Every child must get a chance to get introduced to, and learn the sport of her/his choice at her/his school, with the best sports infrastructure, and by champion coaches to become champions on and off the court.
Gaudium Sportopia is India’s first fully integrated World Class Residential Sports School based on a concept like none other. Students will be hand-picked, trained and groomed to become future stars by Olympians / world level players / Arjuna Awardees who have already coached champions in various sports.
Gaudium Sportopia is not about a school that ‘also has’ sports infrastructure. It is being built with the specific objective of producing champions who will bring laurels to the nation and grow up to be the best versions of themselves. In addition to the extraordinary academic eco-system, your child can now access unmatched sports training too. Sportopia will eventually have over 25 sports academics from popular sports to non-conventional sports like equestrian and skating, each under the guidance of a celebrated, champion coach. Built across an outdoor area of about 2 lakh sq.ft. and indoor area of 1 lakh sq.ft., the project will be fully operational by May 2020.
What The Mentors Have To Say About Gaudium Sportopia
Ravichandran Ashwin
Mentor: Centre Of Excellence For Cricket
Pulella Gopichand
Mentor: Centre Of Excellence For Badminton
R B Ramesh
Mentor: Centre Of Excellence For Chess
Subramaniam Raman
Mentor: Centre Of Excellence For Table Tennis
The Gaudium Sportopia Edge
Since the concept is as ambitious as it is large, Gaudium Sportopia has a well chalked out, step by step strategy, to realise its vision of creating champions. The academy offers three programmmes tailor-made for different stages. All will be overseen by the same champion coaches.
Sportopia Rookie Programme
This programme is to introduce students to the fundamentals of the sport they choose. It will be imparted during school hours as part of their physical education.
Sportopia Stellar Programme
This stringent programme is for students who want to excel in the sport. Training will be before and after school hours. It is open to students of other schools too. It comes in 3 levels: Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced.
Sportopia Prodigy Programme
This strenuous, full time programme is meant for students with the promise, passion and discipline required to cut the big league and for those who dream of making sports their career. The students will get personalised academic support. Admission and acceptance into it will be through selection by the coaches.
Sports Disciplines Launched
Cricket
Badminton
Basketball
Chess
Table Tennis
Gaudium Sportopia – Bird’s Eye View
Facilities planned in Gaudium Sportopia
| Sport | Facility |
|---|---|
| Badminton | 8 Courts |
| Basketball | 1 Indoor / 2 Outdoor |
| Squash | 2 Glass Back Courts |
| Gymnastics | 15,000 Sft Olympic Size Arena |
| Athletic / Track & Field | IAAF standard 6 lane Track & Field |
| Football | 1 FIFA standard field |
| Cricket | 1 full size ground, 6 natural turf and 6 synthetic surface |
| Tennis | 3 Decoturf Medium-3 Courts |
| Table Tennis | 8 Tables (5,000 Sft) |
| Taekwondo | 1 Arena (5,000 Sft) |
| Swimming | 25 M – Semi Olympic Pool Size with 6 lanes |
| Fencing | 2 Standard Fencing Mats – Practice area of 2,500 Sft |
| Yoga | 5,000 Sft space |
| Martial Arts – Judo | 1,500 Sft space |
| Volleyball | 2 Outdoor Courts |
| Sport | Facility |
|---|---|
| Throwball | 2 Outdoor Courts |
| Chess | 5,000 Sft Chess Arena |
| Skating | 25 mts Roller Skating |
| Equestrian | 12,000 Sft Arena |
| Kabaddi | 1 Court |
| Wrestling | 2 Mats – 3,000 Sft |
| Handball | 1 Court |
| Hockey | Mini Hockey Field |
| Billiards & Snooker | 3 Tables |
| Shooting | 10 M Air Rifle |
| Archery | Outdoor |
| Boxing | 2 Rings |
| Martial Arts – Karate | 1,500 Sft space |
| Gym | International Standard 2,500 Sft space |
| High Performance Centre | 2,500 Sft space |