PANAJI
The Premier League hosted the inaugural edition of its NEXTGEN Coach Programme in Goa recently, marking another significant milestone in the League’s longstanding commitment to supporting the growth of grassroots football in India.
The four-day programme brought together more than 30 coaches from the OSCAR Foundation for a series of classroom and practical on-pitch sessions focused on the League’s coaching methodologies. The sessions were delivered by Premier League international community coaches, supported by Indian coaches who have been long-standing members of the League’s in-country delivery team.
The NEXTGEN Initiative began as a youth tournament, with Premier League Academy sides competing against youth teams from India to give young Indian players exposure to world-class football and create a platform for cultural exchange and player development.
To mark the one-year anniversary of the Premier League’s India office in Mumbai, the evolution of the NEXTGEN programme into a coach education initiative representing an important step in deepening the League’s engagement in the country through investment in local coaches and grassroots communities.
