new delhi netaji subhas national institute of sports nsnis patiala and csssriher chennai on monday launched sixmonth online courses in sports physiotherapy and sports nutrition aimed at grassrootlevel development in the countryit was a part of an mou signed between the two institutes to launch these certificate courses in sports science which will give an opportunity to young qualified professionals to further specialise in their area of expertisein the first leg sports physiotherapy and sports nutrition courses have been launched online with admission to the courses starting on monday sports authority of india also plans to introduce courses in physiology sports biomechanics strength and conditioning sports psychologythese courses are aimed at training professionals who can work along with community coaches and developmentlevel coaches to use sports science in grassrootlevel traininga twoweek physical workshop will also be held as part of the sixmonth course it will be organised once the covid19 pandemic subsidesassessment of attendees for final certification will be done on the basis of online quizzes and written examinationsthe new courses in sports science are aimed to strengthen the grassrootlevel sports ecosystem by imparting training in a more scientific way said sai senior executive director academics rs bishnoiafter completion of these courses these professionals will be equipped to work alongside community coaches and developmental coaches at the grassrootlevel and provide better training to junior athletesin the second phase sai will also introduce courses in exercise physiology sports biomechanics strength and conditioning sports psychologythe eligibility criteria to appear for the written entrance exam for the sports physiotherapy course is a masters in physiotherapy orthosportthose who have a bachelors in physiotherapy with three years of work experience in a sports institute sports team or club can also applyfor the sports nutrition course those eligible to take the entrance examination must have a masters in any of the steams including food and nutrition applied nutrition public health nutrition clinical nutrition and dietetics food science and quality control or sports nutritionthose with a bachelors degree in any of the above mentioned streams but with three years of relevant work experience in a recognised sports institute club or state or nationallevel team can also take the entrance examthese courses are designed to include the latest international practices in the field of sports physiotherapy and sports nutrition said professor arunmugam director of csssriherthe inclusion of sports science even at the grassrootlevel level will help professionals working in this field to understand the needs of an athlete better the best indian faculty and foreign experts will be teaching in this coursethe application forms to the courses will be available online from august 3 to august 10 with eligible candidates taking the written online exam on august 16the course commences from august 24