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Academy Activities
Talented boys in the age group of 14 to 19 undergo four sessions of training every week at the Karnataka State Hockey Association turf ground, on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sunday (6:15 am - 9.30 am), and Thursdays evening 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm.
Trainees have been provided with kits free of cost. In addition, deserving boys have been given a scholarship for their education.
The Dhanraj Ballal Hockey Academy (DBHA) makes extensive use of video and classroom sessions along with gymnasium workouts. Padma Shree Dhanraj Pillai, Indian coach Harinder Singh, and many former and current Olympians have visited the academy and interacted with the boys.
Tournaments Participated In
The DBHA team participated in, or DBHA trainees were selected in, the following tournaments, tours and camps in 2002-03:
| Venue | Tournament |
| Hubli | Vasu Bellary State-Level Tournament, Feb 2003 |
| Jalandhar | Exposure Tour Against Local Teams, Jan 2003 |
| Delhi | 10th Sub-Junior Nationals - 1st (3 trainees), Dec/Jan 2003 |
| Delhi | 2002 u-17 Jawaharlal Nehru Tourney (2 trainees) |
| Delhi | Junior India Training Camp (3 trainees), Aug/Sep 2002 |
| Bangalore | 'A' Division Hockey League |
| ? | Combined Universities Camp (4 trainees, 2 selected) |
| Pilani | All-India Inter-Collegiate Tournament - 1st |
Achievements
Three academy trainees, Vineeth Michael, Anand J. and George S., represented Karnataka in the 10th sub-junior national championship (December 26 - January 3, 2003). Karnataka went on to win the championship, beating Punjab and Sindh Bank Academy 3-1 in the final. Vineeth Michael was selected to attend the sub-junior Indian camp.
Three academy trainees, Japneet Singh Mehta (full-back), Kunga Yamphal (goalkeeper) and Vivek Ramakrishna (half-back) attended the Junior India training camp in Delhi (August 18 - September 15, 2002).
Four academy trainees, Ronald Deepak, Sandesh Achaiah, C. Karthik and Japneeth Singh Mehta were called for the All-India inter-university selections camp, with Japneeth and Ronald being selected.
Two academy trainees, Vineeth Michael and T. B. Ponappa, were selected to represent the under-17 Karnataka team for the u-17 Nehru Cup Tournament in Delhi, and reached the final.
Vivek Ramakrishna attended the camp for the senior Karnataka state team that prepared for the 2002 senior Nehru Cup Tournament in Delhi.
Our boys who study at the Bhagvan Mahaveer Jain College did their college proud by winning an All-India inter-collegiate hockey tournament at BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan.
2003 Plans
DBHA conducted the second selection trials for both boys and girls in the u-17 age group on November 9-10, 2002. An additional 20 boys and 16 girls have been taken into the academy.
As a part of its efforts to promote hockey at the grassroots level, DBHA is coaching boys in the age group 10 to 15 years at the Jain International Residential School. DBHA has also started coaching at the Vidya Niketan Free School at Kanakapura, and has provided the students with free kits and coaching.
Future plans include expanding the coaching effort to include a few more schools in Bangalore city, and also in the state of Karnataka. Finally, plans are underway to start training under floodlights, to give exposure to trainees to international playing conditions.
