Softball coaching camp
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Softball Association will be conducting a Softball coaching camp 2014 in 6 places, Shillong, Jowai, Umsning, Nongstoin, Mawkyrwat, and khliehriat with the motive to popularize this Game and also to select players for the coming Senior National Game to be held in the month of January at Nagpur. The Association invites all the Sports Club, interested players to attend this coaching camp to learn this new game. Interested player kindly register yourself or contact the numbers below. For more information contact 8575090918.
1. From 24th Nov 2014 –Nongstoin (contact 9863488207,9856172475)
2. From 27th Nov 2014 – Mawkyrwat (at Madan Saitsnad, contact 8575090918 and office of the District Sports Officer, Mawkyrwat)
3. From 1st Dec 2014 – Umsning (at Madan Umsning, Socio Sports and Cultural Club, Contact 9774006394,9612439062,)
4. From 4th Dec 2014 –Shillong (Contact 8575090918)
5. From 8th Dec 2014 – Khliehriat (Contact 8014893525)
6. From 11th Dec 2014 – Jowai (at Madan Jerisalein, chutwakhu, Contact 9436929374)
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