FA coaches host Disabled Footballers Course in Kuala Lumpur

Disabled football in Asia will receive a massive boost thanks to the AFC Elite Coaching Disabled Footballers Course, which got underway in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, reports the official AFC website.

Tapping into expertise from The FA (Football Association), the AFC continues to ensure football is accessible to as wide a cross-section of society as possible.

AFC Project Future Coaches Manager Georg Kottan, who is coordinating the four-day course, said that he is delighted to have experts from the FA share their knowledge and experience in the field.

"England has thousands of disabled football players and because of their experience, it's good to tap into the experience of The FA whose instructors, Gary Knight and Paul Harrison, are the trainers in our course," said Kottan.

"The highlight of the course is the practical sessions where the participants will be shown how to coach disabled players which in my opinion needs special skills.

"For example, during a seminar in Vienna two year ago, I saw a demonstration of blind people playing football which was an amazing thing to watch.

"So, I'm very happy to see ten participants taking part in the course and these coaches are the people we rely on for the many disabled footballers in Asia."

 
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