Fourteen Fiji FA Member Association southern zone coaches took the first step towards earning their OFC Senior Coaching Certificate this week at the Fiji FA Academy in Vatuwaqa.
The course involved theoretical and practical sessions delivered by the Fiji Football Association Coach Educator Yogendra Dutt.
Dutt said the event allowed the coaches to learn and apply their new skills in different coaching situations.
“Leadership was an important quality we wanted to see from the attendees, and we did. Coaches need to be able to lead and show the qualities of a football role model,” he said.
“I also wanted them to understand different coaching methods which they applied throughout their time on the course.”
The coaches will now spend at least a year applying their new skills in their environments before being assessed again.
The three-day course started yesterday and ends tomorrow.
