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Sports as of 2023:

  • Gymnastics : Age 4 to Age 7.​
    • Texas Dreams Gymnastics – Recreational. – Nirja
    • 3 Holiday Camps –  Texas Gymnastics – Nirja.
    • 1 camp at YMCA Coppell – Samarth, Nirja.
  • Martial Arts:
    • Under Hetal Nagaraj : Kshatriya – Samarth – Combat Skills – Beginners to Intermediate, Drills and Showcases
    • Under Hetal Nagaraj Kalaripayattu: Showcases and Drills – The Settys.
    • Under Hetal Nagaraj + Manojbhai(Darpana) Kalaripayattu : Intermediate and Advance – Samarth.
    • Samarth –  3 summer camps of Krava Manga, Addison, Texas – summer teen groups
    • Karate – Shukotan – Samarth (Sensei Ravi) Frisco, Texas– DropOut – Adv Green Belt.
      • Coach changed the venue to far off location, so stopped.
    • Nirja – 3 years of Karate – Champions Karate, Irving, Texas.
    • Nirja – 3 summer camps of Krava Manga, Addison, Texas – summer teen groups
  • Swimming : USA Registered USA swimmers – state level qualifying national level – 13 yrs (Samarth) to 15 yrs of swimming(Nirja).
    • Reason for break from swimming: Education & School teams.
    • Target by high school – nationals, olympic tryouts (before high school) – missed.
    • Samarth moved to tennis / school teams.
    • Both the kids have bagged 2 sponsorships during their swimathons for their teams.
    • Swim Teams :
      • USA Swim Team : Dallas Mustangs under Mark “Mook” Rhodenbaugh & Coach Lia Obserstar Brown – Addison & North Dallas-Texas. Year round fun 2-3 days/week 2012-19. Swimathons-charity.
      • Summer Teams : Frisco Amateur Atheletic Swim Team under Coach Trent – Frisco Texas
        • summer fun teams, city swimathons w/sponsorships for charity & team fundraising, swim camps, swim fun trips to waterparks & pools. 2015-2020.
        • State level
        • Qualifying Nationals
    • Lewisville Summer Swim Team (1 summer).
    • Key Coaches & Mentors :
      • Jim Montgomery
      • Lia Oberstar Brown – mentor + trainings.
      • Patty Manzigo – trainings – specific skills as req.
      • Coach Johnathan – YMCA – learning years to qualify for USA, Summer & Y-teams.
    • Coppell YMCA rec classes + private as needed : 4 yrs under Coach Jonathan 2009-2013.
    • coppell aquatic under vi nguyen, addison & joanna withers – 2 yrs (private classes were conducted only after swim team enrollment – not prior) –
      • mom has requested to check reviews+ 4 yrs rec classes – total 6yrs. several issues of harassment :
      • nirja got lost in swim meets-negligence of coaches(reported), negligence of center-nirja got injury during the group classes-.
      • samarth was harassed in the pool waters(child negligence) by instructor to racial discrimination -harassment(reported).This place has some issues. Hetal Nagaraj faced the similar issues.
  • USA Registered Chess Players 2010-2017 – via school programs:
    • regional to state + commercial $$ tournaments. 7 years.
  • Other recreational sports in elementary & early middle school years :
    • Multi sports camp from May to August – 2 summers.
    • swimming from age of 3.5/4 yrs until 2020.
    • tennis : 3 yrs – coppell tennis holiday camps + indepedent group coaching( the settys age 8-11). took break/swimming.
      • 2020-current 2.5 years – carrollton, texas.
    • basketball w/coach mousa + coach denson(school program -basketball) – irving & coppell, texas : 4 years.
    • soccer 4.5 yrs:
      • w/soccer TOTS :- showcases/drill display
        • Samarth bagged his first sponsorship at the age of 3.5 yrs : TOT yrs 2.5-6yrs
        • Nirja – Soccer Tots 1 summer.
      • YMCA soccer clubs and tournaments – Samarth. 6-8yrs
      • champion soccer school : 2 summer camps-Samarth. age 5.5.yrs direct invite.
      • direct invites from several soccer schools to play tournaments w/sponsorships- Samarth. age 7.
      • exited – several tournament injuries/fractures. plays occassionally.
  • Both the parents are sports pro and one of them atleast national level multi-sport in atleast 1 country with full lifetime sponsorships.
  • Texas Dreams Gymnastics – Recreational.​
  • 3 Holiday Camps –  Texas Gymnastics,
  • 1 camp at YMCA Coppell.

****Parents have requested to limit advertising and media exposure in performing arts activities as both kids pretty good in studies.

Thank you Hetal Nagaraj, our guru/mentor and guide who creates beautiful people like our us/elites without compromising on any fundamentals.

This section of the site is updated : July 29th, 2023 | week of Sept 25, 2023 – pics

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Here’s some fun pictures of the settys. Pics in process.