- Over 50 budding hockey stars interact with Dabang Mumbai players as part of their grassroot training initiative
New Delhi, 31st January: Over 50 kids from under-privilege background got a chance to learn the nuances of top flight hockey from some of the best exponents of the game in world hockey when they attended a special clinic with Dabang Mumbai players at the Major Dhyanchand National Hockey stadium here on Saturday.
Dabang Mumbai, the youngest franchise of the Hockey India League, is committed to promoting the sport at the grass-root level apart from excelling on the field and Saturday’s endeavor was aimed at connecting with young players dreaming to become future stars of Indian hockey.
The team, owned by DoIT Sports Management Ltd, has always believed that the future of sports development in India depends largely on a “RUrban” model where the sport should not be restricted to available surfaces and conditions. On the contrary utilizing various avenues and surfaces only works towards encouraging and groom future talent.
Dabang Mumbai, who will take on Delhi Waveriders in their fourth league game on Sunday, has already undertaken some concrete steps towards development of grass-root talent in their catchment area of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. They have also joined hands with H.C Bloemendaal, Europe’s one of the best club for technical partnership for the grass-root initiative. The tie up has already seen initiating Coaches and young players being trained by Dabang Mumbai players and coaching staffs.
The players spent almost an hour with the budding stars from the NGO, One Thousand Hockey Legs, which aims to introduce the game to at least 500 school kids in every major city in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, DoIT Sports Management director Radha Kapoor said, “Dabang Mumbai’s primary goal is to make hockey one of the most widely played sport in the country and one way of doing it is to providing budding talent an opportunity to interact with established stars and learn from them.
DOIT Sports Management (India) Pvt Ltd
- DoIT Sports Management (India) Pvt Ltd was incorporated as a part of DoIT Creations Group with the vision of promoting sports, athletes, sports facilities and events across India
- The company entered the Indian sports eco-system with its first acquisition in the Pro Kabaddi League 2014 with the purchase of the Delhi franchise – ‘Dabang Delhi’
- DoIT Creations has established the Indian School of Design and Innovation (‘ISDI’) in Mumbai in collaboration with Parsons The New School for Design, New York in 2013
- DoIT recently acquired a strategic stake in the established Business World (BW) magazine
- With Dabang Mumbai, DoIT Sports entered into Hockey India League with the primary focus towards development and growth of Indian hockey
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DoIT Sports is also committed to support women’s sports development programs across the sports demographic dividend of India
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