This is an interview conducted of Mr. Anil Jadhav, teacher at KHS Primary Section who also trains children for football, volleyball and mainly hockey.
Q. What does sports mean to you and what is its importance?
A. Sports play a very important role in one's life. Physical fitness is a must. Along with physical fitness, mental fitness is also equally important. Ans sports provide an all round development-physical and mental. Sports increases concentration of a person. These days consumption of fast food is seen on a large scale. We see the youngsters suffering from various ailments and heart conditions. Though sports is given a bit of importance, it is all indoor based. Computers have been proven to be a great bane in case of the health of the society.
Q. Do you think sports- as in games are getting importance?
A. I can't say. Today, yes. There is a lot of improvement. But not enough importance is given to sports. Like everything else, politics is involved in every game. Politicians and leaders control the game. So there is corruption in the very game itself. There are pretty good players. But economic problems are a major thing to hold them back. And again, politics involved, money required!
Q. What are the various awards conferred upon sportspersons? On what basis are they awarded?
A. A number of awards are conferred like the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna., Arjun Award, Shiv Chhatrapati Award, Dyanchand award, etc. The awards are conferred on the basis of the individual achievements, the number of games they've played at stake, national, international levels, their individual score; individual victories and victories for the country. Like maybe cricket, the number of games, runs scored and so on.
Q. Is social contribution taken into account?
A. No, no of course not. The conferring of these awards is completely and solely on the basis of individual performance and success at various levels of game.
Q. Do you think sports make any direct physical/ indirect physical/ mental effect on the society?
A. Yes to some extent I think it does make an impact. You know, the people, society watched sports being played on the T.V. They get an inspiration from the personalities they watch. If you see a kid holding a bat and ask him why, he'll say it's because of Sachin Tendulkar. So that's how you know. Then again we come to the fact that only a few get importance and other sports are shunned aside.
Q. Do you think hockey in India needs attention? What are you doing as your contribution?
A. Yes, of course. Hockey needs a lot of attention. I mean, it is our national game and hardly anyone knows about it. I myself have been playing hockey since a young age and have developed an interest. Now, my age isn't appropriate for playing the game. So I train young children. I make them play hockey and see if they develop an interest My aim is to train these kids and watch them play at state, national and international levels.
Q. Your say to young generation.
A. Like I said before, indoor games are much preferred today. It is important that you get out on the ground. Sitting at home, watching the game play isn't going to do any good. You must get out on the field and feel that want to play games. You feel really happy and will surely develop and interest. You should play daily, sweat daily, tire yourself daily. Get out and play a number of game. See which one attracts you most. Narrow it down and focus on it. You could make it your career. Bu the most important is parent's support. Parents want only bread earning. Money isn't everything. So my message to parents- money isn't as important as your child's happiness and satisfaction.
Q. What does sports mean to you and what is its importance?
A. Sports play a very important role in one's life. Physical fitness is a must. Along with physical fitness, mental fitness is also equally important. Ans sports provide an all round development-physical and mental. Sports increases concentration of a person. These days consumption of fast food is seen on a large scale. We see the youngsters suffering from various ailments and heart conditions. Though sports is given a bit of importance, it is all indoor based. Computers have been proven to be a great bane in case of the health of the society.
Q. Do you think sports- as in games are getting importance?
A. I can't say. Today, yes. There is a lot of improvement. But not enough importance is given to sports. Like everything else, politics is involved in every game. Politicians and leaders control the game. So there is corruption in the very game itself. There are pretty good players. But economic problems are a major thing to hold them back. And again, politics involved, money required!
Q. What are the various awards conferred upon sportspersons? On what basis are they awarded?
A. A number of awards are conferred like the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna., Arjun Award, Shiv Chhatrapati Award, Dyanchand award, etc. The awards are conferred on the basis of the individual achievements, the number of games they've played at stake, national, international levels, their individual score; individual victories and victories for the country. Like maybe cricket, the number of games, runs scored and so on.
Q. Is social contribution taken into account?
A. No, no of course not. The conferring of these awards is completely and solely on the basis of individual performance and success at various levels of game.
Q. Do you think sports make any direct physical/ indirect physical/ mental effect on the society?
A. Yes to some extent I think it does make an impact. You know, the people, society watched sports being played on the T.V. They get an inspiration from the personalities they watch. If you see a kid holding a bat and ask him why, he'll say it's because of Sachin Tendulkar. So that's how you know. Then again we come to the fact that only a few get importance and other sports are shunned aside.
Q. Do you think hockey in India needs attention? What are you doing as your contribution?
A. Yes, of course. Hockey needs a lot of attention. I mean, it is our national game and hardly anyone knows about it. I myself have been playing hockey since a young age and have developed an interest. Now, my age isn't appropriate for playing the game. So I train young children. I make them play hockey and see if they develop an interest My aim is to train these kids and watch them play at state, national and international levels.
Q. Your say to young generation.
A. Like I said before, indoor games are much preferred today. It is important that you get out on the ground. Sitting at home, watching the game play isn't going to do any good. You must get out on the field and feel that want to play games. You feel really happy and will surely develop and interest. You should play daily, sweat daily, tire yourself daily. Get out and play a number of game. See which one attracts you most. Narrow it down and focus on it. You could make it your career. Bu the most important is parent's support. Parents want only bread earning. Money isn't everything. So my message to parents- money isn't as important as your child's happiness and satisfaction.
