[Goanet] MIDDLESEX PROPOSAL FOR CRICKET ACADEMY IN GOA!
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- Joe Rose is one of the finest tiatrists who has given us memorable performances in tiatros and sung several meaningful songs for over three decades. He has also recently acted in short films on VCDs. I was fortunate to act with him in Bahrain and in Goa. When the bhattkar of the stage, Cyriaco Dias, took up employment with MENAS (Middle East Navigation Aids Services) in Bahrain in the early 1970s, Joe Rose immediately filled in for him. The rest is history; he never had to look back! Our tiatrists convey a wealth of information to the audience through their songs. In the following song, Joe Rose discloses the identity of two Goans who are the hidden talent behind two very important things in Bombay, India a monument and an establishment! In the first two verses and choruses he talks about the architect behind the famous Gateway of India, and in the last verse and chorus he talks about the person who formed the CCI, Cricket Club of India. The moment I read the article on the proposal of a Cricket Academy in Goa, the song crossed my mind and I thought I would share it on this forum. Here are the lyrics of the song "GATEWAY OF INDIA" by Joe Rose: I Munis morta punn sonvsaran,korneom kelleo thuinch urta Ugddas aplo dovorcheak kitem nam kitem tho bandta Shah Jahan Patxea Indiecho, bailecho mog kori mhunn kovta Tichea fonddar Taj Mahal bandlelem, xekdde zale porzollta Chorus Bonvddek gelear disti poddta Indiechea xaranim Monument, palasi bandleleo adlea patxaianim Goenkaranim kitem bandlam vincharlear tumkam tumchea bhurgeanim Dakoieat don vostu Bombaim jeo bandleat Goenkaranim II Indiek poilich bhett divcheak, Inglez raza bhair sorlo Te bhettecho ugddas urcheak, British serkarani show kelo Gateway of India bandun, tantlean razak evkar dilo Punn te Gateway-cho architect, hoi amcho Goenkar bhav aslo Chorus Gateway of India-chi nixanni Indiechea mapar asta Sobit fatranim kantoilem nanv tichem sonvsarak gazta Indiechem dar, amkam fulancho ar, oxem mhaka dista Ticho architect A.X. Moraes, ganvan Santa Cruz ixtta III Hockey ani football khellan ami bangarache bille haddleat Hea donui khellanim uxear mhunn ami sogleanich mandun ghetleat Punn cricket ami khevonanv, kiteak tantun pattim urleat Ugddas dhorat Cricket Club te Goenkaranuch ghoddleat Chorus England-hache cricket team-in eklo Goenkar khevlo Bombay ievun CCI, Cricket Club of India ghoddlo Ganvan Saligao, Anthony DeMello, maan taka vhoddlo Toch to Goenkar zannem Bomboicho Brebourne Stadium bandlo From Doms antique shelf! If we succeed in having the Academy in Goa, on behalf of Goans, I suggest that it be named after the late Anthony DeMello! Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA Middlesex proposal for cricket academy in Goa NT Sports Reporter Panaji Nov 25: The Middlesex (England) county club is exploring the possibility of setting up a professional cricket academy in Goa within the next two years. We have been deputing our teams to West Indies, South Africa and we have noticed that there is a steep rise in the cost of expenditure as well as problems as far as safety aspect is concerned. So we have been thinking of coming up with a cricket academy in Goa so that our teams can come here from October to March, stated Mr Phil Knappett, coach of Middlesex, at a get-together organised by Sports Journalists Association of Goa (SJAG) here today. Middlesex have a unique coaching concept where they select their teams and depute them to West Indies where they stay there for four months while undergoing coaching programme. The players are accompanied by their family members and so sometimes the contingent number swells to 200. They first have to travel to America and then to the Carribeans and with the rise in accommodation expenditure, it has become a costly exercise of late. To cut on the expenditure, Middlesex thought of building a cricket academy in India. Knappett, who has the experience of teaching the nuances of coaching to England legend, Mike Gatting, has been to Kolkata three times and was thinking of Kolkata as the venue for the academy until he was convinced by Mr Prakash Pereira of Champs, that Goa would be a safe bet with its tourism background. The academy will be professionally managed, Mr Pereira said, adding that the state governments involvement would provide benefit to locals. And if the project takes off, then the locals would be allowed to undergo coach
[Goanet] Middlesex proposal for cricket academy in Goa
-- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | || | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | || | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -- Middlesex proposal for cricket academy in Goa NT Sports Reporter Panaji Nov 25: The Middlesex (England) county club is exploring the possibility of setting up a professional cricket academy in Goa within the next two years. We have been deputing our teams to West Indies, South Africa and we have noticed that there is a steep rise in the cost of expenditure as well as problems as far as safety aspect is concerned. So we have been thinking of coming up with a cricket academy in Goa so that our teams can come here from October to March, stated Mr Phil Knappett, coach of Middlesex, at a get-together organised by Sports Journalists Association of Goa (SJAG) here today. Middlesex have a unique coaching concept where they select their teams and depute them to West Indies where they stay there for four months while undergoing coaching programme. The players are accompanied by their family members and so sometimes the contingent number swells to 200. They first have to travel to America and then to the Carribeans and with the rise in accommodation expenditure, it has become a costly exercise of late. To cut on the expenditure, Middlesex thought of building a cricket academy in India. Knappett, who has the experience of teaching the nuances of coaching to England legend, Mike Gatting, has been to Kolkata three times and was thinking of Kolkata as the venue for the academy until he was convinced by Mr Prakash Pereira of Champs, that Goa would be a safe bet with its tourism background. The academy will be professionally managed, Mr Pereira said adding that the state governments involvement would provide benefit to locals. And if the project takes off, then the locals would be allowed to undergo coaching free of cost even while the Brits will be paying for the same. The academy is likely to be funded by two Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Mr Deepak Amin and Mr Mukesh Amin.Mr Knappett today interacted with Sports Minister, Mr Pandurang Madkaikar, Health Minister, Mr Dayanand Narvekar, who is also the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) president, Mr Chetan Desai, GCA secretary, Mr Fatarpenkar, treasurer, Mr Prakash Pereira and Mr Jovito Lopes, president of Sports Journalists Association of Goa (SJAG) at the old secretariat. Later, he also met Dr Susana de Sousa, director of sports and youth affairs and Fr Wilfred Fernandes, administrator of Don Bosco College, Panaji. He will inspect the possible sites for the academy at Nerul, Tivim, Guirim and Divar tomorrow before leaving for Kolkata. Mr Knappett said he was glad that both Mr Narvekar as well as Mr Madkaikar had shown keen interest in the project and had in fact gone out of their way to support the setting up the academy in Goa adding that he would now do everything possible to expedite the same. Mr Knappett said the focus was on Goa since it is an ideal and safe environment for cricket with the top priority being a ground of minimum 150m x 150m area with a standard pitch, facilities for three nets and accommodation of four-star status, for youngsters, adults and families. In all, about 25 local boys could undergo training at the academy while at the same time British youth and English county cricket teams would be able to train during the October-March period in preparation for the May-September cricket season in England. Moreover, the British teams would play cricket matches with local boys and teams and a reciprocal visit could also be arranged, Mr Knappett stated. The proper age for local boys could be 13-18 years, though we could start at 10, which is ideal, he pointed out. What we need are standard facilities with basic infrastructure. We shall then provide professional training taking care of programmes, fitness training, physiological aspects, nutritional requirements and life styles. We shall undertake scientific evaluation of training with analytical data to be collected during the training. We could even think of introducing the long term athletic development programme at the age of six so that at the age of 10 the boys and girls could decide about which sport to branch off. Physical fitness is the primary requirement and we all need to train children to become good athletes first, Mr Knappett, who is basically a coach-educator stressed. Mr Knappett disclosed since both Mr Narvekar as well as Mr Madkaikar were very positive and had agreed in principle to back up the project he would now prepare a full report and submit it to the govern
