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Curtains up on futsal train the trainers course

Sunday, 02 October 2011

Kuala Lumpur: The FIFA/AFC Futsal Continental Train the Trainers Selection Course was officially opened in the Malaysian capital here on Saturday for the Asean, East and South-Central regions.

Tsang Wai Chung (Hong Kong) and Hossein Shams (Iran) are the instructors for the six-day course which is attended by 26 participants aiming to be AFC Regional Futsal Instructors.

AFC Deputy General Secretary and Education Division Director Hasan Al Sabah opened the course. FIFA Kuala Lumpur Development Officer Domeka Garamendi, AFC Futsal Director Ali Targholizadeh and FIFA Courses Coordinator Sandra Zahner were also present during the opening ceremony.

The course is the second edition of the Futsal Continental Train the Trainers series with the inaugural edition held in October last year attended by 25 participants from 22 countries.

The series of courses is aimed to produce more Regional Futsal Instructors who will work closely with local instructors in the respective regions and countries to ensure the best coaching methodology reaches all parts of Asia.




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Futsal coaches set high mission

Wednesday, 05 October 2011

Kuala Lumpur: Futsal coaches taking part in a futsal coaching instructors’ course in the Malaysian capital are aiming to help produce more qualified coaches in their regions and continent.

The participants of the FIFA/AFC Futsal Continental Train the Trainers Selection Course are hoping to become Regional Futsal Instructors someday and help solve the shortage of coaches problem.

The six-day course for the Asean, East and South-Central regions started last Saturday with the participation of 25 Regional Futsal Instructor aspirants with the aim to qualify more people to become futsal coaching instructors in their respective regions.

Kyrgyzstan futsal national team head coach Nurjan Djetybaev said his country needs to more than double the number of coaches to meet the growing demand.

“There are somewhere between 20 and 25 coaches in Kyrgyzstan but we need more because the game is growing. We need as many as possible, maybe 60-70 coaches in the coming two years’ time,” he said.

“I hope I will be able to contribute to this if I become a Regional Futsal Instructor. I can help both futsal enthusiasts in Kyrgyzstan and Central region of Asia.

Malaysian Omar Ali, who is the coach for the Selangor team at the Jaguh Futsal RTM and 1st National League, shares Djetybaev’s view.

“Speaking about futsal development in Malaysia, we have lots of facilities mushrooming throughout the country and lots of coaches but very few qualified and certified ones,” said Ali, who is also coach for the UITM team at a recent Malaysia Higher Education Ministry League competition.

“Our Asean region is also in need of coaches. By taking up this course, I hope I can do something about this,” he added.

Ngo Le Bang, the Technical Director of the Thai Son Nam futsal club in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, feels he has a personal mission to help produce more Asian coaches.

“There is a growing popularity of futsal among Vietnamese and Asia but this is not adequately supported by the facilities. We have too few indoor futsal courts in Vietnam,” said the former Army football team player.

“We also need more coaches for this very popular game. I think I have a mission for me here, to help futsal’s growth by helping produce more qualified coaches both in my country and region and also all of Asia.”




Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com