifted and embraced.
What are the benefits of studying at TIAS? – “uniquecultural experience’s, networking, research, and
INTERNSHIPS” - which helped tremendously his growth &development. Lunch time was an opportunity to interact
with various people, educators, and sports teachers,
including a prominent journalist and many prospective students for TIAS or UT-Japan.

Post-lunch, the session continued to the presentation on COACHING by Dr. Guido
Geisler (TIAS) and other distinguished guests, including another skype presentationfrom Canada. [International presence and interaction]

Following this, the last major session was a PANEL DISCUSSION on “Synergistic Action
Plan for Olympism Philosophy through Education, Sports, Fine Arts, Peace andCulture”. It was indeed a unique mix of experts from various fields that really linked thepast (West-Ancient Olympics) to the current (East, present day Olympic and Paralympic
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out – “Now we have heard about Olympism, please let us what we can do now, howeach one of us can contribute towards it”. Herein, begins a new chapter for India.

The 2-day international event ended with a high-noteand “OLYMPISM/OLYMPISM in ACTION/APPLIED OLYMPIC EDUCATION” in the minds of all.
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Program IV (Feb., 19th to 21st): The final program of activities was carried out backin DELHI, where five main works were performed. First, on the agenda was the “A
proposal-for the SAINSA (National Swimming Academy) (19th March) for highperformance set-up, where 3 devices/equipment/technologies were introduced(presentation – which was made with Dr. Yasuo Sengoku, Japan Sport Expert –SWIMMING COACH) to the Administrator Mr. Praveen Kakkar [following up on the
WORKSHOP AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF SWIMMING HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER, Dr. S P
Mookerjee S P Complex (SAINSA), New Delhi, INDIA (Sept 11th~13th, 2017]. Prof. Rakwal was

accompanied by a colleague, Ms. Ayano Sugiyama (Junior Asst. Prof.,
UT-TAIIKU-Adapted Sports Laboratory) and students, Mr. Aman Shah and Mr. Takashi
Waseda. The presentation was well-received and it was proposed that further talks on
the implementation of the proposal by not only considering the SAI as a parent
organization but also SAINSA partners, Glenmark Corporation (CSR partner), andcollaborations with NS-NIS and SAI regional center in Bangalore. Other than thepractical aspects (hardware and software), the importance of training human(scientific) resources was discussed to be a KEY FACTOR.

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Second on the agenda was the meeting (19th March) with the Director General (DG) –SAI, Mrs. Neelam Kapoor (newly appointed in Feb., 2018), and her TEAM at SAI HQ,
New Delhi. The meeting aim was two-fold, a) to give an overview of the years (2017fiscal; H29) and, b) to discuss new direction and future program of activities leading up
to Tokyo2020 and then post-2020, as part of larger and expanding cooperation in
SPORT between India and Japan. Accompanied by my colleagues, Dr. Lyras, and Ms.
Sugiyama, and student Mr.
Aman Shah, it was a good
opportunity to talk on various
areas of cooperation from
Coaching to Olympic Education
to Sports Science and High
Performance and pre-Olympic
Training Camps. Briefly, Prof.
Rakwal gave an overview to the
DG-SAI: it all started in Feb. 2017,with a visit right here at the SAI
HQ on 15th Feb (meeting with Sh. Injeti Srinivas and Dr. Hooda, and Team) followed bymove to NS-NIS (Patiala) for Olympic Education and Football Coaching programs for the
Diploma Trainees. This was followed up by a full delegation visit by the then
DG-SAI/Sec. Sports, Sh. Injeti Srinivas and delegation (Dr. Hooda, Dr. Roy, Dr. Kaur, andMr. Manikant Sharma) in July 2017 to Japan (Tokyo and Tsukuba). The program of
activities were further enhanced in Sep 2017, by a 3-day Feasibility Study andWorkshop on Swimming High Performance at National Swimming Academy (SAINSA) in
New Delhi by Japan Sport Experts (Drs. Takagi and Sengoku) and attended by
Swimming coaches and scientists (and administrator, Mr. Kakkar). This was immediately
followed (Sep 2017) by a 2-week Football Training / Coaching program at University ofTsukuba for National Coaches (12 from around India, 11 male and 1 female). In, Dec
2017 – [University of Tsukuba (Prof. Rakwal) and 2 Professors from NSSU (Profs. Ae andOkade)] – as part of the JSA-SFT – Tri-University Cooperation initiative were invited to
the SAICON2017 international conference on sports science, and where discussions
were centered around not only sports science/biomechanics but also physicaleducation curriculum (with the Principal and Faculty members of Lakshmi Bai National
College of Physical Education, LNCPE, Trivandrum). Finally, the programs wereculminated in the just completed week-long, Feb 12th to 16th, 2018 Football Coaching
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the meeting today at SAI HQ.

