About the Tournament
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This tournament will be spread across 4 zones of the country i.e. north, south, east and west. After the zonal rounds have been played there will be a grand finale held in Shillong, crowning the National Champions of the “Tata Tea Jaago Re! Inter Milan Soccer Stars”.

Round V - Tata Tea Jaago Re Inter Milan Soccer Stars will have the super skill contest' and a 'Quiz contest - The winners of the Super Skill Contest and the winner of the Quiz Contest will get a chance to visit Italy and the home stadium of FC Internazionale Milano – The San Siro.

The Skill Contest:
The skill contest is an excellent opportunity for boys who are students of schools that are either not taking part in the tournament or do not have a soccer team. There will be a skill contest held at each venue on the final day of the tournament, where 1 winner will be selected from each venue. The participants will have to go through a series of drills and skill exhibitions, which will be monitored closely by our local scouts and Head scout Mr. Jamshid Nassiri.

The 20 boys who make it through will get a chance to take part in an All-India final skill contest. A minimum of 4 winners will get a once in a life time opportunity to train under FC Internazionale Milano  Soccer school coaches.

The Quiz contest is an All-India contest based on a lucky draw concept:
During the regional rounds 5 lucky winners from each venue will be drawn from amongst all the quiz cards submitted in by the school students. After collecting 5 winners from 10 cities, there will be an All-India lucky draw. From amongst the 50 regional, 1 LUCKY winner will avail the grand prize of an all expenses paid trip to to travel to Italy and visit the San Siro.

“Tata Tea Jaago Re! Inter Milan Soccer Stars”- Scouting for talent:
Using the tournament as a platform for scouting talent, former soccer greats like Mr. Jamshid Nassiri (Ex Md. Sporting, East Bengal Player and Ex - National Coach, Maharashtra), Mr. Brahmanand Shankwalkar (Arjuna Awardee, Ex India Captain & Goalkeeper, Ex Salgaoncar) and Mr. Premnath Phillips (Ex India Defender, Ex East Bengal and Ex Md. Sporting player) will be scouting for talent in all cities. 30 boys are selected to be coached by the FC Internazionale Milano Coaches in India.

The coaches from FC Internazionale Milano  will in turn choose the best 16, who will get a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to visit Italy and the home stadium of FC Internazionale Milano – The San Siro
 
2011-12 Tournament Format
The Tata Tea Jaago Re Inter Milan Soccer Stars is based on a 7-a-side concept. Each squad consists of 10 players out of which 7 are present on the field while the other 3 are rolling substitutes. The duration of the match is 7 minutes per half with an immediate changeover at half time. This has been done to give more schools a chance to participate in the tournament. The rules are similar to a 11 a-side match with some exceptions. The matches are played on a 50m by 27m field and the goal posts are 14 feet by 7 feet. The tournament at each venue is conducted on a league cum knockout basis. If matches during the knockout stage end in a tie there will be penalty shootout of 3 kicks per team followed by a sudden death to decide the winner.
 
 
   
                 
   
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