Safa to do away with unqualified coaches in Tshwane
WeLFA together with Safa Tshwane and the University of Pretoria have organised a SAFA D-License Coaching course to train unqualified soccer coaches in order to get a recognised qualification.
Unqualified local coaches will soon not be allowed to coach or sit on the technical bench of any team participating in the South African Football Association (Safa) football leagues in Tshwane.
The West-end Local Football Association (WeLFA) deputy chairperson, Mummy Mathe, revealed this during an exclusive interview with Rekord on Wednesday.
“If we are serious about the development of football from the grassroots level, we should take coaching seriously from the lower level,” Mathe said.
“Unskilled coaches are a massive setback to the development of football.”
She said unqualified coaches could not participate meaningfully in the development of football as they need to be developed themselves.
“Unqualified coaches are most likely to not know what they are doing. This, therefore, cannot be allowed to continue as it wastes the time and future of our children and the youth who play football.”
She said the proposed rule did not mean unqualified coaches would be ejected from soccer teams and be abandoned by Safa Tshwane.
It, however, meant a reasonable time and opportunities to be regarded as qualified coaches would be offered to them.
This would put them in a better position to develop in their coaching career, she added.
As a result, WeLFA together with Safa Tshwane and the University of Pretoria have organised a Safa D-License Coaching course, scheduled to take place at the University of Pretoria’s Groenkloof Campus from May 7-29.
Unqualified coaches are invited to attend.
Mathe said the D-License was an entry-level qualification for coaches, which is also regarded as the grassroots coaching certificate.
She said the training was aimed to empower local coaches, who needed basic coaching certificates to be able to coach teams competing in the LFA leagues.
“We encourage unqualified coaches to apply for the D-Licence and further their studies to grow.
“This will also help them find employment within the football fraternity.”
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