WITH the youth soccer season kicking off next week, the Bahamas Football Federation (BFA) has been focusing on improving coaching skills and involving new coaches in the game in order to give players the right training from an early age.
Last month the BFA held its coaches D licence course at the Roscow Davies soccer field at the Baillou Hills Sports Complex.
Dion Godet, the head coach of the under-17 national side, noticed an immediate benefit.
“I saw quite a few coaches that are involved with youth soccer working on their skills and putting on tests to ensure that what they are teaching kids at the various clubs and schools around the islands is correct,” he said.
“We are trying to improve the overall product, so that at some point in time we turn into competitors and not just participants in the sport of football.”
The D licence course involves coaches who have attained the E licence spending between 36 and 40 hours on improving their ability to influence individuals and teams positively.
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