and conditioning which i miss here in india a lot we need to put more focus on this aspect because basketball is a sport of stamina you need to end the game with the same intensity thrown in at the start if there is a drop in intensity the opponents will be all over you to maintain such levels of intensity you need to be in good shape if you are not fit you cant perform vegetarian food is good for sportspersonsq what qualities a captain must havea leadership a captain must be able to lead by example she should be like more or less a coach on the court a coach can do all the planning off the court but when you enter the field its all about implementation and thats where the role of a captain starts she should be a leader on and off the court if the team has done something wrong the captain must be able to take up responsibility if theres problem between two players the captain should be able to take care of that if theres problem between the coach and players a captain should be able to bridge that gapq what is role of basketball in your lifea its my wife laughs i have spent a lot of time with basketball may be too much i missed doing a lot of things because of it basketball is a passion for me and if you are passionate about something you invest a lot of time in it but i dont have any regrets its not just a part of my life its my life from practicing for hours as a player to looking after players growth its quite a journey i have stayed away from my hometown for most part of my life i am here in india because of basketball i watch a lot of games videos to pick up new things to help my players grow to think about new strategies during the gameq do you think young players copy flashy stuff from superstars more than skillsa its everywhere i feel its a job of a coach to tell the kids what is right for them and whats not they should spend more time with the kids teaching fundamentals at early age its important to have right technique and right skills because once you cross a certain age it becomes very difficult to change those bad habits if you have the right basics you automatically develop the interest in sports and copy right things than those flashy stuff kids today watch too much tv and try to pick up things which they shouldntq how has been your overall experience with the womens basketball teama its been pretty good i am here for oneandahalf years now we are growing as a team and in two three years down the time it will be a good team when i was offered the job i didnt know much about india i searched a lot