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30 guides

Guides & playbooks

Practical, India-specific guides written for athletes, parents and coaches.

Trial prep
Cricket trial-prep checklist (T-7 days)

Kit, fitness, food and mental drills for the seven days before a state cricket trial.

6 min
Trial prep
How to ace the football combine fitness tests

Yo-Yo IR1, beep test and 40m sprint benchmarks for ISL combines.

7 min
Trial prep
Badminton rankings, BAI ladders & wildcards

How sub-junior, junior and senior BAI ladders feed into national trials.

8 min
Trial prep
Tracking PBs the right way for athletics

A simple framework to log timed events, throws and jumps for selection.

5 min
Trial prep
Picking your hockey position for trials

Where selectors look first — and how to pick a position you can dominate.

6 min
Trial prep
AITA points roadmap for U-14 to U-18

Tournament sequencing to climb the AITA ladder fast.

7 min
Sports CV
The India-ready Sports CV template

What Indian selectors actually look for in a one-page Sports CV.

5 min
Sports CV
Why a Verified Sports CV gets you 3× more callbacks

Verification badges signal trust — here's the data behind them.

4 min
Sports CV
Uploading match footage that actually gets watched

Camera angles, length and editing rules for highlight reels.

6 min
Scholarships
Khelo India scholarships 2026 — eligibility & timelines

Stipends, age caps and quotas under the 2026 Khelo India update.

8 min
Scholarships
SAI stipend application — step by step

Documents, deadlines and common rejection reasons for SAI stipends.

7 min
Scholarships
12 private academies offering full scholarships

Who covers tuition, boarding, kit and travel — and how to apply.

9 min
Nutrition
What to eat 24 hours before a trial

A carb-loading window, hydration and what to avoid.

5 min
Nutrition
Protein hits for vegetarian Indian athletes

Dal-paneer-egg combinations that hit 1.6g/kg body weight.

6 min
Nutrition
Hydration plan for summer trials in India

Electrolyte ratios for 35°C+ outdoor sessions.

4 min
Mindset
5-minute fixes for performance anxiety

Box breathing, anchoring and trigger phrases used by Indian pros.

4 min
Recovery
Post-trial recovery — 48 hours that matter

Sleep, ice and mobility windows after high-intensity trial days.

5 min
Mindset
Coping with rejection from a major trial

A 7-day reset cycle to get back on the pitch stronger.

5 min
Parents
Parent's guide to trial day

What to say, what to pack and how to back your kid without pressure.

6 min
Parents
Supporting a 12-15 year old athlete

Balancing academics, screen time and training load for teens.

7 min
Parents
Negotiating academy fees & boarding costs

Scripts, leverage and the right questions to ask academy directors.

5 min
Recovery
The 15-min FIFA-11+ inspired warm-up

A universal warm-up that cuts soft-tissue injury risk by 30%.

6 min
Recovery
Sleep × performance for Indian athletes

Why 9 hours beats 7 for U-21 athletes — and how to get them.

5 min
Tech
What the AI Talent Scanner actually measures

Under the hood: pose estimation, repeatability and how it ranks.

6 min
Tech
Which wearable should a young athlete pick?

Heart-rate, GPS and load metrics that matter at U-18.

7 min
Tech
Free video-analysis tools for clip breakdown

Slow-mo, angle overlays and tagging tools that don't cost a rupee.

5 min
Trial prep
What selectors actually score you on

Technical, tactical, physical, psychological — with weightings.

6 min
Trial prep
Best online competitions for Indian athletes

From e-cricket to chess.com Titled Tuesdays — a list that opens doors.

5 min
Trial prep
Transferring between academies — the rules

NOC, cooling-off periods and how transfers actually work in India.

6 min
Scholarships
Scholarship essay templates that win

Three opening paragraphs that selection committees actually read.

6 min