Young Sports Hockey Club is organizing a Hockey 5's tournament at Peddem Ground the date which has not been finalized and is looking for potential sponsors for the tournament.
The organizers said that will be inviting 6 outstation teams and 6 teams from Goa will be seen in action in the tournament.
“Requesting all Hockey enthusiasts and Hockey promoters to lend a helping hand to the organizers with your kind contribution to promote hockey in Goa,” said former Goa state level hockey player Dourado, who still plays hockey.
Young Sports Hockey Club, Mapusa was founded in early 2000s, by Goa’s hockey Pioneer Alexander Remedios, a NIS Hockey Coach and former Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA), Goa- Hockey Coach. The club was established formally by registering with the Registrar of Societies in June 2014, to give dedicated children who practice/train with our club an opportunity to participate and play in Department. of Sports, state association and private organized hockey tournaments.
Since the club’s humble beginning, the club players have now developed into top
sportspersons and well-rounded individuals and brought a lot of laurels to their school,
higher secondary, college, state and the local community as a whole.
Some of the players from the club who have made it big include Ayyaz Khan, Aviraj Madgaonkar, and Gaurav Singh, all who have now graduated to become certified hockey coaches and umpires.
The club has organised numerous hockey tournaments in Goa, including the most recently
held, the 1st All Goa mixed 5 a-side hockey tournament in Sept 2021. It was for the first time
in Goa, that girls and boys played together in the same team.
The club has also actively participated in almost all the Hockey tournaments in the sub-junior, junior and senior categories organized in Goa since early 2010s. The club has most recently won the Juniors
Boys & Girls State Championships organized by Goans Hockey, the state Hockey association
in Oct-Nov 2021.
“We are a fairly young club, mostly managed by young individuals associated with sports in
Goa, vying for the betterment of the young children who play and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
We hereby humbly seek your assistance to provide our players with their official jerseys,
hockey equipment and organise hockey tournaments. Most of the club members being
young, have dedicated energy to bring a positive change in the young players, and have to
continually seek financial assistance via goodwill from esteemed individuals like your good
self,” said peter Fernandes Secretary of the club.
“We appeal to assist us with donation of Rs.10,000/- and above, that can enable us to
procure jerseys, shorts, shirts, hockey sticks, hockey balls, training equipment, goalkeeper
kit and organise hockey tournaments. We will provide branding space on the jerseys, as
required by you. We also request you to make your presence felt for any hockey tournament
and we will be pleased to host you on that day and make your feel welcomed,” he added.
More details of the club’s activities can be viewed on their official social media
pages on Instagram www.instagram.com/youngsports_hc
and the official Facebook page,
Interested people can send their donations to Account Name: Young Sports Hockey Club
Account Number: 921010047372503
IFSC Code: UTIB0000180
Bank: Axis Bank
Branch: Mapusa, Goa
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