FIELD HOCKEY PROJECT OF EASTERN INDIA
SHAKTI VAHINI MIDDLEBURY US CONSULATE KOLKATA
The U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata and the New Delhi–based non-governmental organization Shakti Vahini implemented the project, which kicked off on November 26, 2018 to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign. Other project partners include the Jharkhand Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Jharkhand Police, South Eastern Railway Ranchi Division, and the District Hockey Federation. Program Goals:- Promote the empowerment of women and girls
- Foster youth leadership and development
- Strengthen resilience against violence and/or extremism and threats of trafficking
- Increase English education and academic opportunities for vulnerable and at-risk youth
- The first step to initiate the Sports Envoy Project was to reach out to the Sports Department of the Government of Jharkhand
- The organization met the then Director of the Department of Sports Mr Manish Ranjan IAS who promised all support for the event from the Department of Sports, Government of Jharkhand.
- The organizing team also met Officials of Hockey Jharkhand to take their help and support for connecting us to the various District Federations.
- Hockey Jharkhand Promised all the support and they helped us to connect with various coach and Olympian players.
- A meeting was organised with Hockey Jharkhand and US Consulate Kolkata team which visited Ranchi.
- The Organisers also met the various District Magistrates and Superintendent of Police for their help and support as they are the chief patrons of all the District Sports Association.
- The organisers got good response from District administrations from all the hockey playing districts namely Khunti, Gumla, Simdega, Chaibasa, Singhbhum etc.
- Several rounds of meetings were held with district sports association to explain the format for the training camp and the level of players required.
Selection Process
- The organisers conveyed to the district administration that the selected students should be from various far flung villages and the most deserving candidates should be given the opportunity.
- Various list of probable students were selected by district administration and submitted to Shakti Vahini
- Programme coordinator of the project reached out to the district administration and organised one round of meeting with probable students in each district.
- The team also visited the villages of selected participants and met their parents.
- In collaboration and support of the district administration selection rounds were organised in Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla & Chaibasa in which a select team of District administration, Shakti Vahini and District Coach selected the probable candidates.
- Police department of Simdega District and Khunti also supported in the training process.
- A second round of selection was also organised in each district
- A final list of students was finalised by 20th November
- As per the orders of the Jharkhand Sports department we had been allocated the Mohrabadi Hockey stadium but due to a national level selection camp the venue had to be shifted to SERSA Railway Astro Turf Hockey Stadium at Hatia.
- The Shakti Vahini team met the Divisional Railway manager of Ranchi Division to take the full help and support of the South eastern Railways. This was a very crucial decision as railways had a pool of coaches and Olympian hockey players who could add value to the training camp.
- The Railways carried out cleaning and strengthening various facilities at the Stadium.
- A western Bathroom was setup for the Trainer’s room.
- The organization reached out to the Sports Department to arrange for Lodging facilities for the training camp inmates.
- The Jharkhand Government provided free of cost lodging facilities for Students at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi. The Sports department also provided 6 Guest room for various guests.
- Various local educational institutions were also contacted for their help and support.
- Medical authorities were also informed for any emergency assistance. A medical team was provided at the stadium.
- Two rounds of Skype discussions were also held with Middlebury team from the United States.
- Profile of all participants were created,
- A meeting was organised with all the Ex Olympians at SERSA Stadium.
- Various civil society organization who could provide motivational classes for the trainee students were contacted.
- Various clippings of selection rounds were posted in the social media. Interviews of students /players was also posted om social media
- Students of Ranchi University communication department were requested to prepare a music video for the Training Camp.
- The Music video was widely shared in all social media platform.
- The pre training social media campaign was organised to ensure wide publicity of the programme.
- For social media campaign Instagram, Facebook & Twitter was used
- A seven-member Sports Envoy delegation from Middlebury College in Vermont, U.S.A. travelled to Ranchi, Jharkhand to implement a Women’s Field Hockey and Leadership camp from November 26, 2018 to December 1, 2018 for 106 tribal girls from six districts of Jharkhand.
- The Project team organised a warm welcome for the Vermont team coming from United States. Tribal Dances were organised at the Airport in their honour.
- The Stay for the Middlebury Team was organised at Hotel Radisson and two vehicles were provided to them for their travel.
- A briefing meeting was organised at the Birsa Munda Stadium in the evening where the Middlebury Team met all the trainee students.
- The final schedule was prepared in consultation with Middlebury Team
- Efforts were made to make it a learning experience for the students/ trainees / players. In the evening motivational classes and issues related to Human trafficking, Gender Based Violence, Gender issues were discussed.
