Sports Coaching Foundation
Sports Coaching Foundation (Official website)
In 2015 the group received the India NGO Award from the New York-based Rockefeller Foundation and the UK-based Resource Alliance, for its contribution to "social reconstruction through promoting sports amongst the under-privileged".[1]
Background
SCF (Sports Coaching Foundation)is an NGO in Hyderabad, Telangana state, India, founded in 1991 by ex-Andhra Ranji cricketer .[2][1] It was established in 1991 to promote sports culture within vulnerable and poor communities. SCF’s secondary aim is to use sport as an empowerment tool to uplift the youth by supplementing their training with life skills. By providing overall personality development (in health, fitness & peace), they intend to play their part in fulfilling the Sustainable Development 2 Goals of the United Nations. Thus, by using 'Sport as a universal tool,' the foundation has the dual objective of creating passion towards sports as well as transforming lives.
Project Summary Name: Build India Through Sports (BITS)
Project Activities and Approach
In close coordination with the management of schools, colleges and community centers, SCF will take up the following activities:
● Actively upgrade and develop basic sports infrastructure for activities such as basketball, volleyball, outdoor shuttle, badminton, kho-kho, kabaddi, mini-football, and track & field games.
● Conducting regular sports festivals to inspire children and sharing success stories of global sports icons using effective audiovisual workshops.
● Generating interest in children by displaying modern sports equipment. For instance, Digital Electronic Pitching Machine etc.
● Helping the youth understand their health better, recording their BMI Levels and guiding them accordingly.
● Inculcating work culture values as reflection, discipline, and teamwork through the timeless teachings of Gandhiji
● Distributing free sports coaching manuals that provides teachings beyond sports.
Expected Outcomes
● Increasing accessibility: By creating and ensuring basic sports facilities for the lower-income and underprivileged population.
● Enhancing development: To achieve the dual objective of:3- Increasing quality participation of Indian sportsmen - Reduce the likelihood of lifestyle diseases and their consequent medical burden on government and citizens
● Removing the affordability barrier: With funding from CSR activities, grants and partnerships to provide free or low-cost sports infrastructure and reduce burden in the underprivileged society.
● Building values: Help create an active sports life and also build values such as team spirit, perseverance, respect, and work culture.
● Awareness of right and wrong: Providing overall personality development and awareness of criminality, the importance of education, etc.
Sustainability
In the last 32 years, SCF has strived to create a strong foundation with various exemplary projects. The foundation has completed more than 300 government schools and orphanage homes with countless inspirational stories. Additionally, our NGO has won various international and national awards that stand testimony to our efforts.
The foundation has already carried out similar BITS projects in various government schools, due to which many children have been attending school regularly. The school management and faculty are delighted with the responses as admission has increased by more than 10%. Further, SCF's efforts to build sporting infrastructure has also attracted children from nearby communities to join the school. By transforming the lives of the children in marginalized communities, the BITS project has been highly impactful and will continue to strive to do so.
References[]
- ^ a b Subrahmanyam, V. V. (19 August 2015). "Much deserved recognition for Sports Coaching Foundation". The Hindu.
- ^ Uddagiri, Nikisha (15 July 2018). "Laying the foundation". Telangana Today.
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