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Sportcheck: Coaching Board wants to go local


THE National Coaching Board is planning on making Malaysian sports free of foreign coaches, and in the long run, start exporting local coaches as well.

A three-day seminar, which started in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, began with the plan outlined in Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri's speech which was read by his deputy Wee Jack Seng.

"For far too long, we have relied on foreign expertise to train our athletes, and I feel it is time we upgraded the quality of our coaching outfit, and stop relying on foreign expertise.

"My aspiration is for local coaches to take over the reign of local sports and in the long run, make them sought after by other countries," said Ismail Sabri.

National Coaching Board chairman Dr Ahmad Munir, who received his appointment letter a few days back, concurs with the idea.
"We have two plans. One is a short term goal which will see us having an in-depth look at all 299 local coaches who have Level III certificates. We want to see how many are active, and how many have stopped after getting their paperwork.

"Then, we will use the Australian coaching system as a guideline, and train a select group to be professionals in their respective fields.

"Hopefully, in the long run, we will start exporting coaches as well," said Ahmad.

Ahmad is a senior lecturer with Universiti Malaya, and the National Sports Council (NSC) is looking to rope him in, on secondment, to realise this dream.

Meanwhile, NSC director general Datuk Zolkples Embong said former football players, and coaches with certificates are now free to coach in schools.

"Previously, there were restrictions as only teachers were allowed to coach football in schools. But after the Sports Minister had a discussion with the Education Ministry, outsiders can now coach football in schools," said Zolkples.

NST

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