kolkata football grassroots coaching program in india on friday received yet another shot in the arm with the largestever contingent of 298 physical education teachers successfully completing aiffs d licence certification course the training and certification programme was conducted by reliance foundation youth sports rfys along with acg worldwide under the aegis of aiffafter the successful completion of inaugural national school college football competition in eight cities this january rfys roped in acg worldwide to support training and education program by aiff instructors for select 428 physical education teachers from various educational institutes for five day coach the coaches programthe 298 successful d licence coaches now are expected to spread the grassroots football movement through their school and community outreach programskushal das general secretary aiff expressed satisfaction over the way the training module was professionally conducted in the eight cities for the physical education teachers terming it as the largest ever contingent of d licence coaches passing the examinationi am just as much thrilled as any football enthusiast would be in the country to know that india has added a large and probably the biggest ever contingent of 298 d licence coaches it was a great initiative to first organise a national football competition for school and college and simultaneously guiding the schools pe teachers for the grassroots coach certification program das saidwe need more such collaborative efforts and commitment from corporates sponsors and individuals in the future to create a vast resource of certified d licence coaches who further will engage and impart appropriate age specific grassroots football training to youths in their respective schools and community he added