SHUTTLER SINDHU WEIGHS IN ON NEED FOR GOOD COACHES
Mumbai, Jan. 9: Olympic silver medallist and world champion shuttler P. V. Sindhu on Saturday said it is important to have good coaches, who can understand the mindset of the players and address their specific needs to create more champions.
“I would say we need to have really good coaches, who analyse each player because every player's mindset is different, so he (the coach) needs to understand the player's mindset...,” Sindhu said in a virtual session when asked what needs to be done to create more players like her.
“Because I might have a different type of game, I might have a different mental state, where (as) other players, for example Saina (Nehwal) or anyone, they might have different mental mindset, so you need to understand the player (properly) and accordingly change what he or she needs to be done,” Sindhu added.
“As far as I know, we (as a badminton team) have been getting really good infrastructure and all equipment that we need, so I am sure in couple of years (or) when I look five years down the line there will be lot more people playing for the country and doing really well,” the Hyderabad based shuttler further added.
India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Saturday batted for “imbibing sports culture” in India, saying it will help the country reach its aspiration of winning multiple medals at the Olympics.
“... for us to really move ahead and maybe make a mark in the years ahead and somehow come to reaching our aspirations, winning multiple gold medals at the Olympics, ... we have to try and really imbibe a culture of sports in this country,” Bindra said. —
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