Following the overview, the discussion moved to the current, and the main points are
summarized as – for NCSSR/SC, curriculum development and visiting faculty for sports
science, including on Olympic education; pre-Olympic training camps proposal by JOSO
city, and as discussed with the T&F coaches at NS-NIS, the need to come to Japan from2018 onwards for acclimatization-adaptation; to continue the football training /coaching program in Sep 2018 at University of Tsukuba, and as also discussed at NS-NIS,
Judo (at least 8 National Coaches) to be actively involved including other sports as
required; progress on the swimming center development and invitation from Universityof Tsukuba to attend The XIIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics andMedicine in Swimming (Sep 2018 - http://bms2018.org/); move on the signing of
MOUs, between UT and SAI/LNIPE, following the 2017 approval (vetting) by MEA (GoI)and University of Tsukuba (International Division). With this many points were raisedby the DG, DDG (Sh. Sandip Pradhan) and other members on not only coaching but also
Olympic Education, training of human resources, hand-holding and development of
Bangalore sports science center (sports science infrastructure is a major priority), andfinally focusing on the ATHLETES/TEAMS with particular focus on disciplines as boxing,
shooting, Judo, badminton, gymnastics, weightlifting, wresting, and tennis – training
and strengthen the system was the key point. In case of Judo, as also discussed during
NIS visit, and will be discussed with the Embassy of Japan, WOMEN-JUDO is a priority
and to spread the sport to grassroots and empowerment of women was highlighted. It
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was recommended that UT draws a roadmap for the 2018 program of activities sharing
with SAI for follow-up and continuity of the cooperation. In addition, the sending of
KABADDI coaches to Japan for training of coaches/athletes and popularizing the game.
Prof. Rakwal is now working on the next program of activities with Mr. Manikant
Sharma (who will graduate on March 23rd and who will be a legacy for TIAS in India).
Third on the agenda was the BLIND RELIEF ASSOCIATION (BRA), NEW DELHI(http://www.blindrelief.org/) and Blind School meeting (19th to 21st March) with theleadership (Mr. Kailash Chandra Pande, Hony. Executive Secretary), Mr. C. P.
Mohanan (Dy. Executive Secretary, Administration), and Mr. A. David (Hony. General
Secretary, Indian Blind Sports Association, IBSA). The visit was initiated due to
UT-TAIIKU-TIAS expertise on Adapted Sports (Associate Prof. Yukinori Sawae, andyoung researcher, Ms. Sugiyama) and following on the last year visit to see the current
state of adapted sports in India in communities/schools with physical disabilities and
SPORT FOR ALL – INCLUSIVE SPORT as initiated by Dr. Sawae (UT), and how to share
their expertise in not only SPORTS but also curriculum was the current target. The
visually impaired disability children who are being taught at the Blind School at BRA(founded in 1944, and with a long history of dedication and service towards the visually
impaired) along with the IBSA (founded in 1976) have SPORT as major part in their lives.
The visit was to not only meet the people (administrators, teachers, students) at
BRA-IBSA-BLIND SCHOOL and learn about the work that is being carried out but also tohave a sort of ‘feasibility study’ / ‘need analyses on how to share Japan’s expertise inadapted sport-education. Members were Prof. Rakwal, Ms. Sugiyama, and Mr. Waseda.

