Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools
IndustrySports
Founded2010 (2010)
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Area served
India
Key people
Baichung Bhutia
Kishor Taid
Anurag Khilnani
WebsitebbfootballSchools.com

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) is a football youth development initiative by Bhaichung Bhutia, the former Indian football team captain, in association with Football by Carlos Queiroz (FBCQ),[1][2] the Portuguese football academy by Carlos Queiroz. BBFS aims to cater to children in the age group of 5 to 15 years and deliver coaching experience under the guidance of senior coaches from Portugal through their partnership with FBCQ. As per Bhutia, BBFS is planned to be an all-inclusive venture where 20–30% of the enrolled students at BBFS are targeted to be from underprivileged sections of the society.[1][2]

Launch

BBFS was launched on 30 October 2010, in a press conference held at the Shangrila hotel in New Delhi by Bhaichung Bhutia and Tiago Lopes (CEO, FBCQ).[1][2] BBFS started regular coaching in Delhi on 29 November 2010 at Ryan International School, and now have 5 centers in the Delhi NCR region. They have currently opened a new centre in Mumbai.It is located in a suburban part of Mumbai in Gorai . The name of the current school in Mumbai is Dr Pillai Global Academy.

Academy accreditation

As per the All India Football Federations' (AIFF) Academy Accreditation Program, Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools secured Academy Accreditation from four cities for the 2019–2020 season. BBFS Delhi has been awarded 4 star rating by AIFF[3] whereas BBFS Bengaluru & BBFS Chandigarh have been awarded 1 star rating respectively.[4][5] BBFS via a strategic and technical partnership with Somaiya Sports Academy (Mumbai) has received a 2 star rating by the AIFF and participated in the AIFF Youth Leagues as Somaiya Sports Academy for the 2019–2020 season.[6] As such BBFS happens to be the only academy in the country to secure accreditation from four cities in the country and plans are underway to register two more regions, Kerala and Hyderabad in the AIFF academy accreditation 2020–2021.

Residential academies

Apart from its non-residential football institutions across the country, Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools also boast of two residential academies situated in Gurgaon[7] and Nilambur.[8] Admission to the residential academies are done through a series of scouting programmes[9][10] conducted throughout the country by the BBFS Technical and Management personnel. In December 2019 BBFS also initiated the 'Prince of Football' project in association with the Sports and Youth Affairs (S&YA) Department, Government of Sikkim. Prince of Football is a collaborative initiative, where a rigorous process of selection from block level to district level and final to state level will pave the way to select talented footballers that will form a Sikkim team which will go on to play at national level tournaments organized by the BBFS.[11]

Garhwal FC

Garhwal FC (formerly Garhwal Heroes FC) is an Indian football club formed in 1953 in New Delhi. The club, via a strategic tie-up, currently operates under the aegis of Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools – the largest and most reputed football youth development setup in India.[12][13]

Garhwal FC provides BBFS the platform to lay down a pathway for player development in the senior categories. Through the club, BBFS players will be able to further their passion for football by playing professionally.

Garwhal FC emerged champions of the Delhi Senior Division and subsequently qualified to play in the 2nd Division in 2019.[14] It has been the first time that the club has participated in any national level league, with 9 of its players promoted from BBFS' youth development programme.

United Sikkim

United Sikkim FC was founded in 2011, by Sikkim Football Association (SFA) and Baichung Bhutia. On 22 March 2011, the club was launched as a professional, which would be co-owned by Fidelis World, Bhaichung Bhutia and Shankar Mahadevan.

The Snow Lion Cup for under-14 kids was incorporated, and coaching camps with grassroot framework in the areas of Sikkim, Kalimpong and Darjeeling were set up by the club, with partnership of State Bank of India and BBFS.

Social responsibility

Bhaichung Bhutia's vision that "no talented Indian kid should be deprived of good coaching facilities for want of money or other resources" led to the establishment of the Indian Football Foundation (IFF),[15] which is a sister organization to BBFS. It is one of the first not-for-profit organizations in India that is specifically focused on supporting talented young footballers from economically weaker sections to develop into professional footballers in an organized manner. Funds are raised to aid underprivileged young footballers with a 100 percent scholarship to provide them with quality coaching through BBFS. The IFF through its strategic tie ups with the NGOs & Government bodies focuses on talent identification through its scouting program and talent nurturing via the IFF – BBFS Scholarship Program.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bhose, Baidurjo (31 October 2010). "Bhutia launches football school to promote game". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baichung Bhutia returning to full fitness". The Times of India. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Accreditation, Academy. "Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools". AIFF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Accreditation, Academy. "BBFS Academy Accreditation". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Accreditation, Academy. "BBFS Academy Accreditation". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "BBFS Somaiya Sports Academy".
  7. ↑ "BBFS Residential Academy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "BBFS Residential Academy". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ BBFS Residential Trials. "BBFS Residential Trials". Archived from the original on 1 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "BBFS Residential Trials". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "BBFS – Govt of Sikkim launch 'Prince of Football' project in Sikkim".
  12. ↑ "Garhwal F.C. – BBFS tie up". YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Garhwal – BBFS tie up". Archived from the original on 19 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Hero I – League 2nd Division points table". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "About:IFF". indianfootballfoundation.org. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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