Crown Trace FC coach Nicholas Griffith described last weekends Concacaf “D” License course hosted by the T&T Football Association (TTFA) as a beneficial exercise for the participants who took part on the four-day activity at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Griffith is the founder of Crown Trace which won the Fifa “Power of football” award last year and the club has progressed consistently over the past year, competing and topping several competitions at the youth level.
“It was hectic but the course was very informative and very beneficial to us. It really taught us more about coaching at the grassroots level. But this doesn’t only bring benefits at the community level but also later on for the national level because when you coach kids with the right techniques at the youth level it will help them develop better for later down the road,” Griffith said.
The standout for Griffith was being made to understand who the focus should be on in coaching at the youth level.
Among the topics addressed at the course were the role of the coach educator: Principles of Coaching; Principles of the Game; Age Appropriate training; Session training; Physical training; Small sided games; Goalkeeping; Health and Safety and Community Club development.