A virtual conference organised by Sheerose was held with 48 speakers from different sports to help the youth decide on their future by listening and watching their stars talk about their careers and where one should pay attention to. As it was meant for the youth , a session named Shee-talk was organised where small girls came forward and gave a speech for 5 mins before the esteemed guests. This was the highlight of the Sheerose sports conference where girls from the age of 7 to 70 participated in various ways.
The event was appreciated for its content and the involvement of so many young girls on social network, wherein the highest viewership reached to 6000 at a single session. The total viewership of 2 days touched 21000 on social media.
2 days, 20 hours, 17 topics, 48 Speakers, and still their energy is high and they say this is just the beginning . Humbled by this response , the organisers have invited all who wish to contribute in any way, as they wish to take forward this idea. In the meanwhile they have thanked all the participants for their support.
The event made an impact with “Global Reach” , with the presence of speakers from countries like Puerto Rico, Eastern USA, West Coast USA, Japan, Switzerland, Europe and multiple states of INDIA. Speakers from Harvard university, International foundations, Activist, International Administrators and experienced people brought so much resource is like big package, so as to benefit the players and coaches and administrators. It actually helps to promote sports. Panellist from various strata of society made the conference valuable and interesting. 17 Different topics were discussed starting from Sport Smart. Sport Psychology, to Menstruation, Entrepreneurship, Brands, Jobs and current Sports Role Model.,
Highlight of this online conference was inviting girls from across India from states like Assam, Bangalore, M.P, Punjab, Delhi, Chennai . They were very frank and had so much in heart to speak. Just a little push was required, and SHEE-TALK provided that. Hope they continue with such such events and provide similar opportunity to other girls, so as to motivate and support them
The team of Sheerose which includes Madhurika Patkar, MonalisaBarua, Rinku Acharya, SmitaBodas, Neha Jain, Dipti Deshpande and RuplaiRepale, Carole Oglesby, Lilamani de Soysa, Matilda Ekhlom, Shrikant Vad, Henry Menezes, Sidharth Nigam, Sourav Ghosh & Omkar Torgalkar made a commendable contribution by working hard during the past one month and pulled the first Online Women’s Sports Conference of such a magnitude. They are now determined to continue with such programmes in time to come so as to benefit the growth of girls in Sport.
The support came flowing from around the world and to name few are – International Table Tennis Federation, Global Nomads World, HUDL well supported by Indian associations like TTFI, AIFC, SRFI, DFA, Ficci_Flo, Rotary. The organisers have also thanked Lokmat their Media partner along with Online Magazines The Bridge and Magzmumbai. They are also obliged to Basicx Sport, Van Hawke Sports, Sporjo, Speedo, Donic, who were their Sporting partners. Women In sport India as their content partners. The Sports Company, Playfree, Rupali RepaleAcadmey, and most important Sports Reconnect to be their proud partners.
Finally , special mention was for Ms. Vita Dani , Ms.Minal Bajaj, Ms. Rani Diwedi Ji who inspired through their respective speeches. And not to forget Mr. Rakesh Rao (Deputy Editor- The Hindu) Who received standing ovation post his session for his practical sharing for sports persons. All in all, so much knowledge was shared by International speakers that such sessions are the demand of the society and the country in days to come.
The key takeaways by the eminent speakers were –
1. Equal prize money for Girls and Boys as this is implemented in the International Federations .
2. Importance should be given to doubles event as well . Proper practice should be done as there is better prospect to win medals in doubles .
3. Start any sport early, so that we can get to the peak early and can perform better at the international level . There should be planning . Sit with the coach and plan for next 5 years .
4. Focus on the process is very important keeping an aim in mind
5. message from Massimo Costantini – During COVID make use of the time to watch matches of your possible opponents , do analysis .
6. Message from G. Sathiyan – It’s important to train and play abroad so that you get used to the game style of the players of international standards .
7. Message from Matilda Ekhlom – It’s important to keep perseverance and keep going . Play to love the game . There will be ups and downs in your career but if you are thinking of improving, always and keep the passion in your heart ; so the journey becomes easy