Prison reform through football
By Shaun Fuentes
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation has embarked on a partnership with the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Services in an attempt to revive the passion for the game among prison staff and inmates.
The first step in this venture is the staging of a D license coaching course which is being overseen by technical director Lincoln Phillips. The course started at the Prison Grounds, Arouca on December 4 and runs until December 13.
According to Phillips, the purpose of the collaborated effort is to help equip participants (officers) who are interested in coaching football with the necessary knowledge in the art and science of coaching and the opportunity to obtain an accredited D coaching license.
More than the attempt to revive the interest, this is also to encourage successful participants to utilize this knowledge gained and license acquired to begin coaching in prison as well as the youth in their respective communities, Phillips told TTFF Media.
The Course Objectives
TO PREPARE COACHES WORKING WITH PLAYERS 10-13 YEARS OF AGE BY EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL DEMENDS OF THE GAME AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS NECESSARY FOR THE PLAYERS OF THESE AGES
TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF PRACTICAL COACHING METHODS AND FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO PREPARE PLAYERS AND A TEAM FOR COMPETITION.
TO PREPARE COACHES FOR WHOM THIS REPRESENTS THEIR FINAL COACHING COURSE BEFORE THE TTFF NATIONAL C LEVEL COACHING LICENSE