Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Kuala Lumpur: The journey has not ended but only begun for AFC Fitness Coaching Instructors who completed their annual training in the Malaysian capital on Monday.
Thirteen participants from 10 Member Associations finished their five-day Fitness Coaching Instructors’ Course – Level 2A which was instructed by FIFA Instructor from Denmark Prof. Jens Bangsbo.
The course covered various modules such as aerobic and anaerobic training, speed and agility training, speed endurance training, fatigue during intense exercise, fitness assessments, and more.
Caretaker of the AFC Technical Division Mohamed Basir closed the course on behalf of the AFC President, Executive Committee and General Secretary.
“Your journey with the end of the course has not ended but rather its has just begun, said Bangsbo at the closing of the course. “The development of the fitness curriculum and experts on the panel of fitness instructors began 10 years ago but our work has actually just begun.
“What’s important now is that the instructors go out there and implement what they learnt and uplift the fitness coaches they are training to improve the Asian game.”
One of the course participants, Dr. Gholamreza Jahani Ghaeh Ghashlagh of Iran said: “It was a greater course this year, where among other things we learnt a new methodology of assessing players’ fitness using videos.
“From playing training videos, we can gauge players’ current level of fitness and from there help players improve their conditioning and fitness level. It’s great learning from a leading and renowned expert in football fitness, Prof. Bangsbo, and many thanks to the AFC for helping us improve our knowledge and skills year after year, all for Asian football.”