A Study of Sports Talent Search in Adivasi Areas of Indore Division

Children can get benefit if their talent is identified at the right age. If the talent is identified at an early age, parents can work towards polishing it. Such recognition can help children in long-run and they can have a better and bright future. Successful identification needs to be followed by Selection onto a formal program for developing playing abilities and nurturing the Individual towards realizing the potential already predicted. In India there is often always a talk regarding talent identification at every level, workshop and seminars. Identifying talent is at growing stage but very less work has been initiated; case is known to everybody but no right steps are taken. Tribal areas of India possess immense talent but no perspective is there to nurture their qualities. A comprehensive programmed of talent identification in tribal areas with well-planned and well-executed learning experience selected to meet the current and projected needs of individual children is the present need of society.

METHODOLOGY:

Author visited and surveyed isolated tribal areas of Indore division and finally on the basis of their awareness and interest towards games and sports 329 students were selected as subject for this study. Age of the subjects ranged from 10 to 14 years. The scores obtained from experts ranking were considered as the criterion measures for this study. A wide range of factors were considered. Sports performance is the product of total personality of the sportsperson. Selection of the game was the choice of students. Following games were tasted for the data collection of the study

1 Volleyball 09 2 Yoga 51 3 Athletics 69 4 Football 10 5 Cricket 46 6 Kho-Kho 69

7 Kabaddi 70 8 Archery 05

An expert panel was set up for the evaluation of skill abilities of the children spotted. All the Adivasi were thoroughly observed. Data pertaining to those three experts were appointed to judge the skill and other abilities required to excel in sports. Ten marks were assigned to each expert. Experts were asked to observe thoroughly the caliber of children.

Data was collected through experts rating test. Analysis of data follows the descriptive statistics. On the basis of overall testing and performance of adivasi students we got some extra ordinary talented students from their respective skill. As well as we found some students those were excellent in a particular variable like running, jumping, some of them were very good in long distance running, some of them were having good reaction time, some students were having extra ordinary flexibility and agility. Apart from that author found many students those were excellent in their respective game they

It is evident from the findings that there is no doubt to accept that adivasi students having extra ordinary and multidimensional talent. The findings of the study clearly showing that the talent we found in the tribal areas of Indore division was extra ordinary they just need to develop their talent and government should start some schemes to provide proper guidance and equipment facility to furnish these talented students of adivasi areas of Indore division.

Based on all this understanding author would like to offer following recommendations. 1. Talent identification in the form of sports and games is an effective programme and should be prescribed for the purpose as other forms of talent like Art, handmade things, dance, singing, vocal music etc. 2. Talent identification programmes are highly recommended for the administrators, policy makers in introducing new schemes and training programmes for Adivasi children residing in the spotted areas. 3. Talent search programmes in large scale should be taken and should involve female and male candidate of different age groups. 4. Talent search programmes should be carried out to find out effect of culture, nature, life style, food habits and family background. 5. Talent search programmes should involve the knowledge of advance equipments, skills, tactics, techniques and sports science. 6. The spotted children may be provided advance training programmes in the reputed center of the state.

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Shree Vaishnav College of Teachers Training, Department of Physical Education, Gumasta Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh E-Mail – hemant_tiwari22@rediffmail.com