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40 Teachers complete football Coaching Course
New Amsterdam Teachers just befor a practical training session
Forty (40) teachers from Georgetown, New Amsterdam and Linden schools recently completed their entry level football coaching course under the Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Programme, being run by the Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Inc (GSDF), a non-profit organization based in Florida USA.
The coaching facilitator was the programme’s Technical Director, Stanley Harmon, a New York based coaching instructor. Mr. Harmon is also a Founder Board member of the Central Brooklyn Youth Soccer Federation and the New York Representative of the National Soccer Coaches of America Black Coaches Committee.
The coaches will now use their newly gained knowledge to coach the boys and girls of the participating schools for the upcoming tournament phase of Scotiabank/Pepsi School programme which commences in late March with league playoff for the 48 male and female teams from the 24 participating schools.
The training course was approved by the Guyana Football Federation, and it is hoped that the coaches will further their coaching knowledge by doing other higher level coaching courses organized by the GFF.
In an invited comment from Technical Director Stan Harmon, “As the Technical Director of the programme, I am very pleased with the attendance and participation of the schools’ coaches. The information was enthusiastically received and I know that the students will benefit immensely from the knowledge imparted to the coaches. The idea to complement soccer with school work is the only way football will get to the next level in Guyana. The schools have traditionally been the incubators for sports and The Scotiabank/Pepsi program will ensure that schools’ football retain its rightful role”.
The next phase of the programme will be a referees’ course for students of the participating schools during the week of March 4th. The student will learn the Laws of the game and can pursue becoming certified referees, but more importantly can use course material for their CXC exams.
The GSDF would like to extend thanks to course facilitators Mr. Harmon, Mr. Lawrence Griffith and Ms. Andrea Frederick; programme area coordinators Colin Bowry – New Amsterdam and Rollin Tappin – Linden. Programme Organising Committee, Ministry of Education Sports Complex, Thomas Lands, Wisburg Secondary School and New Amsterdam Prisons for hosting the coaching courses.
Special thanks also to the main sponsors Scotiabank and Demerara Distillers Limited (Pepsi) and the stakeholders Guyana Football Federation, Ministry of Education, Guyana Football Referees Council, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Guyana Teachers Union.
For more information on the Scotiabank/Pepsi Football programme visit the GSDF’s website at http://www.guysportsdevelopment.com/schoolfootball.html or on Facebook at Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football – Guyana.
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