FIFA representatives are now in India for a three-day meeting with the AIFF to discuss how to implement the Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in the nation. It is the governing organisation of football worldwide. The former Arsenal boss will subsequently travel to the subcontinent to examine its progress. The FIFA delegates and AIFF representatives are currently working out the specifics of the TDS’s implementation in India.
The AIFF President Chaubey opened the meeting by expressing gratitude to the FIFA representatives for sharing their knowledge with India.
“The FIFA TDS is a top priority for us in India, and we are delighted to use FIFA’s and Arsene Wenger’s experience to develop a pool of outstanding football players in our nation. The FIFA TDS will be essential for us to realise our football potential in accordance with our “Vision 2047,” which is high on our priority list.
The Technical Department has been branched into different verticals: grassroots, player development, talent development, coach education, sports science and medicine, analytics, and youth development.
The FIFA delegates, after meeting the AIFF president and secretary general, had a lengthy discussion with the Federation’s Technical Department. Vincent Subramanian, the Federation’s chief technical officer, discussed the plans under ‘Vision 2047’ and ‘Target 2026” and their means of implementation.
AIFF Technical Director Syed Sabir Pasha is also set to join the meeting on Friday 5 May, after the completion of an ongoing workshop in Kuala Lumpur.
FIFA delegates were also apprised of the Technical Department and its plans under ‘Vision 2047’ and ‘Target 2026’, which are to have at least 3.5 lakh active coaches in India to broaden the game in the country. Efforts are also being made to have coaching instructors in every state across all levels, competitive coaches, attain leadership status in coach education with research, and put coach education in sync with player development.