ISSUE- May, 2016

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MESSAGE FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS // 2

TENNIS COACHES ACHIEVE PTR CERTIFICATION // 6

ARA INTRODUCES FIRST EVER RANKING GUARANTEE PROGRAM IN TENNIS // 7

PLAYER INTERVIEW // 4 & 9

TABLE TENNIS BRING SUCCESS TO TEAM // 13

ARA to introduce Psychologist, Nutritionist and Fitness trainer to n i . improve the performance and quality of the game o c . h s i f t

AHMEDABAD RACQUET ACADEMY r ARA introduces First ever artificial full size Football turf in Gujarat a m s

Opp. Murli restaurant, Sindhu Bhavan Road, , 380059. . w w

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TENNIS...... 4 Message by Director of Tennis...... 4 Interview ...... 4 Athletes in the making...... 5 Tennis Player's achievements...... 6 ur Family came to synthetic flood lit courts, 1 FIFA ethos as we do: to create Ahmedabad from a size football field of artificial turf CHAMPIONS. In addition to Tennis coaches achieve PTR certificate...... 6 Osmall village. They and a centrally air conditioned this, all pro coaches hold started working in small building equipped with 4 requisite certifications. ARA INTRODUCES FIRST EVER RANKING GUARANTEE PROGRAM IN TENNIS...... 7 companies before they entered badminton courts, 2 squash into real estate & construction courts and a table tennis hall We would like to take this to under the banner 'POPULAR holding 6 Table Tennis tables. express our deepest gratitude BADMINTON...... 8 GROUP.’ to all the players, parents, Message by Director of Badminton...... 8 Fitness plays a big part in a friends, and last but not the Interview ...... 9 N o w, w e , t h e s e c o n d p l a y e r ' s p a t h a n d w e least our family, who have generation of brothers have understand that. To support this believed in us in our sporting Athletes in the making...... 11 followed our passion of sports we have a highly professional journey and always supported Badminton Player's achievements...... 11 to enhance the sporting culture gym building on the premises. us to excel further in our efforts in Ahmedabad. We leave no stone unturned in to make Ahmedabad Racquet SQUASH...... 12 working towards fitness and Academy a world class facility. With the dream to nurture and g o o d h e a l t h . W i t h t h e Message by Director of Squash...... 12 groom better athletes who collaboration of B Star Gym our c o u l d c o m p e t e a t t h e goal is to give the best guidance TABLE TENNIS...... 13 Inter national levels, we to our players about nutrition, e nv i s i o n e d A h m e d a b a d fitness & mental toughness. Message by Director of Table Tennis...... 13 Racquet Academy Pvt. Ltd. Table Tennis Player's achievements...... 13 Our Goal is to groom players As the name suggests, the who can win accolades for India FOOTBALL...... 14 initial thoughts revolved around around the world. We have developing only racquet sports created a path that helps Message by Director of Football...... 14 such as, Tennis, Badminton, p l a y e r s a n d p a r e n t s Table Tennis & Squash. In May understand the value of sports ARA FC ACADEMY TRIAL DATES...... 16 2 0 1 1 , w e i n a u g u r a t e d in their life. We have put Ahmedabad Racquet Academy together a team of Sports with 3 synthetic courts. By the Directors for each sport. Each UPCOMING EVENTS...... 17 successive years, June 2016 Sports Director is highly specifically, we completed 7 qualified and has the same ACADEMY EVENTS...... 18

