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Hyderabad Black Hawks Launch Grassroots Volleyball Mission Across Telugu States
Hyderabad Black Hawks is a volleyball team that plays in a big Indian league called the Prime Volleyball League.
The team announced a plan to help volleyball grow in two Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
To start, they held tryouts at a university in a city called Vijayawada.
One hundred and five young players under 21 joined the tryouts, and forty more joined the open tryouts.
The sports minister of Andhra Pradesh came to open the event and said the government will support the plan.
The state sports authority also wants to help set up volleyball training centres at government schools.
The team's owner wants to hold talent hunts every year, support local tournaments, and train coaches with the help of experts.
Players picked at the tryouts could get a chance to join a player auction in Goa in August.
This way, more kids can learn and play volleyball in the future.
Hyderabad Black Hawks, a Prime Volleyball League franchise, launched a long-term grassroots volleyball development initiative across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The initiative was formally launched with PVL Open Trials and Under-21 player selection trials at V. R. Siddhartha University in Vijayawada on Thursday.
A total of 105 players competed in the Under-21 category and 40 players took part in the PVL Open Trials.
Andhra Pradesh Minister for Sports M. Ramprasad Reddy inaugurated the trials and assured the state government's full support for the franchise's grassroots efforts.
Players selected from the trials will be eligible for the Prime Volleyball League Players Auction scheduled in Goa on August 17.
- Who
- Hyderabad Black Hawks franchise, Andhra Pradesh Sports Minister M. Ramprasad Reddy, SAAP chairman A. Ravi Naidu, and franchise principal owner Abhishek Reddy Kankanala
- What
- Launch of a long-term grassroots volleyball development initiative, marked by PVL Open Trials and Under-21 selection trials
- Where
- V. R. Siddhartha University, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- When
- Thursday, when the trials were held
- Why
- To strengthen volleyball across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and create a structured pathway for young athletes
Key facts
- Franchise
- Hyderabad Black Hawks
- League
- Prime Volleyball League (PVL)
- Initiative
- Long-term grassroots volleyball development across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- Under-21 trial participants
- 105 players
- PVL Open Trial participants
- 40 players
- Trial venue
- V. R. Siddhartha University, Vijayawada
- Players Auction
- Goa, August 17
- Franchise owner
- Abhishek Reddy Kankanala
Quotes
Abhishek Reddy Kankanala
Hyderabad Black Hawks principal owner
“We want to create a structured pathway for young athletes by conducting annual talent hunts, supporting district and rural tournaments, organising coach education programs with national and international experts.”
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