Dhaka Jul 31: The new declaration of BFF which says every professional league club should at least have a ‘B’ licensed coach, has increased the coaches enthusiasm to the ongoing AFC “B” certificate Coaching Course, which started on 24th July here in Dhaka.
A total of nineteen local coaches are participating in this twenty-one day long program. AFC coaches’ instructor Ardeshir Pour Nemat Nodehi, assisted by two local instructors, Bayezid Zubair Nipu and A.K.M. Saiful Bari Titu is conducting the course. Ardeshir, the Iranian, had mentored the same course here in 2007.
Ardeshir said, “The coaches are very interested and learning a lot this time and the communication among us is better this occasion because this is my second time here and I found some old students.” He referred to the last time’s several participants who pro-passed or could not pass.
“We have an international coach in every towns and cities of our country because Iran Football Association organizes this type of courses eight times in a year. Now we are not emphasizing on the quantity of coaches but we are working on the quality of coaches. Our coaches go through different tests before participating in a course,” the instructor added. He advised BFF to organize this type of courses at least twice a year so that the coaches who works at grass-root level get chance to advance themselves.
The Iranian also said “The current players should at least do the ‘C’ license course to learn the better techniques. It will benefit the youngsters because they follow the current players.”
The assistant instructor of this course Saiful Bari Titu, who already has an ‘A’ license said, “The coaches are paying more attention this time. It might be because of the sudden need for more “B” licensed coaches, as below level coaches are no more allowed to guide the professional league teams.”
“Ardeshir is a very good instructor. I did my ‘B’ license under him in 2007 and he has been more equipped in the last three years,” he said about the visiting trainer.