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Region nine teachers complete FIFA football for schools (F4s) training programme
Teachers in Region Nine take timeout for a photo during the two-day FIFA Football for Schools programme held in Lethem.
Kaieteur Sports – Teachers in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) this week participated in a two-day FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) training session which was organised by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in partnership with the Ministry of Education.
The group attended theoretical and practical sessions on June 20 and 21 as part of their FIFA coach-educators training which gives them the responsibility of training children from the age of four to 14 in fundamental football and life skills.
Teachers in Region Nine and students from the community participate in a practical session during the FIFA Football for Schools programme.
GFF President Wayne Forde said the teachers were taught the technical competencies necessary for delivering coaching sessions and the life skills development component of the F4S programme.
“The GFF is ramping up the training of school teachers who are actively involved in the delivery of the FIFA Football for School programme (F4S) across the nation’s eleven school districts. The aim of this training is to provide teachers with the technical competencies necessary for delivering coaching sessions and the life skills development component of the F4S programme. The training will also cover key elements of the FIFA child safeguarding programme,” GFF President Forde said.
Football for Schools, which was launched in Guyana May 2022, seeks to make football more accessible worldwide to both boys and girls by incorporating football activities into the education system and contributing to the development and empowerment of children.
The initiative was developed by FIFA in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and is being rolled out in all 211 countries which are a part of FIFA.
Issues addressed in the curriculum include self-confidence, teamwork and learning to win and lose.
Teachers are critical to the success of the initiative since they are positioned to effectively implement the programme in schools across Guyana.
Guyana was the first country in the Caribbean region selected to pilot the programme.
- FIFA child safeguarding programme, the Caribbean region, training session which was organised, United Nations Educational
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