Photo courtesy: AIFF Media

To foster interest amongst the Women populace of the country and take the game of football to every nook and corner, the second phase of the FIFA Live Your Goals campaign kicked-off in New Delhi today (September 25, 2015).

The ‘Live Your Goals’ campaign is a unique project which aims to develop and extend the reach of Women’s Football in the nation through working on the Grassroots and fostering interest amongst the young crop.

32 members will participate in the Grassroots Course which the Live Your Goals campaign offers to educate the women coaches of the nation. Furthermore, the second phase of the FIFA Live Your Goals campaign is slated to conclude on September 27, 2015 with a Grassroots Festival.

Talking exclusively to AIFF Media, All India Football Federation’s Technical Director Scott O’Donell said, “Women’s Football in India is on an upward surge and the ‘Live Your Goals’ campaign enables us to take the reach of football far and wide to the young female populace of the nation.”

“It is heartening sight to see young girls full of passion and vigor follow their dreams of playing football,” he added.

The first ever ‘Live Your Goals’ campaign was conducted in the city of Mumbai wherein more than 200 young girls participated in various footballing activities throughout the course of the campaign. Thereafter a ‘Live Your Goals’ Grassroots Course was conducted in Cuttack, Odisha wherein 30 Women Coaches were educated in topics ranging from Grassroots philosophy to pedagogy.

“We have chalked out a detailed roadmap to work on promoting Women’s Football in the nation and ‘Live Your Goals’ is one such campaign which aims to do just that by introducing young girls to the ‘beautiful game.”

Stressing on the importance of Grassroots Courses, O’Donell quipped, “The Grassroots Course which the ‘Live Your Goals’ campaign offers are imperative to the progression of Women’s Football in India as the responsibility to generating interest among young girls lies on the Coaches.”

“It is vital for them (Women Coaches) to know their job, as a good Coach develops a good player.”

(Report & Photo courtesy: AIFF Media)