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Triumph in Adversity

Bravo Football - Hardeep Singh Chillar

Triumph in Adversity Earlier in July 2025, 16-year-old Hardeep Chhillar etched his name in history by becoming India’s first-ever U17 world wrestling champion in the men’s 110 kg Greco-Roman category. While young Hardeep’s achievement is fantastic in itself, what makes his win all the more impressive is his story of adversity, grit and ambition. A […]

Pressure is a Privilege

Bravo Xcelerate Annual Awards Day 2025 - Mandar Tamhane Chief Guest

Pressure is a Privilege We were delighted to host Mr Mandar Tamhane, CEO of Indian Super League (ISL) club, NorthEast United FC, at the Bravo Xcelerate Annual Awards Day 2025. Our parents, children and coaches were honoured to be in the audience as Mr Tamhane share some fantastic insights on talent development in Indian football. […]

How Luka Modric Became the Best!

Luka Modric Croatian footballer

How Luka Modric Became the Best! There is scarcely an athlete alive who has not had to overcome obstacles. But the ones that Luka Modric had were unique. Modric’s journey to the top has been rockier and more demanding than the slopes of Croatia’s Velebit mountain in the tiny hamlet of Modrici near Zadar, where, […]

Dreams Come True

Madison Keys - Australian Open 2025 Womens Winner

Dreams Come True The lady in the photograph above is Madison Keys, the Australian Open 2025 champion. What’s special about Keys isn’t just that she is now a Grand Slam winner (that is a remarkable achievement by itself!). But it’s the fact that it’s her 1st Grand Slam trophy after being on the professional tennis […]

Is Your Child a Thermometer or a Thermostat?

Bravo Football Residential Academy

Is Your Child a Thermometer or a Thermostat? At Bravo, as a grassroots sports academy, we are acutely aware of ensuring the holistic development of our children. Yeah, winning football matches, medals and trophies is great. But it’s really no good if the children are not learning the value of discipline, self-control, resilience, teamwork and […]

Failure – One of Life’s Greatest Teachers

Bravo Football - Lessons from Kobe Bryant

Failure – One of Life’s Greatest Teachers It’s our first post of the year so here’s wishing you all a smashing 2025! The first lesson we are embracing this year is overcoming the fear of failure. One of our well-meaning coaching and parenting mistakes is to try and prevent our children from facing any hardships […]

Awaken Your Child’s Olympic Spirit

Bravo Football - Aman Sehrawat India's Youngest Olympic Medal Winner

The recently concluded Paris Olympics once again brought into focus the tremendous power of the human spirit. A prime example among them for us was the success of India’s youngest ever Olympic medallist, 21-year-old wrestler, Aman Sehrawat. Brought up at the La Masia of Indian wrestling, the famed Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi, Aman’s path […]

Lessons from Roger Federer

Bravo Football - Lessons from Roger Federer

We are proud to partner with ISL club, NorthEast United FC, in our mission to give children in India access to the best football coaching in the country. Click to watch the announcement video with NorthEast United FC! Roger Federer is known for being the most gifted tennis player to have ever graced a tennis […]

Lessons from Leverkusen!

Bravo Football - Lessons from Leverkusen

If you don’t know already, Bayer Leverkusen created history by going 51 games unbeaten across all competitions to win the Bundesliga, Germany’s top football league! No other team in Europe has ever gone on such a long unbeaten streak before! Coached by former Real Madrid and Liverpool star, Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen created history to […]