Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Coaching Convention continued to gain momentum as the AFC Coach Education Panel convened online for its 12th meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting commenced with updates on the widely-acclaimed AFC Coaching Convention, which has seen a total of 30 Member Associations (MA) endorsed, as Chinese Taipei received their “B” status while Singapore joined 17 MAs to apply to progress from the “B” to “Pro” level.
AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh said: “Member Associations that have launched the Coaching Convention may be at different stages, but they share the same objective, which is to facilitate the cross-border movement of coaches, improve standards of education and coaching as well as establish and protect the coaching profession.”
Representatives from 14 MAs deliberated on the criteria of the AFC Coaching Diploma, focusing on areas which include the establishment of structure, the requirements of the Coach Education Tutors as well as the Coaching Diploma and Goalkeeping Diploma at different levels.
The AFC Coach Education Online Sessions 2021, which aims to increase the MAs endorsements and to support them with the best practices, was also introduced to the panel members during the meeting. More topics such as the evaluation schedule, regulations and future opportunities were also discussed.