Bhoomi Program

About The Program

The Rohan Bopanna Tennis Development Foundation aims to provide opportunities to underprivileged children in sports and education.

Through this program, children with talent and athletic abilities are identified and enrolled at Padukone- Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru where they will be provided tennis coaching under the Rohan Bopanna Tennis Academy and will also be provided with lodging and boarding facilities.

The main focus will be to ace at the tennis ]coaching provided at the same time, ensure children are provided the necessary quality education to be able to build their careers in future. These children will be enrolled into NewAge World School based in Mylappanahalli, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

Project Goals: Provide professional tennis coaching and quality education to atleast 100 children and at present 35 deserving children are inducted in this program(25 identified last year from North-east and 10 identified this year are from Jammu & Kashmir).

Objectives

  • Institute India’s first tennis development programme to identify, nurture & propel the next generation of tennis players, with a vision to increase Indian representation & medals across events, focussed on financially disadvantaged children from developing cities
  • Providing formal education that promotes self-reliance, empowerment and offers stability and financial security.
  • Creating a foundation that funnels the next generation of Indian tennis players, by providing world-class training & infrastructure access to talented individuals, from across the country.

Program Structure

Identification & Short-listing of students with potential: Host selection trials in the chosen geography to identify and short-list students with athletic abilities and interest in pursuing tennis..

Parents & student counselling: Organize sessions for parents and students to understand the program, importance of early sports involvement and guide them in supporting their child's tennis journey..

Selection & enrolment of students: Select and enrol the students at Rohan Bopanna’s Tennis Academy at PDCSE who have fulfilled all criteria and showed interest & commitment to the program. The enrolled students will be given admission in the NewAge World school (ICSE curriculum) to ensure they continue with their academic education and will stay at the PDCSE campus hostel facilities. They will formally follow their tennis coaching program with RBTA. .

Tracking Progress: Students will undergo regular assessments in their academic & tennis performance; fitness & nutrition levels as well.. .

Feedback & Other support: Regular updates about their child’s performance will beshared with the parents. Every student will also be supported for two home visits a year. Any queries or concerns raised or feedback shared by students or parents will be addressed by the staff and management of the school and/or the tennis academy.

Target Age-group: 8 to 12 years underprivileged children.

More details under Rohan Bopanna Tennis Development foundation page.