The goal of Gandaki Pradesh Tennis Association to produce 10 national players in eight years, the sponsor will bear the cost of Rs. 12 lakh per player.
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For the first time in Nepali tennis history, the Gandaki Province Tennis Association has announced an ambitious plan to produce players. The association has selected 10 underprivileged children under the 'Grow Tennis' program and has taken the goal of producing national players through free tennis training for 8 years.
In a press conference held in Pokhara on Sunday, the state president of the association, Vinod Kayastha, said that the selection process will start from June. According to him, there is a plan to participate in the first round selection of 300 children aged 8 to 12 years.
He said that in the first stage, children will be selected through anthropological measurements including their economic condition, interest in sports, and physical characteristics.
Sonam Lama, Associate Professor of Sports Science, Gandaki University, has been entrusted with the anthropological measurements. According to Kumar Adhikari, co-coordinator of the technical committee and former number one ranked tennis player of Nepal, 40 children will be selected from 300 people.
They will be given tennis training for 6 months. Then 30 players will be selected on the basis of excellence . Out of the 30 selected players, 20 will be selected after three more months of training. The training period of these 20 players will be one year.
After one year, 8 boys and 2 girls will be selected as 10 players. The players' training will be held at Pokhara Rangshala Tennis Complex.
Players will receive tennis training for 8 years from initial selection. Since the selection of 40 players in the beginning, the association will bear the expenses of sports materials, food and transportation for the players. The expenses of the 10 players who have been selected in the last 8 years will be from 10 to 12 lakh rupees per player.
Such expenses will be collected by the association from various business establishments in the 'one player, one sponsor' model. Vinod Kayastha, the provincial president of the association, said that the 10 players who are in the final selection will be arranged to study with scholarships in the best schools in Pokhara.
"Such an exercise is done in India, it is the first time in Nepal," he said, "When children from poor families become tennis players tomorrow, they will not only improve themselves, but also help their families."
Navin Chalise, state general secretary of the association, says that this plan will be a long-term cornerstone of Nepali tennis. "This program is not only a player production, but a concrete step taken in the direction of ensuring the long-term future of Nepali tennis," he said.
Gandaki University Vice-Professor Sonam Lama termed the 'Grow Tennis' plan as an important step in commercializing Nepali sports. "There is a future in sports, but it should be put into practice," he said, "This program can become an inspiring model in the Nepali sports sector." Out of 15 tennis players produced by the association, 8 players have reached Maldives as coaches. Other players are earning money as coaches in Kathmandu, Butwal and Pokhara.
