Fourteen teachers and schools coaches successfully completed a two-day football coaches course Friday conducted by instructors Rajesh Latchoo of Trinidad and Tobago and Stan Harmon of the United States of America and held at the Ministry of Education Sports Complex on Carifesta Avenue.
The course was oganised to give the coaches the required training ahead of the Scotia Bank-Pepsi Schools football tournament which opened yesterday at the GFC ground,
Latchoo said the coaches were very enthusiastic and responded well to the training.
The Trinidadian is a qualified coach who specializes in the Dutch vision of coaching at a basic level for players.
The coaches were exposed to the practical warm up, their role as coaches and organizing training sessions.
Twelve schools will contest the tournament in both male and female categories.
The successful coaches were Uzzi Yisrael of St. Stanislaus College, John Barnwell – Queens College, Selwyn Browne, East Ruimveldt Secondary, Roderick Gordon – Central High, Rudolph Critchlow and Jennifer Langevine – Tucville Secondary, Floyd Philips – St. George’s Secondary, Kirk Moses and Patrick Bourne – Tutorial High, Joseph Wilson and Celeste Mullin – North Georgetown Secondary, Leon Bishop of Lodge Secondary, Levin Thomas of New Campbellville Secondary and Andel Benthune of Charlestown Secondary.
