KES Sri T. P. Bhatia college of Science throws open its large playground for 27 teams across Mumbai to participate in the interschool football championship matches on 28th and 29th November, 2023. The meet will be inaugurated at 9 am on 28th November 2023 by Smt. Varsha Salvi, District Sports Officer, Mumbai Suburban.
Why Football ?
Why did we choose this sport for our interschool meet?
Football is a sport that teaches us a lot about teamwork and values like unselfishness and empathy. Football helps us gain strength in the lower body as well as the upper body. The lower body develops due to running on the field, shooting, dribbling, passing, jumping, and tackling.
Football is a simple, universal sport. It is an activity that trains our endurance and cardio fitness due to the repeated and we become more toned and coordinated. As a team sport, football has numerous benefits for our mental health too!
Benefits of Playing Football
- Improves endurance: One can cover up to 10 km during a match along with having fun sending free kicks. It makes cardio and breathing even stronger.
- Football improves our strength. The player goes through numerous changes of pace during a match, accelerating and running backwards and forwards, with no time for a breather – These repeated actions improve strength as well as endurance.
- Being a team sport, we use all of our physical abilities. While diving to save goals or jumping, we stretch and work on our balance. Running and accelerating, trains our speed. Football isn’t just about fitness; it’s also about formation and calls for team spirit and solidarity. We have to respect our teammates and communicate on the pitch to strengthen the team. A tight formation and dedicated team can beat a team of much better players. And that’s great for personal development.
- You cannot become a legend without your team. Football teaches you a lot about teamwork and unselfishness.
- Muscle strength: Football helps us gain strength in our lower body as well as the upper body. Our lower body develops due to running on the field, shooting, dribbling, passing, jumping, and tackling. And our upper body gains strength by shielding the ball, throw-ins, and by holding off the opponent. In this way, football helps you develop the muscle strength of the entire body.
- Aerobic capacity: We require a high level of stamina due to all the running in this game. As we keep moving and changing our speed throughout the game it increases our stamina.
- Cardiovascular health- A player runs for about 8 to 11 km in a football game. This constant running always keeps their heart rate high. And this is an excellent form of cardiovascular exercise and an excellent way to keep your body healthy. Constant running also helps you resist plaque buildup in coronary arteries.
Besides the benefits mentioned above there are innumerable other advantages of this game like building muscle mass and burning fat, developing bone strength, coordination, physical toughness, mental toughness, cognitive brain function, concentration, mental relaxation and much more.
What more, if you really love the game, you can make Football a career too.
Dr Sangeeta Srivastava
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Sajiv Kaimal ( Father of Ms. Nidhi Kaimal)
It was a very wonderful event organized in a systematic manner by KES Sri T.P. Bhatia college of Science. We were overwhelmed by the hospitality […] Read MoreIt was a very wonderful event organized in a systematic manner by KES Sri T.P. Bhatia college of Science. We were overwhelmed by the hospitality of the organizers. Special thanks to Dr. Sangeeta Srivastava for her presence and interest shown during the whole tournament. The players were kept motivated by the cheerful music played by the DJ. The sports presenter ( Shri ..... ) played a vital role bringing a liveliness throught the tournament. Every aspect were taken care of properly by the organizers. Thanking you for hosting the tournament. Looking forward for such tournaments. Read Less
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