ARA INTRODUCES SPORTS GYM AT THE ACADEMY...... 19

MAY 2016 // www.racquetacademy.in 3 in Asian games / Olympics given? Ans: “Keep working with TENNIS 5) How do you set your morals and loyalty. Don't think goals? of the result” Ans: By having short term goals and after achieving 11) Do you have a saying or body less efficient at cooling. them, gaining confidence to motto that you live your life INTERVIEW achieve big goals by? Eat during training / Ans: “Whatever happens, competition. 6) What is your biggest happens for good” As the heat will produce challenge, and what do you VEDANSH PATEL excessive perspiration, I would do to manage this 12) Where do you draw suggest eating a banana challenge? your inspiration from? AGE: 11 during the session. This will Ans: Biggest challenge Ans: My Family help maintain sodium levels would be to achieve an DATE OF JOINING IN ARA: 16/06/2014 and reduce the risk of the individual identity and self- 13) What is your favorite Director of Tennis player cramping. independence to focus on food? CURRENTLY PLAYING IN TODD CLARK right things Ans: To be specific its Chat, ADVANCE BATCH Get in great physical shape. Golgappa and Aaloo tikki Physically fit athletes handle PLAYING TENNIS FROM 3 YEARS SHWETA RANA 7) What 1-2 things do you welcome all readers to the heat better because they believe differentiates you 14) What is your favorite are able to consume and BEST ACHIEVEMENTS the tennis department's from your contemporaries gateway destination? Won Boys U-12 State Ranking p o r t i o n o f I n s i g h t utilize more oxygen per breath AGE: 22 who have tailed off in their Ans: Paris held at SRAG Tennis Academy I and recover better between Magazine. Firstly, I wish to say athletic participation and SPORT: Lawn Tennis thank you to all our clientele for points. abilities? 15) What you would like to Won Boys U-10 State Ranking held at Eklavya Sports Academy their support of all the new EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Ans: “Being Persistent in my say to the kids who are initiatives that we have put in Listen to our body. Studying B.sc 2 year career keep” “ Having family training at the academy? place in recent times. I am Take regular breaks during the (Khalsa College)Yamuna Nagar background of sports is Ans: Don't get sad and t ra i n i n g s e s s i o n ( A R A something amazing – looking forward to introducing YEARS IN CURRENT SPORT: 12 disheartened by a bad day, further events and initiatives coaches give me frequent supportive” Only when a bad day is over into our program to ensure that breaks during the summer a good day comes in. Keep ARA provides the best tennis season). This will give time to 1) What got you started: 8) Do you have any smiling and keep working experience in the country. recover, hydrate and eat. Ans: McDonald's happy recommended resources to hard for yourself meals share (books, seminars, One topic I would like to Looking forward to seeing you websites, coaches)? address is the importance of on the court! 2) What is your biggest Ans: Book- The Secret playing in the heat. accomplishment in your sports? 9) Have you experience a PAVITRA PARIKH Please find below my Top 5 Ans: Represented India in breakthrough, and if so, Asian Games tips: what led to it? AGE: 10 Ans: I experience a Stay well hydrated. 3) What one or two things breakthrough in 2013 for 2 ATHLETES DATE OF JOINING IN ARA: Drinking high volumes of do you currently do in your years when my rank went 01/09/2012 electrolyte enhanced fluids will training that are keys to down due to poor run of IN THE MAKING your success? CURRENTLY PLAYING IN help limit the severe loss of performances and in my view, ADVANCE BATCH fluids during training and Ans: Train for 5 hours with separating from my coach competition. similar routines was the biggest reason which PLAYING TENNIS SINCE 4 YEARS led to that downfall Wear a cap and sunscreen. 4) What would be your BEST ACHIEVEMENTS ultimate achievement? Won Girls U-10 Sunburn increases skin 10) What was the best State Ranking U-10 held at temperature and makes the Ans: Getting Medal for India advice you were ever SRAG Tennis Academy

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Kushan Shah Shweta Rana won Gold Medal in Gold Medalist in Team Event Doubles & Silver in nationals held at Bhilai, Singles at JITO Nationals Raipur held in Feb-2016 MAHI PANCHAL Winner in Singles & Runner Won Singles & Doubles up in Doubles at AITA AGE: 11 TS tournament held at Big Women 2.5 Lakh held at Serve Tennis Academy, Gwalior DATE OF JOINING ARA: 10/04/2014 Surat

CURRENTLY PLAYING IN ADVANCE BATCH

PLAYING TENNIS SINCE 4 YEARS

BEST ACHIEVEMENTS Winner of CS – Doubles Tournament held at SRAG Tennis Academy Udayan Bhakar Zeel Desai ASISC – NWR - 3rd in state level Quarterfinals at AITA men India No.1 in U-18 Girls 2.5 lakh held at Gwalior Singles Represented Gujarat in National Championship

