Parikrma Humanity Foundation

Equality Cup™ & Prizes

Equality Cup™ & Prizes

Our vision at Parikrma is bridge the huge gap of inequality that exists in the quality of education for those who cannot afford to go to privileged schools. And education at Parikrma is more than just academia and the classroom. Sport, art, music etc. are integral to our education. Sport has been nurtured with great care at Parikrma and it is our constant endeavour to provide opportunities that help close the quality gap even in this area. Hence it made imminent sense to call this trophy the Equality Cup™. At the Parikrma Champions League, elite International Schools, Army and Government Schools, schools from other cities and a non-profit school all vied on the same platform for the Equality Cup™.

Five days of fantastic football at the Parikrma Champions League ended with ASC Boys School lifting the Equality Cup at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Saturday, November 19th, 2011. BhaichungBhutia, a role model for all young sports people, came down just to watch the finals and give away the prizes. Parikrma Champions League, presented by Menzies Aviation in association with the Karnataka State Football Association, revolutionized school-level tournaments by bringing together the best football teams in Bangalore, along with a team each from Goa and Kerala, to compete on the same platform at a world class event. The atmosphere was electric as the 16 teams battled it out on astro-turf.

The Prizes

All teams received:

A drawstring bag and Adidas wrist bands
Certificates for participation

The winning team, ASC Boys School, received:

Equality Cup™ replica
Gold Medals to each player and Coach
Certificates to each player and Coach
Adidas kit bag to each player and Coach
Tournament Shirt to each player and coach

The runners-up, Farooq Higher Secondary School, received:

Runners Up trophy
Silver Medals to each player and Coach
Certificates to each player and Coach
Adidas kit bag to each player and Coach

MallyaAditi International School won the Plate.

Prizes for outstanding individual players:

Player of the tournament (UEFA Champions League ball and trophy) - Santosh J, Parikrma Centre for Learning
Golden Boot (Adidas boots and trophy) - Rajat Naik, Regina Mundi High School, Goa
Best Playmaker (UEFA Champions League ball and trophy) - Manimaran R. (Midfielder), Government Sports School, DYSS
Best Defender (UEFA Champions League ball and trophy) - Premsingh Bohra, (Defender), Farooq Higher secondary School (Kerala)
Best Goalkeeper (Adidas goalkeeping gloves and trophy) - Pranob Saha, ASC Boys School

Sounders FC – British Airways ‘Most Involved School’ award

The ‘Most Involved School’ award is a Seattle Sounders FC / British Airways sponsored award provided by Menzies Aviation. This award was given to Farooq Higher Secondary School, whose football team was judged to have played in the best spirit of the game and whose students participated wholeheartedly in creating a high energy atmosphere.

3 people, a coach and two children, will get the opportunity of an all expenses paid 3 day trip to Seattle and VIP passes to a Sounders game (typical crowd attendance 80,000 people)!

Awards for Spectators
Everyday there were two prizes given to the spectators.

Daily EPL quiz - Everyday a spectator had a chance to win a gift hamper of a particular EPL team by answering a quiz.
Daily Raffle - each spectator was given a raffle ticket and a lucky draw was held twice a day. There was football merchandise to be won from Celtic Club as well as other goodies.