Growth, Development, Talent Identification and Types of Energy Systems were the topics on which Master trainer International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Level 4 Athletics Coach Tariq Sidhu delivered insightful lectures in two sessions on the 3rd day of Track and Field Course being organised under Institute of Sports Sciences Punjab (ISSP) at Punjab Stadium on Wednesday.
It is worth-mentioning that the 2nd phase 5-day Track and Field Course is being organized by Sports Board Punjab for imparting modern training to divisional and provincial coaches of the province under the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail.
Principal ISSP Chand Parveen, Chief Instructor Hafeez Bhatti, Instructors Shaista Qaiser and Sajid Ali were also present on this occasion.
Master trainer Tariq Sidhu elaborated his lecture with the help of diagrams and slides in the Track and Field Course being attended 20 provincial and divisional coaches including three females.
He threw light on all stages of a child from birth to playing age and told the coaches about the age-wise food and other requirements of a kid. While elaborating the Talent Identification, he taught the coaches about the abilities of a coach. He said that a coach must have a visionary approach and he should be able to identify the level of talent and the loopholes in an athlete at an early stage.
Master trainer Tariq Sidhu also discussed Types of Energy Systems in the second session and told the coaches about how energy is produced in our muscles. He said that there are three types of energy systems – aerobic, alactic anaerobic and lactic anaerobic. He also explained the functions of these energy systems with the help of diagrams and slides.