Odisha government's Department of Sports and Youth Services, in association with All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Association Odisha (FAO) on Wednesday, launched the AIFF E-Certificate course. The course has been launched to promote the football. 

AIFF will conduct three batches of E-Certificate course, of 24 participants each. The E-certificate program is the first step in a coach's development pathway and is an attempt to develop quality grassroots coaches in different parts of the state. Principal Secretary, Sports, Vishal K Dev said, "The Government of Odisha had signed a memoranda of understanding with AIFF, as part of which, there would be initiatives planned for the development of the football ecosystem in Odisha." He further added,  "Not only in our state, but across the country, one of the biggest deterrents to producing quality footballers is the age at which a boy or a girl is initiated to quality football training. While the broader meaning of grassroots football is quite elaborate, the focus of the E-certificate course on training coaches to impart football coaching in the right way to age groups 6-12 is crucial in football pedagogy in our state and country."

According to Dev, The AIFF E-certificate program is the first step in a coach's development pathway. He is hopeful that this initiative will encourage you to develop your own self and take up further upskilling through the D, C, B licence and so on."

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