Chasing goals on the hillside Updated: Updated: Novel football coaching sessions for girls being conducted at Koorumala in Ernakulam Share Article Novel football coaching sessions for girls being conducted at Koorumala in Ernakulam For a few months now, a bunch of girls have been running up and down Koorumala, a hill in Elanji panchayat in the district, with football at their feet. The novel football coaching session is being imparted to them by Roller Sports Association of India, a sports promotion organisation at Namakuzhy, a sleepy hamlet along the border of Ernakulam and Kottayam districts. The module was developed by Jomon Jacob, a physical education teacher and a football coach of over two decades standing, who has also coached the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) women’s football team.