The Football Association yesterday organized a workshop to qualify football coaches for the Special Olympics, in cooperation with the Emirates Special Olympics Foundation, with the participation of 100 coaches from clubs and centers for people of determination, Special Olympics, and teachers of physical education.
The workshop, which was organized by the system of video communication remotely, dealt with several axes presented by the accredited Asian national lecturer Jamal Al-Hassani, including knowledge of the basics of football training science, coach preparation, how the football coach overcame the consequences of Virus Covid-19, and the distribution of tasks to the technical and administrative staff of the team , And his continuous communication with the players during the period of stopping the athletic activity, in addition to knowing the communication mechanisms and the coach's monitoring of the health and physical condition of the players and training, which the player must exercise during the current period and the importance of planning for the next stage.
The Secretary-General of the Football Association, Mohammed bin Hazam, praised the permanent and continuous cooperation and coordination with the Emirates Special Olympics Foundation in holding many courses and workshops and contributing to organizing the events hosted by the state, noting that yesterday's workshop was the first in a series of different workshops that will be held over the coming days Whether for technical and administrative cadres as well as referees.
Bin Hazam said that the Football Association in a press statement to the Football Association "as directed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the Federation, is always keen on effective participation in organizing the various sporting events in the country, especially football, and harnessing all its technical and human capabilities, as part of his social responsibility that achieves solidarity and cooperation between all institutions and sports bodies, to achieve further progress and success of the sport in the UAE.
for his part , Executive Director of the Foundation Special Olympics UAE Talal Al Hashimi said: come rehabilitation of football coaches Special Olympics seminar in a new series of seminars and workshops , Ala The electronic l coaches and administrators that we coordinate to organize with the various sports federations and bodies to enhance the capabilities and efficiency of the cadres working and affiliated with the UAE Special Olympics and inform them of the most important and the latest developments in the field of sports related to athletes athletes from people of mind with mental challenges, according to the strategic plan of the institution that aims to raise the level of performance of technical cadres And administrative, and spread the correct sports culture among all members of society. "
Al-Hashemi pointed out that sport in the UAE has succeeded in raising the level of solidarity and solidarity between all, after it brought together healthy practitioners and people of determination in one team, which we call unified sports, praising the role played by the Football Association and its contribution to developing the technical level of the football team in Special Olympics, which managed to achieve positive results in the Special Olympics World Games hosted by the capital, Abu Dhabi, 2019.
In turn, Jamal Al-Hassani expressed his happiness with the positive and effective participation of the coaches during the activities of the workshop, which witnessed a discussion and exchange of information about the developments of training and his new methods using modern technology and devices, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the Football Association for the initiatives that he undertakes during the period of stopping the football activity and organizing many technical workshops that Serving the country's football sector.