Unique initiative by DYES to tap raw talents from grassroots

The 2-day sports talent search programme, a unique initiative by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), began at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city this morning.

A total of 280 students registered for the programme on the first day today, which features the following tests: Upper Limb Strength; Lower Limb Strength; Proprioceptive Compared Test; Hand Eye Coordination; Standing Broad Jump; Standing Vertical Jump; Static Mobility Dynamic Mobility; Hip Mobility Flexibility Testing; Upper Limb Endurance; Lower Limb Endurance; Grip Strength; Back Leg Strength; Upper Limb Power; Lower Limb Power; Speed Agility; Posterior Chain Muscle Testing; Gait Analysis; Run Analysis; VO2 max Test; Reaction Time Test; Anthropometry Test; BMI Test; BMR Test; Resting Metabolic Test; Static Balance; Functional Movement; Posture; Locomotor Skills; Determination Test and Body Fat Percentage.

The programme is conducted on the basis of scientific parameters using various equipment and gadgets. It is aimed at creating a pool of talent from grassroots across different districts of the State. The promising sportspersons will be brought under a Long Term Athlete Development programme with complete sports science support.

Antony Chacko, Director of Centre for Sports Science, Bengaluru, Om Prakash, Assistant Director, DYES and more than 40 officials and personnel from the Centre for Sports Science, which is part of the DYES, are camping at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Mysuru to carry out a battery of tests on the budding sportspersons aged between 8 and 15 years in all categories.

Boys and girls practising different sports disciplines such as athletics, swimming, fencing, wrestling, archery, badminton, cycling, rowing, kayaking, canoeing, weightlifting, sport climbing, golf, skate boarding, taekwondo, judo, gymnastics, diving and shooting are taking part in the event.

The Centre is going around the State tapping raw talent from the grassroots. The Centre, which came into existence in September 2020, has already carried out such talent search programmes in KGF, Kolar, Bangarpet, Karwar, Haliyal, Yellapur, Raichur and Yadgir. After finishing the programme in Mysuru, the team is scheduled to move to Madikeri and Gonikoppa before proceeding to Udupi.