21 October 2007 - Coaching Courses with the support of FITA Foundation and Olympic Solidarity

Coaching Courses with the support of FITA Foundation and Olympic Solidarity Lausanne – 21 October 2007   FITA in close coordination with Olympic Solidarity organizes coaching education courses at the FITA Middle East Archery Training Centre (MEAC) in Cairo, Egypt. For this purpose the Continental Archery Associations proposed at the beginning of 2007 a number of coaches that they would like to educate depending on their development strategy.   These courses have been organized based on the number of coaches and their level (according to FITA standards: Level 1, 2 or 3). Priority has been given to coaches from Member Associations with the greatest needs (i.e. countries that had never attended international events or Olympic Games)   The “Olympic Solidarity Scholarship Program – Sport Specific Training for coaches” supports most of the coaches attending such courses. As per an agreement between FITA and Olympic Solidarity, for every country that has two participants the FITA Foundation financially will support one of the coaches. In addition the FITA Foundation will offer a Level 1 Equipment Kit to the countries participating in this course, after careful consideration of their Archery’s development.   The fist three coaches selected for this project attended the course from 1–30 September. They are from Oceania (Papua Guinea) and Asia (Malaysia and Hong Kong).    From 8 October to 7 November a new group of coaches is attending a coaching course in Cairo. This time the group is formed by coaches from Africa (Mauritius, Chad, Tunisia, and South Africa), the Americas (Puerto Rico, Cuba y Guatemala), and Asia (Thailand and Bhutan) and Oceania (Solomon Island and Vanuatu).   List of participants:   NOC COACH NAME NOC COACH NAME MAS Mr Osman Wahab MRI Mr Ganeshan R. Chettiar HKG Mr Lau Kun-Hung TUN Mr Makram Hammami BHU Mr Tashi Peljor RSA Mr Malcom Todd BHU Ms Tshering Chhoden CUB Mr Rubén Valdez Sanchez THA Mr K. Lertporn CUB Mr José Miguel Gutierrez PNG Mr Paul Speedy PUR Ms Lizandra Rodriguez SOL Mr Daniel Falimea PUR Ms Gloria Rosa VAN Mr Francis Runa GUA Mr Juan Carlos Urias Medas CHA Mr Kouago Nguelet      Coaching education is a very important aspect for Archery development as it is for any other sport. With these coaching courses FITA hopes to bring the most advanced knowledge in terms of coaching to the Member Associations especially to those with the greatest needs. This is also a great platform to build a coaching networking on the continental and global level.   FITA wishes all participants the best in their professional careers and hopes that this course will be of great benefit also for the development of Archery in their countries.   FITA Development Department