17 coaches received their coaching Diploma on Friday 8th September at the Agbor Township Stadium following a week long Coaching course organized by KG Sports Foundation.
The Football Coaching course for grassroots coaches in Delta North Senatorial District was under the theme Understanding Coaching and Mentoring which was delivered by Seasoned Sports And Management experts. The Course was sponsored by the CEO of KG Sports Foundation Dr. Ken Gadaffi Gabriel in collaboration with Poordoge.net an animal protection and charity organisation.
The erudite Sports Administrator who is a senior lecturer of Acleda Institute of Business in Cambodia stated that the course is an introduction to coaching to enable grassroots coaches in the region to enter the profession.
“Many coaches at grassroots level lack the basic Foundational training, they just bring boys together and call themselves coaches without proper certification. This is not right we need to start educating them properly to know about modern football methodology” he stated..
“The KGS Management football Coaching Course will thus provide the coaches opportunity to learn the rudiments of coaching and a pathway for them to pursue their coaching Licences” he added
The 17 Coaches from Agbor, Asaba, Umunede and Warri completed the program which had both online and in person components.
The course was delivered by Seasoned Trainers and coaching Education experts which includes Coach Eldred Sunju-Abbey the President of. African Coaches Connect, Coach Emeka Okwutu the Chairmans of Delta North Football Coaches Council and Coach Dare Ajayi the Training Officer Oshimili Coaches Society and Provost of the Delta Football Coaches Associations.
On the sideline of the Course is the KG Sports U-15 Tournament with 3 teams taking part.
KG Sports, Ultimate stars, Sharp Striker competed for the championship and Ultimate will take on Sharp Strikers in the finals slated for Saturday 9th September.
Meanwhile German based David Stockbrink supported the Tournament with prizes. The FC Monglabach Sensation donated the trophy for the winners along with cash awards for individual outstanding players and coaches.
“This is our own little way of supporting the good works of KG sports Foundation in developing young talents. We wish all the coaches and players good luck and all the best” Mrs Augustina Stockbrink, mother of David Stockbrink said”
In addition Poordoge.net, an animal protection and charity organisation has offered each participating coach 168m PDoge coins (#3500 each) in support of their logistics to the Event.
