If the future of women’s football looks bright thanks to the number of coaches taking part in the course, it’s made even brighter by the fact that women make up the majority of the participants.
Of the 18 who have signed up to take part, just four of them are men.
The course was officially opened by FTF vice-president Marc Ploton who reiterated the FTF executive committee’s objective.
“We want Polynesian football to be the best in Oceania, and to do that, it’s important to work together, like a team,” he encouraged the participants.
Jacquemet, also OFC Technical Director, says there is plenty of potential in Tahiti, and not just in terms of coaching, but in management and female leadership – and used the FTF executive committee as the perfect example of that.
“The presence of five women on the executive committee, a first for FTF, can be translated into a desire by the decision makers to put the feminisation of local football at the heart of their priorities,” Jacquemet states.
The former Tahiti coach will lead the course with support from FTF staff Ethelle Taputu, head of women’s football development, and development officer Ludovic Graugnard.
The course will include theory and practical sessions which will be based on collaborative exchanges with a focus on how the representatives from each island can adapt the content to suit their specific environments.
The course will conclude with a Live Your Goals Festival on Saturday 5 September, which as well as providing local girls with a taste of women’s football, also gives the course instructor to see the participants putting their newly acquired knowledge into practice.
For more on Tahiti football go to www.ftf.pf

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