Over one thousand children from different strata of schools battled it out over three months to win the Scholarship to train at MRS Center of Excellence program in Mumbai, Goa and USA, a pioneering program starting this May under USSF A certified coach from USA.
The objective of Mumbai Rush Soccer League Series was to scout talented players from across Mumbai and provide them with a platform to experiment and showcase their skill under pressure free environment, as well as provide them with sufficient quality matches in a calendar year on par with international players of the same age, which is essential for success of Grassroot development in India.
The Neumec Mumbai Rush Soccer Champions League was played from January 27th to 10th March 2013 by the most talented players shortlisted by Tim Schulz during his visit to Mumbai- India, from three separate leagues conducted by Mumbai Rush Soccer earlier
The initiative was supported by host of corporate - Neumec, Enerzal, DCA Architecture and Design Pvt. Ltd., Analyse India, RD Promo, Mahanagar Transport, Allied Enterprise.
Seminars on Nutrition & Fitness by prominent experts too were conducted to educate the parents of these players, as they play a crucial role in development of their wards as football players.
The winners of each age category,
U10 Boys - Red Club
U12 Boys - Black Club
U14 Boys - Green Club
U12 Girls – Blue Club
U18 Girls - Black Club
U18 Boys – Grey Club
The best players from each category were selected by Fr. Lawrence, FIFA Grassroot Coaches Instructor based on their technical ability and not just goal scoring capabilities. Three best players from among these player will receive the Scholarship to train at the first MRS Center of Excellence, starting this May.
The Shortlisted Best players,
Under 10
1. Soham Yelve
2. Floyd D'Souza
3. Nihal Dudaadkar
4. Shane Arhana
5. Rohit Sharma
Under 12
6. Ralph Cardoz
7. Sarthak Singh
8. Dwayne Barretto
Under14
9. Alister Fernandes
Mumbai Rush Soccer Leagues takes the cities budding football
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