MARGAO
Five Goan coaches — Caetano Pinho, Adriano Dias, Antonio Presley, Gavin Araujo and Marcelino Pereira — participated in the Elite Coaches Refresher Programme organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which concluded at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
The four-day programme, held from August 21 to 24, was conducted with the support of the Western India Football Association (WIFA) and Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC).
AIFF Head of Coach Development Vivek Nagul and Technical Director Sabir Pasha conducted the programme, which brought together experienced coaches and coach educators for strategic discussions, peer-to-peer reviews and practical knowledge sharing.
The sessions provided participants an opportunity to exchange coaching experiences and perspectives, while focusing on technical and coaching development.
A total of 26 coaches and coach educators from across the country participated in the programme, including Sanjoy Sen, Stanley Rozario, Karim Bencharifa, Naushad Moosa, Santosh Kashyap, Arata Izumi, Robin Charles, V Soundararajan, Sushant Naidu, Sankarlal Chakraborty, Thangboi Singto and Shanmugam Venkatesh, among others.