26TH Nov | 27TH Nov | 28TH Nov | 29th Nov | 30 Nov | 01 Dec | 02 Dec |
Breakfast Khel Gaon 7AM | Breakfast Khel Gaon 7AM | Breakfast Khel Gaon 7AM | Breakfast Khel Gaon 7AM | Breakfast Khel Gaon 7AM | Breakfast Khel Gaon | |
SERSA HOCKEY STADIUM PLAYERS TO ARRIVE AT 8.30 AM Training Camp to Start from 9 AM TO 11AM | Participants Depart | |||||
Tea 11AM-11.30AM | Tea 11AM-11.30AM | Tea 11AM-11.30 AM | Tea 11AM-11.30 AM | FINAL MATCH TO START AT 11AM | ||
Lunch 1 PM -2PM | Lunch 1 PM-2PM | Lunch 1 PM-2PM | Lunch 1PM-2PM | Lunch 1PM-2PM | ||
Participants Arrive | PLAYERS TO RETURN FOR KHEL GAON KHEL GAON AT 4 PM | |||||
Tea Khel Gaon | Tea 5.30PM Khel Gaon | Tea 5.30PM Khel Gaon | Tea 5.30PM Khel Gaon | Tea 5.30PM Khel Gaon | ||
Evening Programme 6 PM-8PM | Evening Programme 6 PM-8PM | Evening Programme 6 PM-8PM | Evening Programme 6 PM-8PM | HIGH TEA AND STORY TELLING PROGRAMME (in front of select audience) | ||
Dinner 8 PM Khel Gaon | Dinner 8 PM Khel Gaon | Dinner 8 PM Khel Gaon | Dinner 8 PM Khel Gaon | Dinner 8 PM Khel Gaon | Dinner 8 PM Khel Gaon FOR participants |
- Knowing how to control the ball.
- Moving the ball in order to get it to where it needs to go.
- Dribble or carry the ball.
- Control exercises.
- How, where, and when to shoot the ball.
- Being a confident player
- Being at the right spot and taking decisions as per the position
- Passing the ball.
- Being a team player
- Getting the ball to the rest of team
- Receiving the ball
- Passing at the right time
- Listening to teammates
- Learning game strategies
- Playing in special situations
- Properly communicating.
- What to communicate and when and how it should be communicated
- Clearing the ball
- Diving
- Angles
- Foot and glove work
- Recovery
- Communication
- Recovery
- Kicking and jabbing
- Having a good attitude, patience, and a desire to learn
- Human Trafficking in Jharkhand
- Identifying traffickers and alerting families
- Gender Based Violence
- Gender Issues
- Good touch Bad touch
- Sexual offences against children
- Various Helplines & Safety Mechanisms like Childline
FIELD HOCKEY PROJECT OF EASTERN INDIA
December 01, 2018 ,South Eastern Railway Hockey Stadium ,Hatia
- Savitri Purthi , Former National Hockey Player & Former Selector
- Asunta Lakra, Ex Captain National Hockey
- Vishwasi Purthi , Former International Player,Bronze Medallist Asian Games
- Sumrai Tete , Former Captain
- Subhadra Pradhan, Former National Captain
- Alma Guria,
- Marita Tirkey
- Sarita Lakra
- Adelaine Kerketta
- Masira Surin
Guest of Honour
Jay Treloar, Dy Director, American Centre, Kolkatta
Shri VK Gupta, DRM, SER , Ranchi Division, Guest of Honour
Smt Asha Lakra, Honourable Mayor , Ranchi
Chief Guest , Shri. Chandreshwar Prasad Singh
Honourable Urban Development, Housing, Registration, Disaster Management
Government of Jharkhand,
Ms Arati Kujur – Chairperson , Jharkhand State Commission for Protection Of Child Rights for Her Exemplary Contribution to Comatting Human Trafficking and working on Child Rights
Impact on the girls- The girls truly realized the importance of this workshop when they witnessed tremendous improvement in their hockey skills at the end of the workshop.
- They went away with good hockey skills, better confidence and more awareness.
- This could be possible not only because of the morning drills but the evening motivation sessions that were held every day post the physical training at the field. the first day’s evening session was an introductory session in which the 7 Middlebury coaches made an initial connection with the girls by introducing themselves, narrating brief stories about themselves, motivating them and clicking photographs with them.
- The next session required the tribal girls to narrate their stories which spread empathy and inspiration. The following evening sessions included lectures of human trafficking and other gender-based crimes.
- Documentaries were screened to make the session more engaging. One evening session included a cultural programme in which a number of participants came forward to perform various dance forms with utmost confidence. The coaches also performed an impromptu dance which made the participants feel great.
- The last evening session involved speeches from various anti TIP heroes and a wonderful theatre play by Performative Storytellers Group Kolkata that revolved around the topic of female suppression and empowerment. The young Girls were delighted to be witness the play. They said that it has motivated them to do some community work in their schools.
- All the participants were gifted small tokens from the Middlebury team as goodbye goodies.
- Throughout daily workshops, drills, scrimmages, seminar groups and time spent off the field, the coaches focused on giving the young women tools and skills they could take with them beyond the camp and pass on to their peers.
More Than a Game
The Middlebury field hockey program won its second consecutive Division III national title in November. Yet for the coaching staff and four Panther alumnae, the moment did not compare to what happened next. Read this incredible story by the Coaches who undertook the Field Hockey Project of Eastern India in November -December 2018