The five-day course took place earlier this month at the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) academy in Lae and was conducted by OFC technical coordinator and FIFA instructor Dider Chambaron, who was assisted by members of the PNGFA technical department.
The ‘C’ Licence is part of OFC’s FIFA-funded coaching accreditation pathway, which outlines the necessary requirements for coaches to progress from a ‘D’ Licence to an ‘A’ Licence and covers all levels of the game including grassroots, youth and senior football.
In order to qualify for the ‘C’ Licence, all participants must already have obtained a ‘D’ Licence and be coaching a youth or senior team at the community level.
The participants in Lae were pleased to be taking part in the course with many describing it as an eye-opening experience and saying they would use it as a stepping stone in their coaching development.
Chambaron is keen for them to do so as he says the course is merely a starting point.
“The most important thing is not just participating but putting things into practice,” he says.
“It can take over 10 years for a coach to become successful and, in order to obtain all the necessary qualities, coaches must be serious in what they are doing.”
The Frenchman says the key to becoming a top-class coach is putting in the hours.
“There are no secrets to success. To be successful, you must work hard. The participants have learned a lot of techniques of coaching and, if they all work hard and deliver the right coaching methods, I believe their players will play quality football.”
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