An Eye-Opener in Bangladesh
Liton A. Zaman, West Ham United Academy Coach/ The FA, provides his thoughts delivering coaching education in Bangladesh. This initiative between the Asian Football Confederation, Coaches Across Continents, and the FA is using football to create sustainable social development in communities by educating Bangladeshi Football Federation coaches and impacting Bangladeshi children. This past week we were in the northern city of Sylhet.
What an experience it has been in Sylhet. They said it was an honour for them to have us, but I think it was an honour for us to be there and work with great people that have a love and passion in helping young people, the environment they live in, and for the love of the game. Over the past three days, three coaches (myself, Taff Rahman from the FA, and Brian Suskiewicz from Coaches Across Continents) have been educating Bangladesh Football Federation coaches on best practices in working with children, and how to use football to address social issues. Many of these coaches came from rural areas and this was their first-ever coaching course.
What an excellent project this is. Coming from an elite environment at West Ham United where our focus is to develop the individuals to become the next Premier League player, to a whole new challenge working with young people and coaches where the aim is to develop community leaders. The number one goal is to help coaches and young people to address social issues through sports and engagement. It has been an honour for me personally to be able to contribute towards this amazing program thanks to the AFC, along with the BFF and the English FA.
~Liton A. Zaman
Avram Grant is supporting One World Futbol and CAC
May 20th 2014: This Friday the 23rd of May at 9AM EST, Avram Grant will be appearing on a live interactive video chat on Wizeo to support One World Futbol and Coaches Across Continents. The former Champions League finalist with Chelsea and ex-manager of Portsmouth, West Ham United and Israel will be answering your questions about his career, the 2014 World Cup or any topic you choose.
To join this live video chat all you have to do is make a contribution to the One World Futbol campaign which donates their virtually indestructible ball to Coaches Across Continents and our programs. You will then be able to watch the chat and ask Avram Grant what he said to John Terry after THAT penalty!
Not only can you participate in the video chat with Avram but your contribution will help get a virtually indestructible One World Futbol to one of our program sites all over the world. These are often dirt field which cause regular balls to burst daily. Wizeo facilitate many of these ‘video chats for a cause’ regularly and are pleased to support great programs such as One World Futbol and Coaches Across Continents. Sign up TODAY!
