‘You cannot compare it to our era’: Cafu on Brazil’s decline, and Ind…

‘You cannot compare it to our era’: Cafu on Brazil’s decline, and India clash

Brazilian football great Cafu graced Pillai University with his presence, inspiring students through various discussions. He looked forward to the Brazil-India friendly match scheduled for Kolkata, recognizing Brazil's lengthy wait since their last World Cup win. Cafu also elaborated on the changing dynamics of full-backs in today’s game, and when asked, he chose Ronaldo Nazario over Lionel Messi in a theoretical matchup.

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Coaches: The mentors behind India’s para-sport success

“Coaches aren’t there just to mentor or teach,” said Gaurav Khanna, referring to Suhas Yathiraj. “You need to identify talent and then convince them to hone it.”

“I was actually DM of Azamgarh when there was a competition organised in my area,” said Suhas. “I had gone to inaugurate it and, like you play casually, I was doing the same with the local players. That’s when my coach saw me play and asked if I wanted to play Para Badminton. I had never heard of it and said no, as I was busy with my day job and it wasn’t possible.

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“Three months later, I called Sir and said I wanted to try my hand at it. After a few months, we travelled to China for my first tournament and I managed to do well there and win it. Had I lost there, I would have come back to India and no one would have known about Suhas LY, the athlete. Much credit goes to Gaurav Sir for getting me to where I am.”

A coach is not just a teacher. Rather, for some like Suhas, the coach is also a sounding board.

Leading into Teachers’ Day, it is time to pause and appreciate the work that some of our coaches do, or have done, with and for our para-athletes over the last few years. Maybe that’s why Sumit Antil, soon after winning the gold medal in Paris, put it around the neck of his coach as a gesture of appreciation for all the hard work that had been done behind the scenes. Maybe for the same reason, Sheetal Devi decided to dedicate her medal to the “Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board”.

“You can’t let these young athletes be on their own,” said Khanna, Head Coach of the Para Badminton team. “When things don’t go well for them, people write them off. But that’s where the coach’s job becomes the most important. If I tell them as a coach that they can surely make a comeback, they feel better and think not all is lost.”

“Gaurav Sir was God-sent,” said a player who did not wish to be named. “He mentored me at my worst and maybe that’s why I am back playing.”

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“As coaches, you live this life,” says Khanna. “You aren’t playing and yet you are very much out there, living every moment with the athlete. You know what’s going through their minds and you want to help as much as possible. It is a unique relationship. And yet, you need to know that it is the athlete who will win and you must give the athlete his or her space. As a coach, you need to be backstage and not become the centre of attention.”

To every coach, leading into Teachers’ Day, we celebrate you all for the work you do and hope we produce many more coaches in India, for that is a dire need. We need to coach our coaches and reduce our dependence on foreigners going forward if we are to become a stronger sporting nation.

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What Sport Has Taught Me: Lessons in Resilience, Leadership and Life

When I look back at my childhood, I realise that some of my most important lessons were learnt without ever sitting in a classroom. They came on playing fields, in dressing rooms, after victories and, perhaps even more so, after defeats.

Sport has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I played because I loved playing. I had no idea that those moments were slowly shaping the person I would become.

The first thing sport taught me was resilience. You can prepare, give everything you have and still lose. There is no explanation that can change the result. You simply have to accept it, learn from it and turn up again the next day. That ability to begin again has stayed with me far beyond sport.

Sport also taught me respect — for the opponent who challenges you, for the teammate who stands beside you and for everyone whose contribution makes success possible. You learn very quickly that no achievement is ever entirely yours. Behind every moment are people who have helped you get there.

As I grew older, sport taught me about leadership. I learnt that leading people is not about always having the answers or being the loudest person in the room. Sometimes it is about listening. Sometimes it is about taking responsibility when things go wrong. And sometimes, it is simply about standing beside someone and making them believe in themselves.

Then there is discipline. Sport taught me to show up even on the days when I did not feel like it. To understand that progress is often invisible for a long time. That talent can take you only so far, but the willingness to keep working will take you much further.

Perhaps the most beautiful thing sport gave me, though, was people. Teammates became friends, coaches became mentors, and opponents sometimes became people I deeply admired. The memories I carry are not only of scores and results, but of laughter, disappointment, long days, shared struggles and the feeling of belonging to something bigger than myself.

Today, I understand that sport was never simply preparing me for the next game.

It was preparing me for life.

Life will not always be fair. Things will not always go according to plan. There will be victories, setbacks, moments of doubt and moments when you have to start all over again.

Sport taught me how to face all of them.

And for that, I will always be grateful.

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