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The Regional and the Elite Academies are surely on course. A FIFA
Instructor and a Professional Coach who has been in charge of Club and National Teams in Asia, Scott O’Donell joined the All India Football Federation as the Technical Manager for the Regional and Elite Academies which are to be operational by April 2012.
Scott who has been in charge of the National Team of Cambodia and Singapore Club Geylang United says his job is to oversee the setting up and running of the four Regional Academies in Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata.
“We will be selecting the Technical Staff as well as scouting for players aged U-14 for the inaugural Academy intake. We will be selecting 30-35 players for each Academy where we will provide coaching, schooling, accommodation and all meals over a two year period,” he informed. “It is a very exciting project being undertaken by AIFF in conjunction with FIFA with the long term plan to expand the number of Regional Academies.”“At the end of the two years, we will select the best players from each Academy to form an U16 Elite Academy,” he added
