Over 200 coaches and coordinators attend SSC seminar
KUCHING: About 200 coaches and sports coordinators from all over Sarawak attended a “Meet The Coaches session with Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan” cum coaching seminar organised by the Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) at a local hotel last Sunday.
The seminar was also attended by coaches from the various entres of development, excellence and el ite from al l over the state a lthough Lawan was unable to attend due to other commitments.
The SSC coaching panel which includes Dr Balbir Singh, his deputy Dr Chin Ngien Siong and fitness expert from the ISN Kuala Lumpur Andre Richards, were also on hand to give talks and to get feedback from the coaches.
SSC CEO Dr Ong Kong Swee, in addressing the seminar, said SSC will conduct courses locally in Sarawak for the coaches to improve sports development in preparation for the next year’s Sukma to be held in Perak.
He also reminded them that performances come first when it comes to selection of their athletes and they must be transparent and not based on other criteria.
Ong added that the coaches must produce results and based on their performance index ( KPI), those who failed to achieve may have their contract terminated.
“Performances come first and coaches must be transparent when it comes to selection of athletes.
“They must face the challenges and learn from their mistakes for if we follow these basic rules we can become a sports powerhouse again,” stressed Ong.
Balbi r emphasi zed on a c ompr ehen sive c oac h i ng development programme which is a must for sports associations in their pursuit of excellence.