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Instructors urged to enrol for the DFB International Instructors Course

In its endeavor to upskill and reskill local instructors, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) in partnership with the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the German Federal Foreign Office will this month (24th – 28th May 2021) conduct a virtual DFB International Instructor Course (IIC).  
 
Aptly tagged ‘DFB International Instructor Course (IIC)’ from the German Football Association, the unique 5-day course is designed to educate instructors of all levels in organized football, as part of the “International Sports Promotion.” 
 
“It offers practitioners the opportunity to acquire supportive and practice-oriented teaching aids to increase their overall effectiveness of the education they offer. The aim is to link the existing football-specific and interdisciplinary skills of the instructor more strongly with methodical, social and media competencies,” 
 
Additionally, the IIC focus on the behavior and role of the instructor as a decisive key qualification hence the German Football Association would like to provide those involvd in education and training with further qualifications, thus improving football structures in general. 
 
The 5-day course will include the following, among others:
 
Role of an instructor 
 
Methodological competence 
 
Social competence 
 
Football-Specific skills
 
Media competence, and, 
 
Inter-Disciplinary skills. 
 
 
The BFA will be joined by instructors from the Namibia Football Association, and as a result, number of participants is limited. 
 
Application process is open for instructors’ interest from 10th – 12th May 2021 and documents to be submitted include Curriculum Vitae (CV), Instructor and coaching certificates as well as a list of courses one has already conducted for BFA. 
 
All applications should be submitted directly to the BFA Acting Technical Director, Dr. Carolin Braun, c.braun@dosb.de and copy to technicalbfa@gmail.com
 
Requirements: the participants need to have access to a computer during the whole course; a smart phone will not be enough.

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Intermediate Referees Course Concludes Today

GABORONE: Botswana Football Association (BFA) through its technical department (Referees Department) held an Intermediate Referees Course closing ceremony. The course commenced on the 18th of March and ended today (22 March 2024).

A total of 37 participants from 9 regions took part in the course. The aim of the course is to bring regional referees up to the national level (first division).

The course was specifically organized for match officials from the southern and western blocks and was led by two local instructors, technical instructor Dintwa Dintwa and physical instructor Arone Masilo.

Congratulations to all the referees who successfully completed the Course!  It’s great to see the dedication and passion for football officiating in Botswana.

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