To prepare sportsmen of international caliber needs a separate education system. There are some limitations for the normal schools, as they have to keep balance in studies and sports. Kreedakul is trying to se up an independent educational system for this aim. Now we have started from std. 5th. There is a separate division of selected students and we are trying to keep away all the obstacles from their daily routine. To give minute attention towards all the students maximum 30 students entering in 5th STD are selected.

Admission and selection process:

• We choose students passed std. 4th and are eligible through physical tests. Along with the students of Jnana Prabodhini Navnagar Vidyalaya, Nigdi, students from other schools are also selected. But students cannot withdraw from Kreedakul in the middle of the course as per the rule.

Time table:

• This system enables students to study and simultaneously excel in sports. School time is from morning 7 to evening 7. This is a 12-hour school. The number of holidays is also limited. Out of 12 hours, four hours are allotted for Sports Practice, two hours for snacks, lunch and rest, five hours for studies and one hour for self-study or sports project.

No ignorance in studies:

• Today our society denies accepting sports as a carrier so the sportsmen have to study too, Hence special attention is given to their studies. As we have reduced the number of holidays this is never a problem for us. Everyday the students study for one hour on their own and teachers teach them for four hours, which is sufficient. It is observed from past three years that our students have progressed.
  The regularity in studies, the perfect guidance of teachers when needed, proper guidance to increase the potential of students for self-study, help in minimizing the study tensions.

No burden on extra curricular activities:

• Today we are experiencing many burdens on students of normal school. There are several of exams of various subjects, competitions, coaching class etc. and students are smashed in these crowds. If you want to achieve Excellency in any field including sports this crowd is a hurdle. Many talented students are lost in this crowd. They keep roaming without any aim. The students of Kreedakul are kept away from this meaningless crowd. Sports being the only main subject of these students they are able to concentrate to increase their sports potential.

Sports training:

• Scientific study is the base for the timetable for sports training. The span of six years is planned for the sports training of these students. The students taking admission in std. 5th are of age 10 or 11 years. They will become teenagers after two years. So more attention is given to their physical fitness in these 5th and 6th STD. Then the students are given events according to their potential and interest.

Training with physical fitness components:

• There are 12 sessions of students on ground in a week. In every session some exercises are taken. To increase the Excellency in sports, strength, stamina, speed, balance, agility etc are the required basic physical qualities. Different exercises are performed in these 12 sessions based on planning, according to their abilities.

Primary training of skills:

• We concentrate initial 2 years on physical fitness. Along with it primary lessons for individual or team events are given through games like Athletics, Gymnastic and Swimming to students. We see that they achieve basic essential skills. According to this students are trained. Both these games surely help the students for the primary requirement for any other games. From std. 7th students are given training for their particular games.

Other useful sciences used for sports:

• In the process of grooming players sports training must be backed with sports medicine, sports psychology, diet and nutrition, etc. For this experts from these fields are consulted at regular time intervals.
  • Evaluation:
    Students are getting benefits from the regular training, Also care has been taken that students should not suffer from any side effects. For this reason various examinations and evaluations are essential at regular intervals. We regularly check physical ability of students after every two months. For these tests latest equipments are used (Bicycle Argo meter, Grip Dynamometer, Skin fold meter, Flexio - meter, Peak flow meter, Hemato meter). A separate unit has been set up for this. Students receive moral boosting through these tests and further training is done with more interest.
    
  • Medical check up and guidance:
    Objective: There is a Sanskrit subhashit, which states that health is at the roots of justice, money, desire and emancipation. All deeds of all living beings lead to happiness and happiness is health. How can the students of Kreedakul be an exception to this saying? Health projects are started in Kreedakul for this reason itself. It is necessary to preserve students' health from the physical and mental stress, which the students face from daily exercise.
    
    Procedure: To preserve ancient sciences is one of the aims of Jnana Prabodhini hence choice of ayurveda is obvious. Even though various sciences are available for fitness.
    
    Health precaution: The way to eat and live, the changes in season are responsible for the body disturbances. Strenuous sports and exercise may have ill effects on body. To avoid this attention is given on the diet and health planning of these students.
    
