Jalandhar’s volleyball coach selected as assistant coach for senior men’s team

Jalandhar’s 36-year-old Amrit Pal Singh, a volleyball coach with the Sports Department, has been selected as an assistant coach for the National Coaching Camp of the senior men’s volleyball team. The team is currently preparing for the CAVA Men’s Nations League, with the coaching camp having commenced on May 8 at SAI NSSC, Bengaluru. The camp will be held till May 27.

Notably, the league was originally scheduled to be held in Pakistan. However, following the Pahalgam incident, the venue was shifted to Uzbekistan.

Amrit Pal hails from a family of volleyball players. His father was an international volleyball player. As Amrit Pal was growing, he used to watch his father play the game and he really got influenced and motivated to join the sport. He began formal training at the age of 10 and quickly rose through the ranks, participating and winning at school, district and state-level tournaments.

There was no looking back after that. He went on to compete in Senior National Championships, where was declared best libero (defensive player) several times.

However, in 2013, a knee injury brought a turning point in his career. Forced to step away from professional play, he transitioned into coaching. He enrolled at NIS Bangalore, where he excelled and earned a gold medal.

Today, Amrit Pal Singh is India’s youngest third-level coach coach certified by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

When asked if he misses playing professionally, he said, “Initially, yes. But, then I started loving coaching the players so much that I forgot everything else.”

Now that he is leaving for Bangalore, he is positive that the team will perform best. “These are highly experienced players who have participated in several leagues. I’m optimistic about the outcome,” he said.

Additionally, he has been appointed as the nodal officer for volleyball, overseeing the implementation of PU flooring in volleyball courts across various districts of Punjab.

For Amrit Pal, volleyball is more than just a sport. “Whatever I am today is because of volleyball. The achievements, status, recognition, admiration and love — I owe it all to the game. It is my life,” he said.

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