Indian shooting gets ISSF coaching courses
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the Capital on Tuesday by the NRAI president Kalikesh Singh Deo and the director of ISSF Academy, Dr. Vesa Nissinen. The NRAI secretary-general Sultan Singh, the CEO of ISSF Academy, Karolina Nissinen, the director of NRAI Education Program, Pawankumar Singh and Olympian Mansher Singh, member of the ISSF Shotgun Coaches Committee, were also present to mark the significant step taken towards building a structured education system.
The ISSF coaches education program, graded into four categories of Elite/International level, advanced, intermediate and introductory levels, is expected to strengthen the grassroots ecosystem of Indian shooting by developing a large pool of qualified coaches, equipped with modern techniques and global best practices.
'By embedding international standards into our coaching structure, we are not only elevating the quality of mentorship at the elite level but also investing in the long-term development of talent at the grassroots,' said Singh Deo.
'By bringing ISSF-Certified coaching education to India, we are contributing to the creation of a more robust and standardised coaching framework in one of the world's most dynamic shooting nations,' said Dr. Nissinen.
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