Every world class university has coaches for various sports. In IBA all we have are student initiatives at creating the team, training it, maintaining it, getting the kits, getting enrolled in sports events and winning or losing it. IBA has really good sports superstars which can perform beyond people’s imagination given the right training. If the players could concentrate more on sharpening their playing skill rather than the management part of it. I agree we can also create sports managers out of it. Some might say that the sports society managers are ideal, but they dont really do much. The sports society managers for the past three years have come up with the sports gala mostly which has failed to generate interest as expected. The football tournament held was good. Night matches are always fun. and well there could be a foosball tournament pretty soon. but the point is although these events tend to get the general interest up and clash with the class timings are held during university hours. There is talent in IBA. i am sure we can have people for regatta or golf or tennis or squash. If we have talent why are we failing in polishing it. why create just simple business people when you can create multi-talented business people.
Mr. Danishmand used to say that sports is not necessary. we always disagreed with him. sports teaches you teamwork, teaches you leadership, teaches you how to come back from a defeat, teaches you persistence, teaches you how to develop strategies against competition on run-time. if its handled professionally.
My solution: Hire sports coaches. get people involved in Sports. be it rowing, golf, tennis, squash, cricket, football, foosball and help them. adjust attendences for them allow them to compete in international tournaments, represent both the country and the university when they can. We need to push people up. need to have people good in sports.
Design a sports complex or atleast a gym to get people into shape. Hire instructors, develop teams and let them win matches. and inform the students where IBA plays so students can be there to support the team.
what do you guys say?
and all this at the back of the library.
