Name: Sheetal Anant Hedulkar

Designation: Monitoring officer

Timeline of training: 3/08/2012 to 15/08/2012

Training experience:

I just got back from Amsterdam and I had an amazing experience. Having never left India before, it was fascinating for me to

visit another culture and have the chance to play football with people from across the globe.

I went to Amsterdam to take part in the KNVB training course. In English, KNVB stands for the Royal Netherlands Football

Association and every year they host a 10-day football training course where they teach advanced football skills. Football

coaches from all over the world attend, including international club players. Each year, Magic Bus is invited to send an

employee to participate in the course free of cost.

Taking part in the course was exciting but hectic. We trained for long hours each day through practical and theoretical

sessions. As a group we planned training sessions and created game plans. It was useful to exchange ideas and knowledge

with players from many different countries. Some of the most important learning objectives for me were:

Age based training

Basic rules for teambuilding

System of play & formations

Goal keeping training

How to the develop team attack & defense tactics

How to analyze matches & how to plan sessions

While we were at the course we had the opportunity to attend some practice sessions of AJAX and PSV, two of the top

football teams in the Netherlands. The aim of these visits was to analyze the match play, but often I found myself just

watching the match. Additionally, the teams shared with us their yearly plans as well as details on the player’s daily diets and

practice timings. The experience was a lot of fun.

On the last day of the course, we played a tournament (league system). I was thrilled when I won the best player award. It

was a big surprise because there were so many good players on the course. I believe I was given the award because the

organizers saw a huge improvement in me over the course of the training period.

I am so grateful to Magic Bus for giving me this incredible opportunity and will work hard to share my knowledge and training

to improve the skill level of our children.