Top 34 students from La Liga schools in race for scholarship

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) LaLiga -- Spains top division football league -- held the final phase of selection for its annual LaLiga Football schools scholarship, through which 2-4 students will be selected to visit Spain for an immersive football experience.At the national camp, held recently in Delhi, eight trained coaches judged the 34 players on various aspects to select the best. The winners of the scholarship will be announced in February 2020.The scholarship initiative was launched from the 2018-19 season in association with the Spanish Embassy in India. Eight coaches, including the Technical director Javier Cabrera, Regional Coordinator from West Zone Saúl Vazquez Chas and the senior specialist in Sports Projects Development David García Gómez, who has especially come from Spain for the camp, evaluated the students on the following criteria: technical skill, demonstrated history of progression and strong performance in LaLiga Football Schools, exemplary behaviour, attitude, studies and strong sporting values like commitment, effort, team spirit, respect, teamwork and humbleness.This year, the 34 players represented seven different cities and six different states, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.
--IANS kk/bg