TENNIS COACHES ACHIEVE PTR CERTIFICATION

MAHENDRA CHANDEL RAMESH SOLANKI MAHESH SOLANKI ANIL SADHU

6 MAY 2016 // www.racquetacademy.in with tougher opponents. A tremendously. To be able to player who is scared to lose INTERVIEW compete well, I am working a c a n n e v e r b e c o m e a lot on my physical fitness. Also, badminton champion. I try to watch my senior players and learn from them. Your mind may think in words spite of huge talent and place at the right time is of but your body responds to 4) What would be your enormous capacity to work utmost importance. images as if they were really ultimate achievement? hard, they fails to succeed. h a p p e n i n g r i g h t n o w. Ans: My ultimate achievement Thinking really affects every It becomes very clear that you Visualization can be done to would be to represent the ones behavior. In this case it cannot allow the fear of failure make your mind & body to nation and bring back laurels can be explained in two to take control of your thinking. converse positively. in the senior category just as I perspectives. Now you are clear with the did in my juniors cause of failure and it is in your You can use self-hypnosis for Firstly, each & every action of a hands to overcome that visualization and to command ANOUSHKA PARIKH 5) How do you set your person is controlled, modified situation. To help you with that, the body to be positive. While goals? Director of Badminton and directed by the brain. your positive thinking will do doing pre match warming up AGE: 19 Ans: Firstly, I dream big. It has UNNIKIRISHNA VARMA Whatever message is sent to half the work and another very give command to your been the main factor helping the brain, the body obeys that important thing is meditation subconscious mind that “I will SPORT: Badminton me achieve whatever little I signal. Before the game we and concentration which will play the match with confidence EDUCATION BACKGROUND: have. I like to set goals which experience the fear of failure help you to control your MATCH FEAR- and positivity”. Repeat it for 20 XII ARTS are beyond my comfort zone. It How to overcome it and because we always want to thoughts to be positive which times and 3 sets and then helps me push myself. approach the match with a win. The fact is that the fear of yields positive results. imagine that you are playing YEARS IN CURRENT SPORT: 11 winning temperament. failure is the cause of failure. It the game against your 6) What is your biggest makes our action faulty when Avoid giving excuses for opponent and winning the 1) What got you started? challenge, and what do you the best is expected from us. defeat because it will create a e all have great rallies. Ans: I was a hyperactive child d o t o m a n a g e t h i s negative mind frame before potentials. All of us and loved playing all sports. challenge? Secondly, every one of us has the match and will end up with Ware unique in so Have faith in your potentials. If My father was a tennis player Ans: In my career, I have a limited amount of energy and negative results. Some many ways but a few of us you follow these things then no in his days and I seem to have always faced two major it is in the hand of a player players skip matches against succeed to realize our real one in this world can stop you his genes. I tried my hands on challenges. First being my where to utilize it. If we use this higher ranked players & tough potentials. In competitive from achieving the best in your tennis, swimming and skating temperament. In my earlier energy in negative thinking opponents which shows the sports, failure can be highly life. The ultimate goal of a before Badminton. I loved days frustrating me on court then we won't leave with much sign of starting the downfall of unnerving. In games like player is to reach up to their playing Badminton and it was one of the easiest and energy to think upon the a player. You have to learn to Badminton the fear of failure potential. clicked for me only way to defeat me. With strategy of the game. So the face the pressure and the only often forces players to give up experience I managed to utilization of energy in the right way to handle it is by plaing the game early. Thousands of Good luck to all of you and may 2) What is your biggest channel my anger in the right shuttlers are practicing you all reach your full potential. accomplishment in your direction. Soon my weakness professionally in the country sports? became my strength. Second but only few are making their Ans: Representing India at challenge being injuries. They mark in this field. Why it is so? World Championships at are the biggest and worst What really goes wrong? Why Lima, Peru in 2015 and hurdles in a sports person's it is happening to me only? progressing in team as well as life. And I too faced many. But it This is the thought comes to a in individual events was my determination to player after underperforming a accomplish my goals and the match? What is the root cause 3) What one or two things do resolve to not give up because of it? you currently do in your of an injury that I could come training that are keys to your back from the most severe The Coaches try their very success? injuries. best and the player's works so Ans: Now that I have entered hard with determination and the senior category, the 7) What 1-2 things do you First Anniversary of Badminton at the Ahmedabad Racquet Academy celebrated by dedication but unfortunately in all the Badminton players & coaches competition has grown believe differentiates you

