Coaches receive certificates
A group of 10 basketball coaches were last Thursday awarded ICECP certificates.
NAMPA
After completing an international coaching enrichment certificate programme (ICECP), which was held in Windhoek over a period of four months, 10 local basketball coaches their received certificates last Thursday.
The coaches form part of the over 20 mentors who registered for the programme that ran from 4 November 2019 to 25 February 2020.
The ICECP provides national coaches and those responsible for the development of sports with a practical programme geared towards developing proficiency in the areas of coaching leadership, sport science, talent identification, athlete development, coaching education, grassroots sport development and ethical aspects of coaching at all levels and across multiple sports.
Manuel Carballo, the instructor of the programme, said it aims to assist Namibian coaches in understanding how to implement coaching systems and also teaches them to communicate and write in basketball terms to athletes.
“This certificate is really important to those who got it as it can help them in coaching, even at a high school level. If one has this certificate he or she can become a school coach, when a school looks for a coach,” Carballo said.
Joan Smit, the secretary-general of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC), said the programme is a first of its kind for Namibian basketball.
“The locally enrolled coaches have successfully completed the programme, which was an oral, written and practical assessment. The intended outcome is for participants to serve as coaches within their respective sports, as well as become foundation builders for future coaches and athletes while spreading the Olympic spirit,” said Smit.
Carballo was awarded a scholarship by the NNOC through Olympic Solidarity and attended the course in the United States.
Out of the over 20 participants who enrolled for the course, seven are women. Only 10 students completed the course, including two females.
After completing an international coaching enrichment certificate programme (ICECP), which was held in Windhoek over a period of four months, 10 local basketball coaches their received certificates last Thursday.
The coaches form part of the over 20 mentors who registered for the programme that ran from 4 November 2019 to 25 February 2020.
The ICECP provides national coaches and those responsible for the development of sports with a practical programme geared towards developing proficiency in the areas of coaching leadership, sport science, talent identification, athlete development, coaching education, grassroots sport development and ethical aspects of coaching at all levels and across multiple sports.
Manuel Carballo, the instructor of the programme, said it aims to assist Namibian coaches in understanding how to implement coaching systems and also teaches them to communicate and write in basketball terms to athletes.
“This certificate is really important to those who got it as it can help them in coaching, even at a high school level. If one has this certificate he or she can become a school coach, when a school looks for a coach,” Carballo said.
Joan Smit, the secretary-general of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC), said the programme is a first of its kind for Namibian basketball.
“The locally enrolled coaches have successfully completed the programme, which was an oral, written and practical assessment. The intended outcome is for participants to serve as coaches within their respective sports, as well as become foundation builders for future coaches and athletes while spreading the Olympic spirit,” said Smit.
Carballo was awarded a scholarship by the NNOC through Olympic Solidarity and attended the course in the United States.
Out of the over 20 participants who enrolled for the course, seven are women. Only 10 students completed the course, including two females.
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