NEW DELHI, July 8: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has come up with a new set of guidelines for appointing shooting coaches for national coaching camps and international events.
As per the guidelines, the preference should be given to a coach who holds License “B”/”A” certificate from International Sports Shooting Federation (ISSF) in the concerned event and whose students have been representing the state at the national competitions and have participated or are yet to participate in the international competition.
In addition to it, the coach should be a former national or international shooter or government of India award winner in shooting (Padma Award/Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award/ Dronacharya Award/Arjuna Award).
The second preference should be given to a coach who fulfills any of the above two qualifications while third preference should be given to the one who is a national/international player and government of India award winner.
“If the above criteria is not fulfilled, he/she should be nominated as Manager of the team at no cost to the government and shall not attract a share of the cash award,” the SAI circular stated. (PTI)
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