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U15 Elite Youth League evaluation meeting & coaching clinics

Jul 26, 2018

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Having concluded the East and South Zones U15 Elite Youth leagues that ran from 4th November 2017 to 15th April 2018 the BFA Technical Department saw it necessary to evaluate the program as well as running coaching clinics for coaches who were involved in the project.

From 23rd to 24th July 2018:
10 coaches from our 9 teams from the South Block (South zone = 10 teams) attended. An additional coach (11th) also attended as he was engaged in the BISA Finals that just ended before the evaluation meeting
- This was necessary to improve the implementation of youth football development program that will continue from August of this year.
Further, as a means to improve the program implementation, all the 20 teams will be provided with equipment in a form of 10 footballs and 1 first aid box for each team
Funding is from FIFA Forward Project
From 25th to 26th July 2018
- Similarly, we will be conducting a similar exercise for coaches working in the East Block and the Francistown region during the above

The coaching clinic will be facilitated by BFA technical Director Serame Letsoaka .

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