Vava’u Football has successfully conducted their first MA Coaching course for 2023 with an aim to upgrade the coaches’ knowledge to help them better conduct match related training sessions for their respective clubs.
18 coaches from different Football Clubs in Vava’u joined the course which was conducted by TFA Chief of Football, Kilifi Uele along with TFA Goal Keeper Development Officer, Soane Faupula who flew from Tongatapu to Vava’u for the 3 days Theory and Practical coaching training which was held at the Lolomana’ia Park.
Vava’u Football’s Manager, Manatu Liava’a expressed her recognition after witnessing a course that enabled the coaches of various football clubs in Vava’u to share and approach weaknesses each club is facing and being able to solve them also new coaching techniques that could perfectly fit each teams.
“ Our goal for 2023 is to increase promoting football in the region by organising more competitions from Primary Schools to Secondary Schools competition and also for the Club level. However one of the problems our office is facing at the moment is the increasing number of not only Adults but also Youths that are travelling overseas through seasonal workers program. Almost half of our clubs coaches, referees and volunteers joined that program and they will be away for at least 2 years. ”
Vava’u Football then planned to approach this issue by conducting a coaching course as soon as possible as a refresher to some coaches and also a starting coaching course for newly appointed coaches for some clubs in Vava’u. Starting the year with a coaching course will enable them to maintain the quality of their competitions in high level despite most coaches and players are overseas.
“ We are looking forward for more competitive tournaments this year after watching the coaches work and learn a new and a more effective way of approaching the games principles during the game, before the game and also how to solve the problems that the team were facing during their previous game.”
“ The course was a success according to the aim of the course and targeted audience of the course but from the issue of youths leaving overseas and to Tongatapu for studies we wish that we can run an MA Referees Course for our referees soon because more volunteer are joining the referees department with so little experience and it could be a more problem for our competitions in the Future. “
However Kilifi Uele who was conducting most of the course is confident that after the course, the coaches are ready to deliver what they had learned to their teams and improve their players skills and also teamwork. Tournaments in Vava’u is set to begin next week with Youths League.
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