The 19th (day 1) meeting was an eye-opener in not only learning about the history
and sport activities (starting in 1982, National Sports Meet for the Blind, following the
Asian Games) that only the Special Schools can do. In 1986 IBSA started working at the
National Level, and athletics was started as the first sport. Athletics as the backbone ofsport- running, long jump, Javelin throw, shot-put, discuss throw; football for the blind
was also started in India; 2002-Quebec, FUTSAL; 500-600 participants. 2015 in Japan(we were surprised at the high-level of Japanese language ability of Mr. Pande, and a
Teacher, Mr. Ramdas – who interestingly stayed in Japan over a year, and has thoughtsof coming to Japan, for a Ph.D. at University of Tsukuba), playing BLIND SOCCER in
Tokyo (Yoyogi park). Other games for the visually impaired are – powerlifting,swimming, JUDO (this was also a common factor between discussions at NS-NIS andSAI HQ; now we can see how abled and non-abled can participate in a game which isboth of interest and priority to India and Japan), Kabaddi, and women’s Kabaddi has
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also been started. It was learnt that there is more and more of WOMENPARTICIPATION in the games. In the 2016 National Meet – there were a good numberof women participants. Frisbee is also played, and the latest sport in Lawn Tennis.

Cricket too is also very popular, as we will see a demonstration on the 21st of March,with the students at the Blind School.
Continuing the discussion, on sport –Goalball is good activity, but indoor
facility is challenging. As, Lawn Tennis isa new sport; Coaching for the Blind
Lawn Tennis is a requirement to beconsidered. Here, we could seek the
support of Mr. Waseda, a Lawn Tennis
player.
(Mr. Waseda and Ms. Sugiyama, and Mr.
Ramdas – on the right, at BRA, Delhi)
Moreover, the IBSA has chapters in 25 states of India (out of 29) and this is a huge
network and participation. The BRA has many vocational programs for skill-up of thestudents and visually impaired people, and at the Blind School, parents send theirchildren to the high school and also it is the Residential School for Boys (the Girls wingis also in the pipeline). Teachers are qualified – Bachelors of Special Education – 35-36
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various things. How about the GoI support? Government supports us to certain level,
but there is a charitable image for disabilities in general – the problem is
MICRO-LEVEL; government looks at the macro-level. Due to various connections withJapan, the school has Japanese Language teaching for the BLIND > and in 2016,
students visited the Mie Blind school in Mie prefecture in Japan.
What about the financial aspects, asked Mr. Waseda- Blind School is a state-aided
school; the Delhi government pays about 95% of the salary of the Teachers; 5% is paidby the BRA; the Hostel, around 300 students, totally free of charge. How about CSR?,
Prof. Rakwal asks? For the corporates, need large numbers-output, so they are not verymuch interested. In the case of BRA-Blind School, the DIWALI BAZAR is one major
source of income; selling products made at the vocational center – candles, paper
products, etc. Rest is by Donations, but as in case of any donation – the donor also
dictates the use. Women’s Hostel – is a new project and activity, and also a need forthe “resource room” is being actively considered.
Regarding the VISUALLY IMPAIRED SPORTS – IBSA-BRA-Blind School would be very
interested in cooperating and receiving support from Japan in coaching and technicalaspects (school teacher’s level) prominently among them, JUDO, FOOTBALL and the
new sport LAWN TENNIS. In case of JUDO, a TRAINER’S TRAINING program for Judocoaches would be ideal – Blind Judo.

The 20th (day 2) meeting was targeted towards visiting the BRA specifically looking
at various resources, and vocational programs /activities for training/skill-up the students. First stop
was the Massage Training room, where 2 batches
were trained in 1-year on various massage techniques,
including Thai massage, and even ‘Japanese massage’.
The trained persons are mostly self-employed, andsome ply their trade ‘door to door’, and also are placed at hospitals, gym’s and carecenters, and even hotels. Second stop was the Braille Production room, where the‘DUXBURY software is being used for translating Hindi & English into “Braille (is a tactile
writing system used by people who are visually impaired)”;Swedish company-printer; used to produce text books,
also graphics and maps. Third was the NGO ‘Youth 4
JOBS’, for multi skill training – computer skills, English
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where focus was on- reading the books and recording the data on an audio cassette forlistening. A USB-compatible device with an audio output is used for listening to thematerial. Fifth was the ‘Sewing Unit’, space, where the keyword is – straight stitching.
Sixth was the ‘Call Center Training, room where with Vodafone service
provider/company, using the CRM software-fully automated, trainees undergo a
6-month training program. Seventh was the ‘Paper Craft’, room where creating bags
and envelopes, etc. was being performed. Eight was the ‘kind of Machine Room’,
where SLOW LEARNER SKILLS people were trained; in order to develop the motor skills.
Ninth was the ‘Candle room’, interestingly full of color and smiles and precise work,and a major contributor to the Diwali Bazar and store.

