The second day of the three-day training camp in Kilinochchi came to a very successful completion after a long day with multiple activities. The International Coach – Milan who is very dedicatedly working in Kilinochchi for the teqball development programme said Northern Regional teqers show their passion greatly and they have improved a lot within a short period of time. Milan added, “One more day left for them and I shall do my best to improve their skills and looking forward to seeing some qualified coaches and referees from the North soon after tomorrow’s examination”.

Today’s first session started with an education programme for the referees. They were very keen in asking many questions and cleared their doubts with Milan. Following the first session, all the participants did a proper warm-up led by Milan for a practical session. In the practical session, the players were allowed to play and referees to officiate. During the matches, whenever the referees made mistakes in rules and signals, Milan stopped the matches for a while and explained how to be effective in future games.

After the lunch break, again another educational session was organised by Milan. He did a video presentation on effective coaching methodology and it was translated by the Project Manager of TEQ Sri Lanka – Gobinath. Coaches were really into the session as it was really new to them. After that educational programme, all the coaches were asked to create their own drills and coach the teqlankans. While introducing the new drills to the players, Milan observed their creativities and advised them for the improvement in future.

Finally, day-2 ended with friendly matches among the players. The teqlankans also really enjoyed the whole day and Milan also fully satisfied with his whole day training programme. The third and the final day of the programme shall commence at 8.00 a.m. tomorrow at Kilinochchi Indoor Stadium. Milan plans for training and a brief session in the morning and after that, the participants shall be given an opportunity to sit for the Level C examination in the afternoon. Those who pass the examination shall be issued certification by the FITEQ.

Author: Gobinath Sivarajah – Project Manager/TEQ Sri Lanka

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