Ian Pont Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ultimate-pace-foundation--2/x/10011775
Marut Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Bro, you can be a vegetarian or a vegan and still be an athlete. The key is creating that nutritional regime that will help you properly balance your nutrient intake and maintain that energy level. Many of these kids and their families are probably not aware of that which is a major concern. Hopefully these coaching camps can help them educate in those regards as well. Also, thanks to Ian Pont for the responses above. Wish you lots of success. You can be a vegan athlete, but unless your genetics are really good you will have a lot of catching up to do with NV atheletes - you may have to work much harder to reach the same levels reached by NV athletes. Heavy supplementation may be needed to compete well with NV atheletes. Getting rich protein from vegan food is an expensive affair. I have been an NV and vegan at various points in my life, and I know the difference first hand. May be cricketers can get away with this if they have rich cricketing skills, but not every sport is vegan friendly. The number of vegans/vegetarians who come out at the top in any kind of power sports (like weight lifting, power lifting, gymnastics, boxing, sprints etc) is very small. Vegans can excel and compete on equal footing with NVs in sports that predominantly require aerobic activity or cardiovascular fitness, but wherever muscle mass and strength is a critical skill, vegans have a serious challenge on their hands.
Ironhide Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ultimate-pace-foundation--2/x/10011775 Why don't you contact some big Indian companies for sponsorship deals like Tata, Mukesh Ambani Reliance, Anil Ambani Reliance, Aditya Birla group or any of the big companies as 100k pound will be chump change for them. As Ultimate Pace Foundation is based in Bangalore, you can also try hundreds of IT companies located there like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, IBM etc.. It will be very difficult for you to generate funds with crowdsourcing in India, you already have a good website, presentations etc with actual science and results backing it. Why not go the proper way and get a long time corporate partner, it may take some time but you will be set for years.
Vilander Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Why don't you contact some big Indian companies for sponsorship deals like Tata, Mukesh Ambani Reliance, Anil Ambani Reliance, Aditya Birla group or any of the big companies as 100k pound will be chump change for them. As Ultimate Pace Foundation is based in Bangalore, you can also try hundreds of IT companies located there like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, IBM etc.. It will be very difficult for you to generate funds with crowdsourcing in India, you already have a good website, presentations etc with actual science and results backing it. Why not go the proper way and get a long time corporate partner, it may take some time but you will be set for years. or put it in front of some sharks..like that movie. Where a couple of Indian kids train to play in MLB.
Texy Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Guys lets chip in for some of these boys Raising money for UPF
Ironhide Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Looks like Ian Pont is able to increase the bowling speed within one week but still i think he should spend more time in India as one week camps can only help you so much, posting some pics from Ultimate Pace Foundation, Bangalore: http://www.ultimatepacefoundation.com/
Ian Pont Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Why don't you contact some big Indian companies for sponsorship deals like Tata, Mukesh Ambani Reliance, Anil Ambani Reliance, Aditya Birla group or any of the big companies as 100k pound will be chump change for them. As Ultimate Pace Foundation is based in Bangalore, you can also try hundreds of IT companies located there like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, IBM etc.. It will be very difficult for you to generate funds with crowdsourcing in India, you already have a good website, presentations etc with actual science and results backing it. Why not go the proper way and get a long time corporate partner, it may take some time but you will be set for years. Thanks yes fully understood. If you know who to contact, their telephone numbers or email addresses, whether they might be interested and how to present the whole idea to them please advise and I will gladly add you to my team. My point is I am one man trying to do all this on my own.
Ian Pont Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Looks like Ian Pont is able to increase the bowling speed within one week but still i think he should spend more time in India as one week camps can only help you so much, posting some pics from Ultimate Pace Foundation, Bangalore: http://www.ultimatepacefoundation.com/ Yes it would be good to spend more time in India if I was able to. I have 5 camps a year and I am there for 10 days at a time, making it 50 days a year in India. I fund this whole thing myself, so unless I can pay my way, I cannot afford to simply fund Indian coaching for free. The 7 day camps are expensive enough without making them more expensive by having longer versions, which is why I have geared the coaching to 7 days to produce results. So please understand it isn't the amount of time you spend coaching, it what you coach while you spend that time. As mentioned elsewhere, if a sponsor was able to fund this foundation I could do far more. But sadly I am not wealthy enough to fund India myself.
vayuu1 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 I genuinely believe a lot of ipl sides will be more than happy to have him, India is in a desperate need for fast bowlers, who can make us competitive abroad.
Ian Pont Posted June 13, 2015 Author Posted June 13, 2015 I genuinely believe a lot of ipl sides will be more than happy to have him' date=' India is in a desperate need for fast bowlers, who can make us competitive abroad.[/quote'] Thanks, but my experience is the IPL signings are all former big named players - regardless of whether they have ever coached before - to add more 'glamour' to the event. I would doubt the fact that IPL owners are particularly keen on 'unknowns' and instead bring in a Galaxy of Stars. Australian and South African ex-players and coaching staff are also the preferred nations to fill the backroom. All I can do is continue to make a difference to Indian fast bowlers, help produce as many as I can and perhaps someone will recognise it all. But I am not holding my breath!
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