alternative days to enhance their knowledge on recent amendments in the laws of the game this is an ideal opportunity to educate and improve the knowledge of referees and they will have a holistic development it will help them to learn things as they dont have any major engagements during this phase at the moment we felt going digital was the best option to reach the referees aiff director of referees j ravishankar sayschesswhile there are certain limitations with online coaching in outdoor sports chess lends itself to the online platform so much so that the likes of magnus carlsen and viswanathan anand are organizing and playing in online tournaments themselves grandmaster and eminent coach rb ramesh says that there has been a steep increase in demand for his services considering that his academy was already wellversed with online coachinggolfindrajit bhalotia golf coach says when this lockdown happened i decided to help players get access to some of the top indian and foreign coaches through the cfl live classes these are free of cost and for players at all level across india there is an interaction after every session which adds value to itbadminton the sport has seen a sharp rise in popularity over the last few years with young kids wanting to emulate the likes of pv sindhu and saina nehwal their emergence has also led to stateofthe art academies opening up in different parts of the country the current situation is of course a challenge but they are coming to terms with the circumstances according to vimal kumar chief coach of the prakash padukone badminton academy ppba this is an opportunity to work on the psychological framework of athletesapart from strength conditioning and yoga sessions on skype there is also the psychological aspect that we are focusing on at a time like this players can get very bored this is an opportunity to work on their mindset you are being forced into a corner and doing what you dont want it gives you a chance to learn to deal with these situations feels vimal