8 MAY 2016 // www.racquetacademy.in MAY 2016 // www.racquetacademy.in 9 from your contemporaries who Success will follow you. Also, have tailed "Carpe Diem" which means - ATHLETES Ans: Off in their athletic Seize the day. IN THE MAKING participation and abilities?: Passion for the sport & 12) Where do you draw your Resilience coupled with inspiration from? commitment. I truly believe Ans: I have always been that what has kept me going is inspired by Roger Federer and my love for the game. But more Prakash Padukone. They than that, it is the fact that I make the best sports person I never played to achieve. I have seen on and off the court. always played to enjoy. And I got the best results. I was well 13) What is your favorite aware of where I stood, and food? where I could stand. My goals Ans: I am an absolute foodie were realistic. and love all sorts of cuisines. DIVIJA SALE KAVISH PARIKH But Gujarati dishes and milk 8 ) D o yo u h a v e a ny sweets are my all time AGE: 11 AGE: 11 recommended resources to favorites. share (books, seminars, CURRENTLY PLAYING IN CURRENTLY PLAYING IN websites, coaches)? 14) What is your favorite ADVANCE BATCH INTERMEDIATE – 2 BATCH Ans: Autobiographies of gateway destination? PLAYING BADMINTON PLAYING BADMINTON sports persons are always a Ans: I love to travel and SINCE 2 AND HALF YEARS SINCE 4 AND HALF YEARS good read. It is easy to relate Badminton has made me a to, learn from and get inspired globe trotter. Unfortunately BEST ACHIEVEMENTS BEST ACHIEVEMENTS by. with all the hectic schedules, I Runner up in U-10 State Tournament Runner up in boys U-13 held at Vanikar Club – Mehsana doubles in State Tournament have had very little chance of 9) Have you experienced a travailing other than for breakthrough, and if so, tournaments. But of all, what led to it? Switzerland and Chandigarh Ans: My breakthrough came remain my all-time favorite. in 2011 when I won my first RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS national Gold medal; leading 15) What you would like to to my selection in the Indian say to the kids who are team and there after winning training at the academy? my first International medal. It Ans: Dream big and work hard was long years of handwork, to achieve it. Always compete dedication and sacrifice by with yourself and not with Sriya Mehta & Ishita Shah me, my coach - Unni Krishna others. How much ever you won Silver in U-15 girls doubles at JITO Nationals-2016 Varma and my family. achieve, always have your head on your shoulders and 10) What was the best advice feet to the ground. Even a gold you were ever given? medalist has to bow down for Ans: Never give up and be the medal. UnniKrishna Varma yourself. won 2 Medals in Individual events & 1 medal in team event at the All India Civil Services Tournament held in 11) Do you have a saying or Trivandarum in March, 2016 motto that you live your life by? He won a Silver medal in mixed doubles, a Bronze in Ans: I believe that - Do what doubles and a Bronze medal in Team event. you love and love what to you.

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~Burns off calories with ~ B o o s t s a p l a y e r ′ s developing friendships with of the most important keys to a energy demands being made cardiovascular fitness (heart teammates and feeling part of healthy body, it is the basis of of the muscles continually and lungs), allowing more a group. d y n a m i c a n d c r e a t i v e throughout a rally, game and ox y g e n t o b e p u m p e d intellectual. activity. John F. match, with little recovery time. throughout the entire body to Playing sports is a key strategy Kennedy, 35th President of the help energize muscles. for reducing stress, because United States. ~Boosts flexibility and sprint your body releases feel-good speed, due to the fast-paced R e m e m b e r t h e Fo r b e s endorphins while exercising. nature of the movement and Magazine study which said: Over the past quarter century, stretching range of motion “Squash Healthiest Sport.” the rate of obesity has doubled Director of Squash demands. See:http://www.squashplay Director of Table Tennis in the youth population. The AMIT CHAVAN er.co.uk/sp_latest/forbes_s NILAY VYAS percentage of overweight ACHIEVEMENTS ~Improves hand-eye co- urvey.htm. teens has tripled. ordination with concentration being required throughout a Footnote: Before playing Regular physical activity also laying squash can have “Health benefits that result rally, game and match. squash, you should warm up helps control the percentage a number of positive from regular participation in and stretch some to get the of body fat in children and health and fitness sports activity.” P ~Develops the strength and blood flowing. Following your adolescents. benefits. Here are some of power of muscles, notably leg match, it's a good idea to do a those key benefits: laying sports can help and arm muscles. little cross-training strength Research studies report that people achieve fitness exercises and a warm-down fatness can be reduced by ~Improved aerobic fitness, goals related to weight ~Furthers concentration stretch as well. P regular physical activity of with more oxygen circulated loss, muscle development and and mental strength, with moderate to vigorous intensity throughout the body for better fat reduction because of the matches often lasting for some Happy Squashing! 3 to 5 times a week, for 30 to 60 heart, lung and muscular physical activity involved. time, demanding focus and minutes. endurance. Children who play sports are Sanandhan Sudhir achieved patience throughout. less likely to experience 3rd position in Table Tennis Children who are physically childhood obesity. Physical Khel Mahakumbh in active, in particular through activity is associated with Men's category in involvement in sport, are more hormone regulation and Ahmedabad Rural. likely to stay active into their strengthening the immune teen years and adulthood than system. are children who do not play sport. It's not just your body that benefits from sports. Playing This potential highlights the sports contributes to mental need for parents, educators, health, helping to prevent and coaches to become depression and increase self- Gujarat state team won positive role models and to be esteem and body image. the Gold Medal at the involved actively in the Children can learn positive Table Tennis Sub-Junior promotion of sport and National School Games held mental health skills including physical activity and fitness in in Kolkata. The team was led accountability, leadership and children and adolescents. by the ARA's Table Tennis dedication Individuals who Director- Mr. Nilay Vyas participate in sports might also Physical fitness is not only one benefit from the social aspect,

