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Jun 01, 2014 Sports
By Rawle Welch
With the clear intention to assist in the general improvement of the standard of the game, sponsor of the biggest annual Schools Football Tournament Digicel held another Coaches Workshop on Friday, this time at Dartmouth on the Essequibo Coast.
The Workshop, which was held at the Chic Paris Hotel, saw in attendance coaches, teachers and students from participating schools including Aurora, Eight of May, Cotton Field, Charity Abrams Zuil and Wakapoa.
Facilitators of the Workshop Ivan Persaud and Andrew Hazel of the Guyana Football Coaches Association and referee Victor Fowler, conducted both theoretical and practical sessions over the two-day period on a variety of aspects of the game, which from the general reaction of the participants was long overdue and welcomed.
Hazel, a former goalkeeper lectured to the participants on the rudiments of becoming a top flight goalkeeper, while he also conducted practical demonstrations on the various techniques of goalkeeping and these two sessions received full focus from all the attendees, especially the practical display at the Devonshire Castle Community Centre ground.
Persaud among the most qualified coaches locally also held the firm attention of the participants when he demonstrated techniques on how to defend and attack in game scenarios, while his theoretical teachings received the full focus of participants as well.
Among the presentations made by Persaud was the role of the coach, respect for the coach, hydration and nutrition, injury prevention and treatment, team and game management and environment and safety, while Fowler, who hails from the same community, spoke on the Laws of the Game.
Meanwhile, also in attendance at the Workshop for the duration of the two days was Vice-President of the Essequibo Football Association Andre Blackman, who offers his expertise to the Essequibo Technical Institute as well and he said that the further development of the sport hinges directly on such Workshops and technical exposure.
Blackman praised the work being done by Digicel, adding that its importance
and timing cannot be understated or trivialized.
“What is missing from this community are programmes such as these, we’ve not had persons with such expertise coming to this community and conducting seminars such as this one on a consistent basis and I feel that this Workshop will go a far way in not only equipping the coaches and teachers with the relevant technical and tactical skills, but also helping to improve the standard of play among the players going forward,” Blackman stated.
He welcomed the initiative of Digicel and urged that the Company and other interested members of the business community and even the Guyana Football Federation join forces and organize more Workshops of the same nature to help lift the standard of the sport in Essequibo.
Also at Friday’s Workshop was Tournament Co-ordinator Lavern Fraser, who first thanked the participants on behalf of the Company for finding the time and demonstrating keen interest in wanting to improve their knowledge of the sport and more importantly their willingness to share that knowledge with the students.
Fraser, who has a wealth of experience in sport both as a player and administrator reminded the participants that they stand to benefit not only in improving their skills in the sport, but also in life generally since aspects such as learning how to solve problems and resolving conflicts are not only restricted to sports, but life as well.
According to Fraser, the Workshop is the final one to be hosted by the Company, before the Launch of the Tournament set for June 6 in Linden.
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