Category Archives: Capacity Building
Change the Game Conference: Sport System re-Design
As the Director of Kidsquash, I was fortunate to attend a thoughtful, inspiring and engaging conference called Change the Game on how to improve outcomes in sport-based youth development programs. Stepping back from the world of squash and learning best … Continue reading
Advancing the Field of Sport for Development and Peace
Thanks to my friends Sarah Hillyer (Georgetown University) and Eli Wolff (Brown University), I was able to attend the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Symposium titled “Sport for Development and Peace: Initiatives, Challenges, and … Continue reading
Development and Entrepreneurship: Creating Blended Value
Thanks to Iqbal Quadir, an old friend, colleague and mentor I attended the Legatum Convergence at the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The conference brought together a diverse group of aspiring and established … Continue reading
Inspiring Change through Peaceful Individual Action
I recently attended a retreat in upstate New York at Blue Cliff Monastery for a “Day of Mindfulness,” where the keynote speaker was Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Open to Buddhists and non-Buddhists, it was very inspiring to listen … Continue reading
Instilling Service and Volunteerism in Youth
Earlier this month, I was one of 4 adult-chaperones for the freshmen orientation service trip to Blue Heron Organic Farm in Lincoln, MA. It was an opportunity for the freshmen to form friendships while performing service work. Under the guidance … Continue reading
Serving without a Racquet
It has been a summer of service. Not the kind that starts a squash rally. Early on, I was pleased to be one of five adult chaperones for 39 Concord Academy students, of whom a few were squash players to … Continue reading
The Case for Sport and Development Programs
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently held a workshop led by expert practitioners from the field of sport for development. It is encouraging to see a major donor agency making strides to better understand the sport for … Continue reading
Developing America’s Vision for Coach Education for 2016
In early March, 2011, the Institute for Athletic Coach Education at Boston University’s School of Education, hosted a thoughtful discussion among experts and peers on the vision for coach education in the United States. The Youtube video below is over … Continue reading
Lessons in Sportsmanship at Kidsquash
The 2010-11 Kidsquash season closed with an intimate tournament for 11 players competing in 2 brackets. Kids were lucky to have Harvard team ambassadors present at the prize giving. Also, thanks to Head, our sponsor the top 3 players in … Continue reading
Khelshala Kids Improving Everyday
It’s been a little under a year since I was last in Chandigarh to do community service at Khelshala. Recently, I accompanied Coach Bajwa’s own children to conduct a coaching clinic for Khelshala kids. What struck me the most was … Continue reading
