AIFF Media Team

NAVI MUMBAI: Ninety five kids and twenty eight officials participated in the third edition of the AIFF Grassroots Festival conducted by the AIFF Regional Academy at the Fr. Agnel’s Ground in Navi Mumbai.

The Grassroots Festivals’ Programme which kicked-off two weeks ago with an initial strength of Forty Participants has seen an incremental rise in numbers thanks to the largely to the positive response of the children and their eager parents.

The children, aged six to eight were divided into twelve teams of eight players each and guided through a series of six activity grids, with three of them featuring ‘5 v 5’ matches and three focusing on technical ability using fun-based drills.   

Parents were engaged as volunteers and they were involved in the Programme as Team Leaders for all twelve Teams.

The next Festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 24, 2013