Pradeep Ranwa|| Candidate for General Secretary Sports & Games|| 2019–2020

Awaaz, IIT Kharagpur
6 min readMar 28, 2019

Proposal 1​: ​Sports Database Management System

Aim​:-

Digitalisation of data related to sports equipments of each sports and also the information pertaining to InterIIT players of each sport in the form of Sports profile.

Current scenario​:-

1.Currently, there is no proper record of equipments of various sports on Technology students’ Gymkhana website and not shown to each student of IIT Kharagpur (record including the number, condition, specifications of the equipments). Also many students are unaware of equipments present in Gymkhana for their use.

2.As per the current situation, only team members of a sport, and a few others know about their respective team members and their achievements. Many others are not aware of these players. Also, those who are not involved in sports, do not have good idea about the InterIIT players and their achievements.

Plan of action​:-

1.A gymkhana web development team will be set up under the shade of the Sports and Games committee.

2.The detailed player profiles will be collected by the secretaries of the respective sports.

3.The account of the equipments of the various sports shall also be collected by the secretaries of the respective sports.

4.These will then be channelised to the web development team members so that they can incorporate those in the form of digital data.

5.The Sports profiles as well as the Equipments list will be made visible to the entire student community of IIT Kharagpur.

Structure of the system​:-

1.For every sport, there shall be 2 sections in the website link:-.

A.Equipments and facilities

B.Players

2.a.​In section A. Equipments and facilities, a detailed list of all facilities and numbered account of all the equipments shall be kept.

b.​The will be fields wherein the data for issuing equipments will be stored. The track of the item can be kept from that data.

3.a​.In section B. Players, there will be sections based on the year, viz., InterIIT 2017, InterIIT 2018, InterIIT 2019, etc.

b​.In each such section, there shall be the list of all InterIIT players of that year. c​.For the InterIIT players, the profile will include:

The events of the player/ The position in which the person plays for the team; The achievements of the person in the event/ in that position;

The record/ feats that the person makes;

The achievements of the person in the other tournaments other than InterIIT; Their achievements and records in InterHall events, Open-IITevents.

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Need​:-

1.Digitalised format of the data of all sports equipments would help the Secretary, Captain and Coach of every sport for proper upkeep of the equipments.

This is in alignment with the upcoming InterIIT Sports meet wherein we shall witness more number of new equipments being bought.

2.Every student will get to know of the equipments and facilities that would be available to them at different grounds, if they join that sport. This will increase the enthusiasm to join the sports as well.

3.Whenever, a player issues some equipment from the availabilities in that sport, proper track of that item could be easily maintained.

4.Sports profiles of each InterIIT player and the probables, will enable every student, alumni,faculty, staff etc. to know about the sportspersons of every team.

5.The glorification of the InterIIT players and probables in this manner will boost up the morale of the players. Also, new players can emerge out, because of the motivation that they will get from this.

Budget Requirement​:-

1.Minimal budget requirements for the purpose of maintaining the web handle and the internet domain.(no cost)

2.Costs of certificates for the members of the web development team.(not any considerable cost)

Proposal 2: Sports Experts Interaction Sessions

Aim​:-

To give a chance to players of the campus to interact with sports experts or sportspersons of state/national level and initiate a recreational day with those experts.

Current Situation​:-

1.Currently there are no such opportunities for the players to interact with the prominent sports personalities.

2.Also, very minimum avenues are present for the excellent players to know about their chances at the national level. They have very less information as to how to reach that level from the expertised InterIIT level at which they are currently present.

Plan of action​:-

1.I have discussed with gymkhana authorities regarding the expenditure.

2.I have discussed with office of Alumni Affairs and take their help for raising fund for the event.

3.I would take help of secretaries and captains of various teams to decide whom we should call and according to the feasibility will call the decided sports experts.

4.The event shall be managed with the help of the secretaries.

5.A weekend will be chosen every semester. The entire course of activities will be planned for that weekend.

Need​:-

1.Players of the campus would get an opportunity to learn from the methods of national level players by their involvement in practice sessions.

2.This would be of very high appreciation, especially for those who are excelling at a sport and eyeing the national level.

3.Scope of interaction with national level players would give a big boost to the sporting interests of the students of IIT Kharagpur.

Budget​:-

1.Payment cost of the invited Sportspersons.

2.Cost of their accommodation, fooding, transportation etc.=(4800+1200)

3.Relevant costs of conduction programmes for interaction.(=4000)

Proposal 3:​Gymming and Fitness Club

Aim:

To promote fitness and gymming activities as well as nutritional awareness by scheduling year round activities under the shade of Technology Students’ Gymkhana by incorporating the club.

Current scenario:

1.Students, in large numbers, enroll for the gym slots every semester, but gradually, in the course of the semester, the level of interest among the students fade away, resulting in lesser numbers in the Gym.

2.There is no channel for conduction of activities for keeping the enthusiasm alive among the students, who newly join the gym and are at the starting point of their fitness goals.

Plan of action:

1.At the start of the semester, once the gym slots are provided to the students, a weekend will be chosen for an awareness session.

Particulars of the session:

A. Talk by the Gym trainers and a few invited experienced gym goers about diet plans according to body type goals, viz. Lean type, Bulky and muscular type,OR, fitness goals, viz. weight loss, weight gain, strength increase, endurance increase.

B. Demonstration of basic workout techniques, such as, Deadlift, Bench Press, Pull ups, Shoulder Press, etc. (basic compound exercises).

2.Sessions would be conducted once every week, within the timings of the gym slots, wherein all members of that slot will be called up one by one for verifying and rectifying their form and technique, so that all can learn proper form.

3.Monthly assessment sessions will be conducted where the progress of the gymmers would be tracked. Accordingly, the members would be given future fitness goals, workout routines, and diet plans.

4.Calisthenics workshops, once every month, which will enable people to learn about using their body weight for working out. This will engage those people who are interested in working out, but are reluctant to use weights.

5.Fitness events, such as cycle racing, crossfit competitions, strength wars, etc. twice in every semester, promoting such fitness activities, and drawing more people towards a healthy lifestyle.

6.Consulting sessions with certified gymmers of India, about exercise form, quantified nutrition and lifestyle. People can be invited to IIT Kharagpur for delivering talks. Example: IIT Kharagpur alumnus Mr. Gaurav Taneja who is currently a pro gymmer, can be invited.

Need:

1.This club will ensure inclusivity among all the gym goers, providing them a common platform to share their methods of fitness progression. Thus, the interest level among the Gym goers will be sustained.

2.The newly joined Gym members and fitness enthusiasts would get to know about proper form for the workouts. This will ensure injury free gymming. Also, people will learn about proper diet scheduling for attaining their fitness goals.

3.Year round activities would keep the gym goers motivated and would split their bigger fitness goals into step by step smaller process goals.

Structure of the club:

1.Coaches/Trainers

2.Conveners:

a. Will schedule the events, activities.

b. Will forward the workout routines to the gymmers after consulting the trainers.

Budget:

1.Payments to the invited specialists. 2.Transportation, accommodation & food.(=6000)

2.Cost of conduction of the events and activities.(not considerable)

3.Cost of conducting the workshops.(refreshments=15*1000=15000)

Disclaimer: The format and content of all the Proposals are given by the candidates only. No editing has been done by Awaaz.

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