12 MAY 2016 // www.racquetacademy.in MAY 2016 // www.racquetacademy.in 13 The Learning Process stage of the players involved. 3) It is estimated that approximately 70% of children The Learning Process does T h e L e a r n i n g p r o c e s s quit sports by age 13. football not have a Fast Forward depends largely on practice. button. It is a patient process Soccer is best learned by 4) In general, young soccer over time that yields the best playing, and the time children players require a certain results. Children need to learn spend playing the game is amount of uninterrupted play. the game in stages and carry important for their soccer each stage of learning over development. Children need to T h i s a l l o w s t h e m t o into the next stage. Age- l e a r n t h e g a m e a n d experience soccer first-hand. A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH a p p r o p r i a t e l e a r n i n g understand it on their terms. They should be allowed the experiences set the tone for opportunity to experiment, and player development. It must be meaningful to them. with that succeed and fail. They must have involvement Think of children in the school and recognize what is going on journey to becoming a player: W i t h m a j o r c l u b s l i ke setting – would you ask them and participate accordingly. introductory, developmental, Manchester United and Ajax to do more than they are Learning up to around age 11 Director of Football creative, competitive, and Amsterdam leading the way reasonably capable of doing? or 12 is mostly concrete maturation. for 4 vs 4 as the best learning ANIL PATEL Why do we insist on doing this learning, the abstract learning tool for their young players, in soccer? Because we do not starts to kick in around 11 or 12 D e v e l o p m e n t o c c u r s who are we to disagree. The value or understand the for most children. The golden incrementally in the following value they see in 4 vs 4 is the Soccer – by definition Learning Process of soccer. age of learning is considered areas – mostly governed by realization that the young between the ages of 9 and 11. age and developmental children are learning how to occer is a game played First children must learn the norms: technical, physical, play the game, developing between 2 teams and basics of the game – skills, If we were to simplify the tactical, emotional. skills, competing and having each team is trying to rules, sportsmanship, how the developmental process to the S fun!! score more goals than the game is played and then they most basic elements, this Children's legs are smaller other team. Soccer games are must continue to build on would be the platform: (always and cover much less ground When you want to increase the decided by goals. those and other concepts as with a goal of some sort to than an adult. A smaller field is quality of the foundation the level of competition attack and defend) m o r e s i z e / w o r k - r a t e (young children), you must Small-sided games provide increases. appropriate. The young provide the ideal conditions so the most natural, efficient and 1. Master the ball (creating a children are not exhausted the young players can best effective way for children to The lack of time devoted to base to play and to play trying to cover too much learn the game. The goal is for learn the game. Here is where learning to play soccer has to against others) ground and they are not strong the young players (age 6-12) small-sided games, along with be compensated for by enough to kick the ball over the to learn the game, play the clear functions, can help. They accelerated learning in a 2. Playing together (with distance either. Forcing game and have fun playing. learn techniques and tactics, shorter period. Thus the teammates and against children to play on big fields find solutions to problems and benefit of small-sided games. opponents - combining skills really becomes an exercise in determine their own level of The game must be simplified with insight) futility. involvement. and put into a format that is easier for the children to learn. 3. Playing within a system Each time you add players The Progression to 11 vs 11 (team tactics and roles) and/or increase the size of the soccer, if we start with the In order to accelerate the p l a y i n g a r e a , y o u premise that it takes 10-12 learning process, the 11 vs 11 Some areas of concern: automatically increase the years to develop a soccer game needs to be simplified, variables involved – and in player. If a player starts playing but must also retain as many 1) Young athletes under-train many cases exponentially!!! at age 6, by the age of 16 to 18, t y p i c a l f e a t u r e s a n d and over-compete. Thus, the mental capacity of he should be developed into a characteristics of the game as 2) Training in the early years is the player is brought more into well-rounded soccer player. possible. Thus it is necessary heavily focussed on outcomes play and the cognitive ability is There are various phases that to maintain the elements, in a ( w i n n i n g ) r a t h e r t h a n not even in place to handle a player passes through on the modified form, appropriate to processes (overall child most of what is needed. the age and developmental development).

