BENGALURU: The Australian College of Sport is looking to tap the Indian market in scouting and recruiting student athletes to be admitted to ACS’s sports programmes across basketball, football, cricket, badminton, swimming and golf.
Towards that end, ACS has mandated Pursuit India Sports & Entertainment Pvt Ltd to act as its ambassador in India and the rest of the Indian subcontinent.
From an Indian perspective, this tie-up has the stated aim of addressing the lack of coaching and training facilities in the country by allowing India’s most talented athletes to train and study in Australia’s world class facilities.
The focus is on finding players in the age group of 17 to 22, where player development is crucial. Besides honing of pro athletes, ACS also delivers vocational education through its degree pathways with top tier Australian Universities such as Deakin University, University of South Australia and Torrens University, an official release states.
“Through this tie-up, we aim to get exposed to the right pool of talent in India and provide the right platform to aspiring athletes in India that are willing to compete professionally and exploring the sporting industry. Our High Performance Training Curriculum enables the athlete to achieve superior results,” the release quotes Stuart Roberts, CEO of ACS, as stating.
The tie-up is a direct result of the Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull’s visit to India in April, when the Indian and Australian governments signed several MoUs, including one on sports. This MoU endeavours to connect Australia’s global reputation for sports excellence and expertise with India’s ambition to improve its sports administration and infrastructure, the release further states.
“This tie-up is significant as it provides another pathway to young Indian athletes to develop their craft in a world-class environment. What’s more, the classroom education that ACS offers on sports development and management creates an opportunity for the student-athlete to build a career in the global sports industry,” said Vishnu Ravi Shankar, director of Pursuit.
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