New Delhi
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to conduct superior one-day on-line workshops to replace the information of the Indian coaches, Ravinder Chaudhry, secretary of AFI mentioned on Wednesday.
“The web workshops shall be carried out by overseas consultants from throughout the globe from the primary week of January subsequent,” Chaudhry added. “The primary aim is to strengthen the ecosystem on the grassroots stage within the nation.”
The registration for the one-day on-line workshops shall be open from December 10, the AFI secretary added.
Loren Seagrave of USA and Jonas Dodoo from England will conduct workshops in sprints and hurdles. The primary subject will be the newest methodology of velocity coaching.
Klaus Bartonietz, former coach of India’s double Olympic Video games medalist Neeraj Chopra, and Don Babbitt of USA will conduct a one-day on-line workshop on throws (biomechanic and technical mannequin of throws).
The workshop on center and lengthy distance (newest methodology of endurance coaching for top efficiency) shall be carried out by Gunter Lange (Germany) and Scott Simmons (USA).
Georgian Valeri Obidko will conduct a seminar on jumps (biomechanic and technical mannequin of jumps).
Seminars on energy and conditioning, and common coaching methodology may also be carried out. “The AFI will cost a nominal price of Rs 1000 per candidate to attend the web superior workshops,” Chaudhry added.
To enhance the teaching ecosystem within the nation the AFI began Coaches Training Programme in early 2018. “The programme included an AFI Pre Degree 1 teaching course. World Athletics Degree 1 and Degree 2 specialised programs with an intention to have 40,000 coaches by 2036,” the AFI secretary defined. “Until date there are greater than 1,000 Degree 1 coaches within the nation.”
