q i am 56yearsold and a regular badminton player i believe i play at an advanced level with five to seven games a day in an indoor court five days a week how can i enroll in districtstate sports bodies or bai and are there any upcoming tournaments for veterans are there courts and coaches available to provide training to someone like me kollana pradeep a i am very happy to note that a lot of people are starting to take interest in sports now and this is amazing the badminton association of india has also moved and started to organise events beyond the nationals for the senior category we also have the world championships and various age groups starting from 35 onwards you can register with the local federation district association and thereby get a bai id which allows you to participate in national events the bai website will have regular updates on upcoming tournaments because of covid things have been a little slow but in the next couple of months there will be a calendar released for all events im sure that we will have many more tournaments coming up as far as professional training is concerned today there are a lot more coaches and courts available although it may not be the most popular thing at the moment i do believe that in the next couple of years we will see a lot of private coaching happening q india has a lot of talent but not the right infrastructure and dedication to groom its sportspersons i also find a dearth of experienced coaches in most fields of sports what are your thoughts viswanatham peri india as a country has great talent but a system to develop sports has not yet been formed fully only in the last 8 to 10 years the field of sports has started getting importance and a lot of people have started taking it up i believe in the next few years with the kind of focus being to the field by the government corporates and people in general well see significant differences in the ecosystem coaches are a very central part of developing players and every aspect which needs to be done to encourage players and qualified people to take up coaching as a profession should be looked at and an ecosystem for development of coaches should be worked out this will enable coaches to ensure that the best people come into coaching because this is the most important thing for sustained development of production of players q my son is 17 and does a lot of skipping and is tall enough but does not have any proficiency in any sport he has played games like cricket football during his high school days till two years ago but he frequently says that he wants to become a sportsman and choose sports as a career we are very confused can you please guide us sunil a if you