Sports Round-up

PDMBA to launch coaches training course

The Poona District Metropolitan Badminton Association (PDMBA) has developed a training course for coaches on a pilot project basis. The level 1 coaches training course will offer present players and past players to become certified coaches. The certificate programme will include a standard pattern of badminton training. The course includes instruction in coaching the basic badminton strokes,footwork and stance. The PDMBA has announced that it will evaluate the progress and the response to the program at the culmination of the first batch and will then launch higher level course.

Workshop for boxing referees on October 30

The Pune District Amateur Boxing Association (PDABA) will conduct a workshop or boxing referees on October 30. The workshop will be conducted at 6 pm at the PDABA office at Nehru Stadium. The Workshop will be conducted by president of the PDABA Vijay Sawant. He will be assisted by national level boxing referees Arvind Thombre,Sunil Nevrekar,Amol Saptarshi. The workshop will deal with the new set of rules introduced in amateur boxing and also on medical checks and conditioning of boxers.