“ BY DOING THERE IS WORK”
Next, visiting the Hostel facilities, dining hall, classrooms, nursery class; the Teacher :Student ratio is 1:10. Library is big, with many books and there is a teachers training
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research center too [Medical facilities-24x7 too - with a ‘Sister’ and a ‘male resident
nurse’; dental chair and X-ray facility] Finally, the ‘Resource Room’ with various tools
and equipment for education-related – touch and feel.

The 20th (day 2-Part II) meeting was at the Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, where Ms.
Sugiyama and Mr. Waseda accompanied myself (Prof.
Rakwal) for a fruitful discussion with the First
Secretary, Mr. Daisuke KODAMA on understanding
the TIAS (University of Tsukuba-TAIIKU) 2017 ‘projects’in India, and mutual understanding on the next steps
forward in ‘sport-related areas. Ms. Sugiyama and Mr. Waseda also spoke about theirareas of expertise and their involvement in INDIA – sports context; from Adapted
sports to Community Sports and Social
Change through education. In context of‘INCLUSIVE’ sport, much effort will beneeded to make the common people /citizens AWARE – UNDERSTAND the
DISABILITY and doing such activities, at
special schools (such as the Blind School) or
educational institutions (schools to colleges)
including at Gandhi Nagar SAI site would be
beneficial; Sports could include AdaptedSports (Sawae sensei laboratory) and NANAIRO sports (TIAS Legacy). Explaining ourprevious projects, including the recently completed ’football and Olympic education’projects, the discussion moved to the ‘overall picture – theme’ of these collaborations /cooperation’s between Japan and India – JSA and SAI and UT. Discussing common
sports, sports for all-sporting culture in India (also sports clubs, accessibility, ticketing,etc.), school education and PE; JUDO was a main topic of interest as both NS-NIS andSAI and BRA and UT would be happy to contribute to JUDO development (especially
Women’s Judo and Blind Judo) in India, especially considering the successful 2-day
event held in Delhi last December (2017) on Judo. Discussion was also held on the
pre-Olympic Training Camps, and Host City, and in context of the JOSO City proposal to
SAI, and SAI focus game categories, Mr. KODAMA has kindly prepared a list of possible
training sites around Japan (as there are various potential Camp sites
outside of Tokyo; and Tokyo is not the only location for training-apoint to be understood by others); to continue our discussion inpromoting further collaboration between Japan and India.
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The 20th (day 2-Part III) meeting was at the UNIVERSITY OF DELHI – Dr. Benu
Agrawal Gupta (Associate Professor in Department of PE&SS, KMC - Kirori Mal
College), and – Dr. Rakesh Gupta (Associate Professor & Head, Deptt. of Athletics at
Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sport Sciences), led by Dr. Lyras,
accompanied by Ms. Sugiyama, Mr. Shah, and Mr. Waseda, and discussed on theconcrete steps forward for collaboration in the fields of Applied Olympic Education
and Adapted Sports-Education in Delhi University, in 2018; the possibility of joining
the disability sports meet of the University was discussed, and the signing of MOUs
between DU (KMC and/or Sports Association) and UT, and also with O4H.

Dr. Lyras also met with Mr. Pratik KUMAR (Director of Sashakt Foundation, Ex-CEO of
NGO Magic Bus; and Guest Speaker at TIAS) for Projects and Internship opportunities
in the S4D field, following on the successful work done by Mr. Takashi Waseda.