    Treatment: Even after these efforts if students fall sick they are given Ayurvedic treatment. This treatment cures the problem and stops its recurrent occurrences. Being the best treatment, for the protection of student's health Ayurveda helps a lot.
    
    Benefits till today: The health project has been started in Kreedakul from last three years is showing its good effects. Its formal presentation is going on. The curing of old disease, the increase in strength, height, weight etc. are seen clearly.

Psychological training:

• Along with the healthy body the sportsman should have strong mind. With this point of view, we give the students, mental training program. Similarly after a specific time span various tests are conducted to understand the personality of students. This is the specialty and uniqueness of this project. For the first time while selecting students for the new division, physical and psychological tests were taken. Personality test and special sports attitude tests were included.
  • UPASANA (MEDITATION):
    To increase confidence and concentration, group Upasana is done twice in a week. Similarly after the sports sessions on ground a small prayer is taken.
    
  • Relaxation:
    Last year the experts had taught the student's mental relaxation. That was practiced regularly this year. After the morning sports session on ground the students are assembled together in hall. First physical relaxation was done through some yogasanas. Then after proper instructions their mental relaxation was done through "edmgZ'(Shavasan). Everyday 20 minutes are used for it. This results in freshness and enthusiasm of students in study hours, It is the experienced by our teachers.
    
  • Mental practice:
    Mainly the students of std. 7th were given the training of mentally practicing their skills. In this the students practice the skills, which they learnt on ground, mentally during their free time.
    
  • Counselling:
    The experts have a talk and give instructions to the students according to their games, sometimes individually or in-groups. This helps to understand group interactions. Similarly the personal problems faced by students playing individual events are understood and solutions are found to minimize them. Everyone's opinion about their group mates is taken. On that basis the group confidence is increased. The groups are informed about their positive and strong points as well as their weak points. The ways are found out to turn weak points into strength. Individual talk and counselling helps us to understand their family problems and their parent's reaction towards the Kreedakul project.
    
    To increase the inspiration of students in sports, daily one hour is given for sports project. In this project the students have to read sports news, collect articles on sports, photographs etc. The students are provided with various books and magazines on sports for reading. Through all this we are giving emphasis on sports.
    

Latest Facilities:

• To run this training program the required latest equipments are already put up at Jnana Prabodhini Navanagar Vidyalaya from past 20 years. This includes the ground of 3 acres, gymnastic hall, health center, clinic, library of sports books and cassettes, audio visual room etc. similarly ample amount of sports equipments are made available from time to time.

Ambitious Staff:

• Even when the scheme is excellent the people who work it out are also important factors. In this Kreedakul project the experienced sports teacher work full time and independent teachers are appointed for academic. For sports training some experts are appointed. Two doctors work full time for these students. The dietician and the psychiatrist give guidance weekly. Because of the enthusiasm, zill, and efforts of these people Kreedakul is grooming up strongly.

Experts Visits:

• While running this project we have consulted experts and taken their guidance from time to time. Till today national trainers like Mr. Lakhiram, Mr. Sharma, Mr. Ram Bhagwat, sports director Ganesh Thakur, Mr. Ruderesh Hosmania, Kaka Pawar etc have visited and given their valuable guidance to our project. Similarly sports critic and journalist Mr. Hemant Jogdev, the Deputy Director of Maharashtra State Mr. Ramesh Mishra have visited and given guidance from time to time. Similarly with best wishes of sports' lovers our project is running successfully. Mr. V. N. Abhyankar, the center incharge of Jnana Prabodhini Nigdi is the center of our inspiration. We have reached till here because of his inspiration.

Supporters:

• Many people have supported us with finance. The list of praiseworthy supporters includes GDK Trust's (Click for Details) trustee respected Mr. Ketan Gupte, Mr. Sohan Chordia Mr. Vadhawkar, Mr. Mohan Gujarathi, Mr. Kushal Hegde, Mr. Jayant Athawale, Mrs. Tai Apte.