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\"PritamAIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI:<\/strong> It was from his U-19 days at the AIFF Centre in Goa that Pritam Kotal developed the habit of scribbling down every practice session in his personal diary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started it as I wanted to minimise my mistakes \u2013 not just the practice sessions, but also the matches I played,\u201d Kotal opened up during a live chat with AIFF TV. \u201cIn fact, I still have the habit of jotting it down. And why not?\u201d<\/p>\n

“It is a simple exercise but an effective one. Everyone makes mistakes on the field and to minimise our mistakes, we need to train hard. After every training session, I take notes. Before heading to the field on the next day I check on the points so that I don’t repeat it again. There’s no rocket science behind this, but this helps me always. I follow it even today,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n

Were you aware that Sachin Tendulkar had started doing this \u2013 jotting down every dismissal of his since he was a kid?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I wasn\u2019t aware of it. Did he also do it?\u201d Kotal quipped. \u201cAll my intent was to minimise my mistakes,\u201d he reiterated.<\/p>\n

“I was a defensive midfielder initially but coach Colm Toal switched me to the right wing-back position. The approaches of both positions are entirely different. It was a tough phase for me to get accustomed to the new position. That\u2019s when my notebook helped me a lot.”<\/p>\n

“Before heading to the training ground, I used to run through my mistakes from the previous training session. As a defensive midfielder, I did not focus on attacking. But as a wing-back, I’m supposed to contribute to the attacking system too. I had to learn about timings, positioning during defence and a lot and my notes helped me immensely during those struggling days,” Kotal admitted.<\/p>\n

\u2018Meditation Kotal\u2019 or \u2018Train Kotal?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kotal\u2019s penchant for meditation has earned him the nickname of \u2018Meditation Kotal\u2019 in the National Team, and his obsession for training has also simultaneously earned him the nickname of \u2018Train Kotal,\u2019 which the defender, with a laugh, didn\u2019t deny.<\/p>\n

In fact, it was Sandesh Jhingan who first spotted Kotal sitting in front of a candle flame and staring at it without almost a blink as part of his meditation schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeditation has helped me a lot,\u201d he added. \u201cI have been staring at the candle flame for long \u2013 ever since my U-19 days. Football is all about focus and concentration. As a defender, I can’t afford to lose my concentration even for a second. Here comes the role of meditation which has helped me stay calm and composed even during a tough face-off or a not-so-well training session. I would suggest every young footballer practice meditation to improve the concentration level,” Kotal explained. \u201cI do it even today.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also walked down memory lane to admit that his teammates had once caught him training with the ball inside his room. \u201cI had locked the room but they somehow sneaked in, and caught me training with the ball,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n

\u2018Loss to Bahrain was a new beginning for us\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Honestly I was not a naturally talented player and I’m not ashamed of admitting this. I knew I had to overcome my shortcomings through hardcore training and sheer practice regimes. We were scheduled to go to an exposure trip to China before the AFC Qualifiers which were due in two years. I was desperate and wanted to get into the first XI at any cost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo even during the off-days, I used to train inside the room to go a notch up. It was something which came naturally to me.”<\/p>\n

Kotal has so far represented India in 36 International matches and 10 age-group Internationals. And though he admitted that the loss to Bahrain in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 was heartbreaking, he also labelled is as a \u201cnew beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have grown stronger since that day. Life for a footballer is full of such moments. It was a lesson learnt, and it marked a new beginning for all of us. It was so near yet so far. That has taught the Blue Tigers how to improve, when to improve. And we are improving with every given day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"PritamAIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI:<\/strong> It was from his U-19 days at the AIFF Centre in Goa that Pritam Kotal developed the habit of scribbling down every practice session in his personal diary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started it as I wanted to minimise my mistakes \u2013 not just the practice sessions, but also the matches I played,\u201d Kotal opened up during a live chat with AIFF TV. \u201cIn fact, I still have the habit of jotting it down. And why not?\u201d<\/p>\n

“It is a simple exercise but an effective one. Everyone makes mistakes on the field and to minimise our mistakes, we need to train hard. After every training session, I take notes. Before heading to the field on the next day I check on the points so that I don’t repeat it again. There’s no rocket science behind this, but this helps me always. I follow it even today,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nI take note after every training session to minimise my mistakes: Pritam Kotal - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37964\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I take note after every training session to minimise my mistakes: Pritam Kotal - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"AIFF Media Team NEW DELHI: It was from his U-19 days at the AIFF Centre in Goa that Pritam Kotal developed the habit of scribbling down every practice session in his personal diary. \u201cI started it as I wanted to minimise my mistakes \u2013 not just the practice sessions, but also the matches I played,\u201d Kotal opened up during a live chat with AIFF TV. \u201cIn fact, I still have the habit of jotting it down. 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