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ITTF Level I Coaches’ Course Ends
– Paralympics Session on today
After four days of intense instruction, practical and theoretical work, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level I Coaches’ Course wrapped up yesterday while a session on the Paralympics aspect of the syllabus is to be conducted today.
ITTF Level I Course Instructor, Sydney Christophe (seated, centre) and National Table Tennis Coach, Linden Johnson (second, right) among other Guyana Table Tennis Association officials share in the completion of the ITTF Level I Coaches’ Course with the participants yesterday.
The international Paralympics table tennis association is affiliated to the ITTF; it is mandatory that new coaches receive training in the Paralympics version of the sport. The Course began on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Coaches would have completed a mandatory 30 hours of theoretical and practical training with six hours supervised; successful participants must be able to proficiently demonstrate the ability to execute and implement the elements/topics dealt with before being certified.
Players practically implemented the techniques, old and new, that were taught over the four-day period yesterday afternoon in the last session of the ITTF Course. They were paired in groups of two and demonstrated the techniques for 10 minutes each.
Upon the satisfaction of the ITTF that the newly trained coaches have met the criteria for certification, which also includes supervised table tennis work in a community, the Level I Coaches certificates from the ITTF will be mailed to the coaches.
Guyana’s Level I Coaches’ Instructor, United States-based, Sydney Christophe conducted the course. He told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that he was enthused by the attentive attitude of the participants even though some of them were knowledgeable about the sport.
“I think that they (the participants) were great; we had some very entertaining, educational and interactive sessions. They were always attentive and willing to learn even though we had some persons who played the sport for a number of years,” Christophe said.
He stated that the course was geared at teaching table tennis at the basic level so that the coaches will be fundamentally effective when they go back to their respective communities and schools. Christophe was adamant that the course was an overall success.
Earlier yesterday, President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association, Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, met with the participants. Greene encouraged them when he informed that they have an important role to play among the vision of the sport for Guyana.
He spoke of several developmental mechanisms, including the decentralisation programme, where the coaches will have critical roles. Christophe said that it was the right motivator since most of the new coaches were delighted after the meeting with Greene.
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