SAFF concludes the second phase of the Asian Coaches License (B) and (A) course for international players

2022-03-14
22:54:41

Today, Monday, the second phase of the Asian Coaches License (B) and (A) course for international retired players, which was held under the supervision of the Technical Committee of the Education Department of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, was concluded.

The course was attended by John Peacock, the former England coach for the youth national teams, who won the Under-17 European Championship in 2010 and 2014, and Mr. Nile Oraigin, director of education for the Irish Federation, in addition to the SAFF's accredited lecturers from the AFC, Khaled Al-Qaruni, Khaled Al-Farhan, Bandar Al-Ahmadi And Mushabab Ziyad.

This stage also included lectures on sports media presented by Professor Adel Essam El-Din, a lecture on sports psychology presented by Dr. Muhammad Faqihi, and a lecture on sports management presented by Dr. Fawaz Hakami.

The first phase of the course was held from 4-15 December under the supervision and follow-up of the SAFF Board Member, President of the Technical Committee Turki Al-Sultan, member of the Technical Committee and Director of Education in the SAFF, Dr. Yahya Al-Sharif, with the participation of 26 coaches who previously represented the first national team.

It is noteworthy that the course is an intensive course aimed at implementing the content of the modern Saudi curriculum for the intensive course in three stages, knowing that the third and final stage will be held on June 5 for 10 days.

At the end of the course, the President of the Technical Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Turki Al-Sultan, thanked the director of the Institute for Leadership Development and the administrations of Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab clubs for hosting some days of practical application and theoretical lectures of the course.