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Lagos, Nigeria: The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudasiru Obasa, has applauded Cover Coaching for bringing freshness and new methods of teaching football to Nigeria.
The Lagos assembly speaker made the call when Coerver Coaching team from Netherlands led by its CEO/Technical Director, Rainel Woerdings and facilitators, Search and Groom Youth for Development Centre, led by its Executive Director Yomi Kuku paid a courtesy visit to his office after the conclusion of the first ever COERVER COACHING youth diploma 1 course held in Lagos.
The speaker disclosed that Coerver Coaching could not have come at a time better than this, when Nigerian football needs major technical over hauling that must take place from the grassroots to the national level. He enjoined the convener of the project not to relent in pushing further to reach all concerned stakeholder and the government of Lagos state through the appropriate agency in charge of football, and will always be available to support the growth of the game in the state.
“Lagos are pacesetters in Nigeria; we will not depart from this tradition. That our dear state is associated with COERVER COACHING is something we are proud of and hope to influence beyond the territory of Lagos” Obasa added.
In his comments, Chief Executive Officer/Technical Director, Coerver Coaching Netherlands, Rainel Woerdings, noted that, Nigeria has the potentials to produce coaches that can match the best in the world, if only the country can embrace a more robust technical and mental shift from what they are currently familiar with.
His words: “Coerver coaching is not just about kicking the ball around or other regular norms we are all familiar with. It is about understanding the secrets behind every soccer technique, skill and mental alertness. It involves skills coaches can use, must have to pass on knowledge to players at any level. We have presence in over 50 countries and have also made remarkable contributions to the patterns of play of teams like Stoke City, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid and so on”.
Mr Yomi Kuku, Executive Director, Search and Groom-youth for development centre revealed that his organisation is excited over Coerver’s first appearance in Nigeria and the level of support and acceptance especially from the Lagos State Sports Commission and Lagos State Football Association. “It is remarkable that Lagos is championing this revolutionary programme that can enhance massive growth in football to the benefit of all concerned” he explained.
COERVER® COACHING has a huge collection of experienced instructors with the ability to impart high-quality training on coaches, which in turn will help train players to focus on the “PLAYER DEVELOPMENT METHOD”. It is an exclusive method that is responsible for the high success rates of footballers in 50 countries across the world including but not limited to England, Japan, Netherlands, France, Germany, United States of America etc.
The multiplier effect of this programme helps players to grow and play the game of football with creativity. It also helps them to grow in confident, play with great intuition and emerge as well-balanced individuals in the society.
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