On the sidelines of the GI-PKL event at Gurugram University, Tamil Lions coach Preeti Rathee spoke exclusively to Asianet News English’s Heena Sharma. She candidly shared the challenges athletes face beyond the perks like traveling and stylish gear. 'There are struggles in sports apart from the perks like travelling, wearing good clothes. Have to listen to many people,' said Rathee. Watch.
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00:00I am with Preeti Rathi, he is from Rohtak and he is the Thumb and Lines coach.
00:20Preeti, welcome to AsiaNet News.
00:22First of all, there are so many teams, there are so many players,
00:25everyone has a different mindset, sometimes there will be challenges.
00:29How do you make a team like a team?
00:32I see, there are so many challenges.
00:34Because players have different teams,
00:38so they have to understand each other and understand each other,
00:42it is very difficult.
00:44But since we have been in the field for several years,
00:47we have done the first game,
00:48so we all know who is playing with the kid,
00:52and who is playing with the kid,
00:54so we can handle it.
00:55First match, what are you going to do now?
00:58I am playing with the pre-presence,
01:00that the whole team will play well,
01:03defense will play well,
01:05and we will play well,
01:06and the first match,
01:07that we are going to do the first time.
01:09This match is the match,
01:10and the whole team is the match,
01:12and this match is the match.
01:14Tell me,
01:15tell me,
01:16that the team will maintain the fitness level,
01:18what is their routine?
01:20What is their routine?
01:21What is their routine?
01:22I have two times practice,
01:24in the evening and morning,
01:25one of the fitness.
01:27The biggest push is the game,
01:29a team will win a free position.
01:31A team will win a good competitive game.
01:33All of these games need to go to a global level.
01:34We also need to get into the Olympics,
01:36because its a Indigenous game,
01:39and we also hope that it will go to a global level.
01:42So what do you think of this?
01:46Do you think of government enough initiative?
01:49Do you think of government support?
01:51I've seen that it's going to be in Olympics.
01:56So as you look at this, government is supporting.
02:00And in the next time it's going to be in Olympics.
02:04So that's it.
02:05So their aspiration and determination is that India will need to go to the Olympics.
02:15Tell me, this particular league, JIPKL, is different from the rest of the league?
02:20It's different.
02:22There's so much of a platform here.
02:24To live, to eat, everything is good.
02:27Yes, ma'am.
02:28And the platform is good.
02:30So the league will be good.
02:32You can see that it's going to be live.
02:35The first league is going to be live on TV.
02:38And it's also for girls.
02:39This is a very good platform.
02:41Especially for girls.
02:43We want women's team to win pro-kaberti league.
02:46So what are you going to do about this?
02:48We're really interested in what girls are doing in pro-kaberti.
02:52Because boys have been 11 seasons
02:55and girls have only one season.
02:57So we should be talking about the match.
02:59We can say, we're 100% that we will come.
03:02So this is what they say.
03:06The girls' league should continue to play in pro-kaberti league.
03:11They should definitely get the platform.
03:12Because wherever you can see it,
03:14all the girls are very happy, determined.
03:18So, let me tell you, these are all the things
03:21about the team's, government's side, and the league's side.
03:24But as a coach, where did you go from your journey?
03:27Because you are a female and you have to do the challenges
03:30and you have to do the other females.
03:32You have to do the opposition from the family.
03:34You have to do the pressure from the whole society.
03:36Where did you start from your journey?
03:38It was from the family's sport.
03:40Today, we are here.
03:43If we don't do the family's sport,
03:45we have to do the same thing.
03:47We have to do the same thing.
03:48We have to do the same thing.
03:49So, we have to do the same thing.
03:51One last message that you want to give.
03:54Not only those young girls who want to go to sports
03:58and play karate,
04:00but also who want to become a coach's designation.
04:06The coach is good.
04:10The line is good.
04:12The coach is good.
04:14It makes sense of the right direction.
04:18But players are good.
04:20If anyone is good at playing and is good at playing,
04:23and if anyone is good at playing,
04:25they know their own ways
04:26because they struggle in the game.
04:27We are not able to think about it.
04:29It is good.
04:31It is good.
04:33It is good.
04:34It is good.
04:35Sports life is good.
04:36They are good.
04:37They are good.
04:38They are good.
04:39They are good.
04:40But when we enter the game, no one knows how to struggle the game, how to listen to it, how to listen to it, it's a lot of things.
04:50So this was with us Priti Prati.
04:54And they gave a message, Sundar Saavu, that there is no pomp and show, glimmer and glitter.
05:00And you have to see that in truth, you are ready to be mindset-wise in this sport.
05:06Because if there is no determination, there is no mindset, then it's a little difficult.
05:12So for us, thank you so much.