NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation’s Grassroots Committee Tuesday officially launched the Blue Cubs League, the AIFF’s flagship grassroots programme.
The Blue Cubs app will be launched in a few days’ time.
The committee decided that all the member associations must have a grassroots committee where they actively promote the development of grassroots football as per the policy and guidance of the Blue Cubs programme. It has also been recommended to each state association that every district organise at least one Blue Cubs League.
“The whole committee stays enthusiastic about promoting and developing grassroots football in India and that is a very encouraging situation for all of us that we, on a daily basis, are moving forward, enlarging our grassroots space,” AIFF secretary general Dr Shaji Prabhakaran said after the meeting.
Grassroots Committee chairperson Mulrajsinh Chudasama added: “I really want to thank all the members who have been working extremely hard for our grassroot activities. Today, as we launch the Blue Cubs League, I think it is the day when all the clubs and the state associations are waiting for this launch to happen. We have to make sure we spread awareness of the programme through various channels and make it successful.” .
The Grassroots Committee also endorsed the participation of more women leaders at the grassroots level so as to see more women actively promoting development and taking the initiative to encourage more girls to be part of grassroots football. The decision has been endorsed by the women’s and the grassroots committees. Both committees felt that if every state implements the decision, it will bring more girls into football to further boost the grassroots structure in India.