The 21st (day 3) meeting brought us (Rakwal-Sugiyama-Waseda) back to the BRA for
the final day of observations and discussion, including seeing the SPORTS. Once again,
we discussed about the WOMEN and VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, and especially for women,late education is an issue/problem. Moreover, the need for a bigger Girls Hostel (nowonly 28 girls can stay) within the campus is a requirement. Girls/women have personalneeds – psychological needs; so it was very nice/especially heartening to see that Mr.
David connected to these students-who frequently visit the officeto even just talk to him on daily basis. Giving vocational skills
training is important for the women too and more importantly
that they complete their Education.
Moving to the SPORTS, and kindly arranged by Mr. David, supported by the PEteachers and the students, we first moved to the CRICKET – the playground (plain – soil
– not grass pitch; so the need for a proper playground-sports ground was
immediately felt - OUTDOOR), saw the team play BLINDFOLDED (degree of visual
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Kabaddi, Athletics (200 m and 400 m; and having a national record holder from theschool) are important/popular games among others.

The INDOOR games in the SPORTS ROOM (small room) are basically Caromboard,
Chess, Ludo and Judo-Powerlifting and Goalball (but needinfrastructure); we saw students playing these games and also
took part in them together. The sports room also has a ramp for
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new facility for indoor games and infrastructure as the students really enjoy the
sporting activities-a good recreation and mind&body building exercise.

To end the 3-day visit, we had a final round of discussions with Mr. David, and thentogether with Mr. Pande, thanking them and the BRA-Blind School-IBSA for theirkindness and time to introduce their life work towards caring for and educating the
BLIND-VISUALLY IMPAIRED. The main points, to summarize were – developing a
structure and curriculum for the visually impaired. Specifically, SPORT TEACHERS is theneed – to develop. Also, Teachers for Special Education; CREATING AWARENESS is the
KEY. The visually impaired sports are highly challenging – a complete change of gameis required when it comes to the participation of the Blind. Ms. Sugiyama remarked
that it is important to develop para-athletes, but it is more important that PwD(persons with disabilities) play sports in daily life. To do so, education is very
important; “I am not specialist for the blind/visually impaired, but teach sports fordisability kids - but in my laboratory (Dr. Sawae) there are students with blindness anddisabilities”. So, INCLUSIVE-maybe we can have a proposal on this. In Japan, many
adapted sports for the blind; blind cricket is also called or played as blind softball. So,
maybe from UT-Japan, we can introduce other/new sports.

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Lesson learned by Mr. David : (through his experiences abroad) – “playing together
with abled gives skills”, so playing together, echoing the principle of INCLUSIVE by Ms.
Sugiyama (Dr. Sawae-Sport for ALL).

Finally, Mr. David mentions, that IBSA needs 3 things – COACHES, TECHNICALOFFICERS and TRAINEES. On my (Prof. Rakwal) side, after 3 days, I see twothings – INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (especially related to SPORT
and PLAYGROUND in particular) and PE CURRICULUM.

“TO PLAY – FOR
ALL – EQUAL”

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FINALLY, the NEXT STEPS in 2018 FOCUS is on the 1. COACHING – Coach Development / TRAINING,
2. APPLIED OLYMPIC EDUCATION / CURICULUM development,
3. Pre-Olympic Training CAMPS.
4. Football (developmental-elite), Judo (grassroots; women’s participation),
Swimming (including the XIIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics andMedicine in Swimming (Sep 2018 - http://bms2018.org/), T&F and Wrestling,
5. Blind Relief Organization and IBSA and IBFF.

Thank you ALL.
Thank you: Japan Sport Agency(JSA)(International Affairs Division-Fujimoto
san, Aya san) – University of TsukubaTAIIKU-TIAS (Prof. Hisashi Sanada) – SAISports Authority of India (SAI/NS-NIS) –Embassy of India (Tokyo)(Dr. Purnima Rupal)

Dated: March 16th, 2018
Signed:Randeep RAKWAL, Ph.D., Professor(Coordinator, UT [Japan] - SAI [India] Projects)
Author takes responsibility for this document/write-up, and all errors are mine (Prof. Rakwal)

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