New skills create enthusiastic coaches
JOBURG – Coaches from the recent Sab League Skills Camp coaching course are raring to go.
Coaches who recently participated in the 10-day course of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) C Licence through the SAB League Skills Camp said they could not wait to share the knowledge gained from their peers and respective grassroots teams.
A total of 46 of the 52 coaches from the 52 regions of the South African Football Association (Safa) are ready to go back home and implement their newly acquired coaching skills.
This comes after the South African Breweries (SAB) in partnership with Safa, concluded the SAB League Skills Camp coaching course held at the High Performance Centre from 4 to 14 February.
Alexandra was also represented in the course through coach Bonginkosi ‘Ndishi’ Fakude of Alex Junior City, who was nominated to attend the course by his hometown team, Vlam PB FC in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, which plies its trade in the SAB League, praised the course and said he was ready to share the skills and knowledge he acquired.
Facilitated by some of the continent’s most recognised coaching instructors such as Steve Coetsee, coaches were taken through the most recent and impactful methods of effective coaching.
In attendance was South African U20 head coach, Thabo Senong, who took a break from preparing his side for the upcoming African Cup of Nations (Afcon) U20 tournament to also share his knowledge of coaching at the highest level. The Soweto-born coach is also a proud graduate of the SAB League having coached Pimville Young Tigers.
Northern Cape-based coach, Freddie Oliphant, who is preparing his club, United Rovers, for an all-important fixture in the Nedbank Cup against Jomo Cosmos, hailed the course for empowering coaches at development level with much-needed skills and know-how.
“I believe the skills I have acquired in this course will stand me and our team in good stead as I prepare the side for a formidable task ahead in the Nedbank Cup. I am hopeful the new skills I have acquired will make a difference in the team’s performance in the Nedbank Cup,” Oliphant said.
“It has been quite a [gruelling] but [informative] two weeks of training. Through such coaching programmes, we can be assured that the South African football talent can be properly identified and developed by coaches who are adequately skilled and trained to nurture and groom young talent.
“As I go back home to prepare for the Nedbank Cup, I am confident as a coach and trust that this experience will also rub off on my players.”
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