Hyderabad: A national badminton coach will be expected Pulela Gopichand As a way of life, as a career, be very happy with the increasing number of youth playing as a profession. But former All England Champion says that parents should think twice before dreaming about becoming professional players.
In a chat with Toi, the person who played an important role in making India a badminton superpower, says, “I advise my parents not to put their children in the game. We are not in a position to offer the game as a career. It is not appropriate for children to play until children are from a rich background or do not have a family business. ,
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Their dispute is simple. Very few people make it big. Those who do not break on the rank of the elite of the players, they lack skills to survive without the game after retiring around 30 pm.
Dronacharya comes from initiative like anxiety of Awardee Khelo indiaTop scheme, Go Sports, OGQ and Corporates made the game extremely attractive to the youth. But when they fail to make it big, there is no security trap to fall back.
“The reality of the game is that less than 1% of the people who play ends it as a profession or a career,” they say. “In sports like cricket, this number can be moderately better, but briefly the game means that very low percentage of them make it. Where do we finish? What are the returns of those who have made it? ,
Sitting in his academy office in Hyderabad, a large glass window separates it from the game
The courts where future champions are practicing, they say, “Olympic medalists who work in Railways, RBI, Income Tax, Police or PSU, have a lower rank than a civil servant, who is 60 years old. Get to get the benefits of your learning to age. The Olympic medalist who has burnt himself, he has to call the civil servant ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’. They are at the mercy of the officer, hopefully they will be people who will respect the players who won medals for the country. And you can also get a boss with a negative mindset towards the players. ,
He wondered whether those representing the country should be at the mercy of the society
They may get respect or not. “Think of what has happened to hundreds of people representing the country in various sports in the last 20 years. Where are they today? What is their future? What is their earning ability? ,
He gives the example of sprinter Jyoti yaraji – 2022 Hangzo Asian Games a 100 meter barrier silver medalist – who are making many appeals for a proper job. Gopichand is also disappointed by how Dhanraj Pillay and Hockey Stars like Mukesh Kumar and shooter Vijay Kumar have been treated after acquiring so much for the country. “What he has done for the country, is this the correct kind of reward he deserves?” He asks. “If this is the case,
How can we encourage our children to play? ,
Former hockey captain Mukesh Kumar told TOI that even national level hockey players are not getting jobs even today, a statement supported by Mukesh. “In our days, we used to get some jobs, but
Now many top PSUs and banks have stopped recruiting hockey players, ”they say. “The situation is disappointing.”
‘Create a safety trap’
Gopichand believes that if we really want to produce more professional players, the society will have to create a security trap around them. “To survive, these players also need other skills. Like the English presentation skills spoken, and more importantly, the inspiration to do something different after retiring once. Often, the inspiration is missing, ”he said.
