Sports Asia Foundation (SAF) is promoted by a group of innovative educators and sportsmen who have many years international experience and are involved in the business of education and sports worldwide. Sports Asia is an initiative of Indo American Studies (IAS) group to educate, train and involve South Asian countries into the world of Sports.
SAF in association with Global partners to borrow brilliance and bring their expertise and learning materials to South Asia and customize them according to the regional needs and develop collaborative partnerships and joint ventures etc.,
SAF is committed to providing unparalleled professional programs and coaching of international standards embedded with technology and innovation to aspirant individuals in the fields of sports, to prepare next generation leaders for the industry to promote physical and to make the world healthy
India is entering a new era of sporting transformation. With the introduction of the New National Sports Policy and a renewed national focus on youth empowerment, rural sports development, and professional pathways, the opportunities before us are historic and unprecedented.
At the Sports Asia Foundation, our vision is aligned with this national movement. We believe that sports is not just an activity, but a catalyst for education, community development, economic growth, and global integration. Through our Indo–American educational partnerships and academic collaboration with the United States Sports University (USSU), SAF is committed to delivering world-class sports education and internationally recognized certifications to Indian youth.
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Sports Asia Foundation (SAF) is a pioneer in quality sports education. With an in-house R&D division, which is constantly tuned into the newest of technologies and with the best team of academicians, SAF is dedicated to constantly upgrading its unique & futuristic sports, which is one of its kind in the sports fraternity. SAF is a dynamic educational community created by the interaction of committed personalities, domain expertise and sports enthusiasts.
The vision of SAF extends beyond the narrow walls of fitness and techniques. At SAF, we believe that sports education is all about preparing and equipping people for life and not just for education. With this philosophy as our source of inspiration, we aim to provide a stimulating environment wherein sports enthusiasts enjoy learning and can also perform to the best of their abilities, in all areas of our extensive curriculum. We also aim to build capacity in our students to accept the challenges of life.
The SAF Mission Statement: “To make learning creative, interesting, interactive and engaging, through a system which is constructive, comprehensive, practical and futuristic.
MS Orthopaedics, Consultant Sports Medicine
Advisor - Sports Authority of Telangana State
52 Guinness Record Holder, 8th Dan Belt - World Taekwondo Jidokwan, Korea
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Studying at the Academy was a unique experience that has given me the confidence I need to pursue a career in sport anywhere in the world. I enjoyed being able to learn at my own pace and my own time and interacting with other students from around the world. I felt extremely supported and motivated by the distinguished faculty and could not have been more pleased with my decision to obtain my doctoral degree from the Academy.
I was attracted to the Academy because it was the only specialized graduate degree in sport that had a truly global focus. The faculty had experience teaching in other countries in the sports environment and the student body was also very diverse. In fact, my current international colleague in anti-doping, Dr. Patrick Goh, the CEO of the Singapore Anti-Doping Agency, graduated from the Academy the year before me.
I had earned a degree and did post grad in commerce, banking and law, but I always loved my sport. My Academy degree in sports management allowed me to marry my previous degrees to the passion I had for sport. The Academy was where I met like-minded people in a different environment. I really look back fondly on my time there and would love to come back and visit one day
The strength of the Academy is that it is an outward-looking institution that has done a great deal in terms of building bridges between disparate societies and ideologies. A key principle that I picked up from the Academy was the democratizing nature of distance learning and how it enfranchised non-traditional student populations. Subsequent to my graduation, online learning approaches have served to bring people together in their pursuit of sport-related knowledge and the Academy’s international outlook remains one of its biggest strengths
Returning to India after my graduation from the Academy I immediately had an advantage of being among the top qualified sports medicine consultants to set up practice there. The fields of sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery were virtually unknown in India at the time, and that allowed me to create a niche for myself as a pioneer in the field