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UPCOMING TENNIS EVENTS

GREEN BALL TOURNAMENT JUNIOR DAVIS CUP Date: 11th June, Saturday Date: 19th June, Sunday

Time: 5:30 p.m. To 8:30 p.m. Time: 8:00 a.m. To 11:00 a.m. (Morning session) 5:00 p.m. To 8:00 p.m. (Evening session) Match Format: Knock-out singles tournament Consolation Format: doubles matches for singles' first round losers Four teams. Each team will have four players.

ARA FC ACADEMY TRIAL DATES No. of Entries: 32 (Maximum) No. of Entries: 16 (Maximum)

Player's Eligibility: Player's Eligibility: Orange ball beginners, Green ball beginners & Intermediate, Advance, Junior world class & Normal ball Beginners are eligible to participate world class batch players are eligible to in this tournament participate in this tournament.

Last date of registration 4th, June 2016 Last date of registration 11th, June 2016

For registration- 079-65454222 For registration- 079-65454222 UNDER- 9 UNDER- 12 DATE: 19th JUNE, Sunday DATE: 18th JUNE, Saturday TIME: 7:30 am to 8:30 am TIME: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm SQUASH COACHING CAMP CUT OFF DATE 1/1/2008 CUT OFF DATE 1/1/2005 VENUE: ARA FC VENUE: ARA FC ( By Professional Coach Amit Chavan )

Date: Wed 1st June To Friday 10th June 2016 UNDER- 15 UNDER- 18 BATCH BATCH COACHING DATE: 7th JUNE, Tuesday DATE: 10th JUNE, Friday NO. TIMING DAYS Anyone above 6 years of age is eligible for the camp TIME: 7:30 am to 9:00 am TIME: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Morning 9 to 10, CUT OFF DATE 1/1/2002 CUT OFF DATE 1/1/1999 Mon to sat ~ 1 Hour of court play ( Including fitness routine) Batch 10 to 11 ~ Squash Ball will be Provided at the academy VENUE: ARA FC VENUE: ARA FC ~ Gum soled non marking shoes compulsory for everyone Evening 5 to 6, 6 to 7, ~ Protective Eyewear a must for participants below 18 years Mon to sat UNDER- 21 Batch 7 to 8 DATE: 16th JUNE, Thursday For registration- 079-65454222 TIME: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm CUT OFF DATE 1/1/1996 VENUE: ARA FC TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

10th-12th June, 2016 2nd Open Gujarat Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament

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ARA BADMINTON TOURNAMENT ORANGE BALL TOURNAMENT

ADULT BADMINTON TOURNAMENT RESULTS RESULTS

EVENT POS. NAME 1st position Vishwa Dhorajia 1 Kartik Upadhyay &Mitesh Patel MD 45+ 2 Rajesh Amin & Vijay Chandorkar 2nd Position Tirth Thakkar 1 Amber & Pradeep Paul MD 35+ 2 Deven Varma & Kalpesh Painter 1 Pranali Shah & Rachna Mahadevia 3rd Position Utsav Patel WD 30+ 2 Asha Patel & Radhika Agrawal

PARENT CHILD NIGHT EVENT Upcoming Facilities at Ahmedabad Racquet Academy

PARENT CHILD NIGHT EVENT B STAR GYM BADMINTON - RESULTS CHILD NAME PARENT NAME Shanay Patel Kunal Patel Rishi Choksi Siddharth Choksi Ishita Shah Achal Vijay Shah Aaditya Agrawal Vinay Agrawal PARENT CHILD NIGHT EVENT TENNIS - RESULTS CHILD NAME PARENT NAME Jason Patel Rajendra Patel Maheen Patel Mrushad Patel Ayaan Patel Udyan Bhakar Praneel Mahadevia Krinesh Patel Hiya Dhokai Mehul Dhokai Siddharth Sharma Devendra Sharma

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