Praful Patel Biography

The FIFA MA instructors course which started off in the first week of  July has got a very good response in India. It is very important for the Indian referees to keep pace with the competitive scenario which prevails in the international games. 

34 referees joined the course and made it a complete success with their active participation. Referring is quite a hard proposition and quite an art in itself.  The course involves a variety of modern, innovative and high end techniques compatible with the ever progressive world football.  A variety of exercises were conducted during the period of the course which benefitted the referees in every way. 

This year Ishiama Nabor from Japan  was chosen as the instructor for the course and performed all his duties with great responsibility.  An interactive session was planned out for the participating referees who leant a lot from the innovative exercises. The top referees from the country were chosen for the course. Keeping the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup into consideration, the referees got the best opportunity to update themselves with the various trends of global football.  As the President of the All India Football Federation minister Praful Patel has taken a variety of initiatives for the development of the game in the country. 

Youth football in India has also grown at a good pace with a variety of new programs being taken up. Under the Praful Patel biography, Indian referee has certainly got the platform of a competitive world standard by participating in the FIFA MA instructors course.