Following the completion of the Savaii Grassroots Coaching Certificate Course last week, Upolu West and East are conducting theirs from Monday 28 September to Wednesday 30 September aiming at Fun Football current Volunteers and new community coaches and facilitated by five Course leaders/Educators of FFS Upolu whom have been trained as Coach Educators under the OFC Coach Education Division.
“It’s been more than 5 months of running fun football programmes this year in each respective areas and the majority of our current volunteers showed commitment, hard work and have done a tremendous job so far with the players, so we wanted to support them by organizing this course so they are able to continue running more quality sessions to the communities and also to be certified as Grassroots football coaches which is one of FFS objectives in terms of coaching development. Better players, better coaches, at the same time FFS to have their own local Coach Educators.” Desmond Edward, FFS Technical Development Manager for Upolu West.
The aim of the course is to assist fun football and new coaches from the current programs to improve their knowledge and competency in relation to coaching grassroots fottball and organising grassroots festivals using the following OFC Framework, The Game, The Player The Coach, Training to gain knowledge and practical experiences.
On the successful completion of the FFS Grassroots Coaching Certificate, participants will have enhanced their skill set and mind set in the knowledge of the game, knowledge of the players, knowledge of the role of the coach and coaching the training session.
This Grassroots Coaching Certificate course completes Wednesday and followed by the Youth Coaching Certificate Course from Thursday to Saturday this week
