Courtesy: Solomon Star News


Fifty local coaches to attend futsal coaching course

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

ABOUT 50 local futsal coaches will benefit from a coaching programme the Oceania Football Confederation will conduct starting Thursday in Honiara.

Those coaches invited to attend the coaching programme are those who coached open men’s teams in the 2008 Honiara Futsal League and other coaches who involved with the Under 16 groups.

Small Sided Games Development officer Victor Wai’ia said it is important two coaches from each team see him at his office at Lawson Tama to register their names.

The coaching programme will be conducted by the visiting OFC Futsal Development officer Scott Gilligan.
Gilligan who has wide experience in coaching futsal said he would like the futsal gospel to spread and by involving more coaches in the coaching programme.

He will also assist the Solomon Kurukuru squad in its preparation for the Oceania Futsal Championship Cup in May in Fiji during his stay here.

Gilligan a renowned Australian Futsal coach before taking up the job with the OFC is keen to see futsal develop in all the island countries.

He said his job is to develop the code in all the countries in Oceania including Solomon Islands.
However, Solomon Islands coaching programme would be slightly different because futsal is not a new sport here.
“I would adjust my programme slightly to suit the needs of this country,” Gilligan said.







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