Parenting the Champion

#6 Pradnya Gadre -The Silent Aggression & The Salient Dedication

She dreamt of Olympics Operates like a butterfly , stings like a bee ; may be an apt description of Pradnya when she played Badminton professionally She executed aggressively , but was completely poised in her on court demeanour What is common to her on court & off court behaviour , is her Unflinching Authenticity - her Sincerity , Commitment , Dedication , Discipline , Compassion ..... one may run out of positive adjectives . Pradnya is an amiable Human being , it would be difficult to find adversaries of. Her Coaches , her trainees & the juniors are all in praise & admiration of her . 1) How does such a person bring aggression into the game 2) She dreamt of Olympics since Childhood .The quest for Olympics stalled due to injury , led to pursuit of another quest ... How were the Dreams & Dedication instilled into her ? Which is the next quest Find all this out , through this episode where Vidush K Mehta speaks with Mrs Namita Gadre , the proud mother of Pradnya Gadre Chopra

#5 Ravneet Singh -I'M HERE Foundation -Youth Football in India

Pressure vs Performance  Each player Loves to play Each player loves to Perform Every human being likes to Achieve  One enjoys performing better achieving higher in the area of life, one loves to operate within  When an Individual applies thrust to perform from within; it leads to an Inspiring performance  On the contrary when the thrust is applied on a player from an external source , it leads to stress ; & consequently leads to a dip in the performance The Owners & Managers of teams have a critically vital role to play within the players’ lives . How the players are managed by them, can build or ruin the careers  Ravneet Singh , the passionate Founder Trustee of I’M HERE Initiative , who Owns, nurtures & supports a Youth Football team shares with us the contrasting performance levels  of players within different environments

Ashwini Ponappa's Sustainability & Longevity - Vidush K Mehta in talk with Mrs Cauvery Ponappa -Inspiring mother of Ashwini

Longevity in Career is the result of Commitment , discipline , dedication & repeated goal setting . Staying motivated for long requires a Character . What does it take to compete with younger ones more than half your age , while most of your peers have hung their boots. How did Ashwini Ponappa’s parents build the Champion character of Ashwini , that she became self reliant at an early age & learnt to deal with adversities, keeping complacency at bay

Chirag Shetty's Inspirational Father Mr Chandrashekhar Shetty , interacts with Vidush K Mehta

Building Champion Character & Champion Partnership  This Episode depicts the journey of Arjuna awardee Indian Badminton player with an Indomitable spirit - Chirag Shetty, along with his Inspiring father ,Mr Chandrashekhar Shetty An extremely positive person , Mr Chandrashekhar modelled himself in front of his children which led to creating Positive & Responsible characteristics within Chirag & his sibling  One would get to learn how Mr Chandrashekhar infused virtues that led to building Champion Character with strong human values. The episode shall help the audience to choose wether it is the hands-off approach or a hands-on approach , which approach adopted by Parents may help in creating Responsible characters with a Champion mindset

HS Prannoy's Inspirational father - Mr P Sunil Kumar interacts with Vidush K Mehta

"Strive Hard to Win Matches" OR "Build Character to achieve Glory in Life " The Inaugural Episode of "Parenting The Champion " ,depicts the journey of Arjuna awardee Indian Badminton player & Superstar - HS Prannoy , along with his Inspiring father , Mr P Sunil Kumar . As a retired Serviceman , Mr Sunil might have had limited resources or funds , but he had (& still has) Unlimited Energy , Spirit & Resolve ; that he infused into Prannoy through personal demonstration.  He helped Prannoy build the  Character ,that Success could ill afford to elude . The Parents of young athletes take their wards to Major Training Centres for Coaching .  They strive to provide the Best of Resources , the Best of Coaching , the Best of Facilities & the Equipment to the Young Athletes , who sweat it out , day in & day out , for months & years ; to break barriers & attain major milestones . Prannoy ,till the age of 16 , was Coached by his father Mr Sunil ; who had no formal training for Coaching . Yet Prannoy broke major barriers & booked his place within the National team . How was this made possible ? Learn, how  Mr P Sunil Kumar kept marching , matching steps with Pranoy & provided Indian Badminton with the Sports Hero , the Warrior ,with the “Resolve of Steel & the Spirit of a Giant Killer”