Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman and Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail inaugurated the 5-day Track and Field Course being organised under Institute of Sports Sciences Punjab (ISSP) at Punjab Stadium on Tuesday.
Principal ISSP Chand Parveen, Chief Instructor Hafeez Bhatti, Instructors Shaista Qaiser and Sajid Ali were also present at the opening ceremony.
Talking on this occasion, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman said that it is a golden opportunity for provincial and divisional coaches to learn modern techniques and polish their coaching skills. “Definitely, the holding of high-profile coaching courses is a historic initiative and it will have durable and positive impacts on the future of sports in the province”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman said the skills of our coaches will increase with the establishment of Institute of Sports Sciences Punjab. “Our coaches have a rare opportunity to develop their coaching skills and they must improve their training methods with the modern training”.
Talking to coaches, Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail said that a properly trained and competent coach is no less than a blessing for the athletes. He urged the participating coaches to pass on the valuable modern knowledge and techniques to their respective junior coaches and players.
Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail said the Institute of Sports Sciences Punjab will play a key role in the development of sports. “With the modern training, the game of our players will also improve to a great extent,” he added.
Master trainer International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Level 4 Athletics Coach Tariq Sidhu imparted modern training to 20 provincial and divisional coaches including three females on the second day of 5-day of Track and Field Course.
He delivered an in depth lecture on Principles of Training and Fitness Components. He told the coaches that coaching is a combination of art, skill and knowledge. He also taught the coaches about individualization, specificity, performance determining factors, individual training plan, active involvement, inherited qualities, biological and chronological age.
International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Level 4 Athletics Coach Tariq Sidhu highly appreciated the Track and Field Course being organized by Sports Board Punjab under the directions Director General Sports Punjab Dr Asif Tufail.