Cebu coaches form group
HOPING to upgrade the level of coaching in Cebu and promote camaraderie among its ranks, a football coaches association of Cebu has been organized - the first of its kind the country.
Though they are still to come up with a name and bylaws for their registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the 37-member group has elected its set of officers three weeks ago.
Don Bosco Technological Center athletic director Bro. Marie Aberasturi was named president together with former national team member and noted youth coach Mario Ceniza as vice president.
"Our main objective is the development of coaches in Cebu since that is really what we lack despite the success of football here," Ceniza told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.
Other elected officers are Bright Academy's Eleazar Toledo as secretary general, University of Cebu's Glen Ramos as auditor and Levi Bajarias as treasurer.
Elected to the board of directors were University of the Visayas' Eddie Buot, University of San Jose-Recoletos' Joselito Bono, UV and Abellana National School coach Francis Ramirez and University of San Carlos' Dexter Arrojado.
"We decided to organize this because this is what (national coach) Aries Caslib wanted since the solidarity meeting three years ago, and so we can also push for seminars for the coaches here. All of these were brought up during the Center for Football Excellence training last June," said Ceniza, the designated Cebu CFE coach.
Unlike other football associations around the country, the Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) has only four Asian Football Confederation (AFC) license C coaches and no license B holders. Ceniza, Ramos, Arrojado and Ray Calo are the only license C holders.
Licenses are important since coaches are required to have them when attending seminars. Last year, Ceniza missed a three-week seminar in Germany because participants were required to be license B holders.
"Our first activity is to hold an NCCC (National Coaching Certificate Course) here. There was supposed to be one but Aries got busy. We are planning to have the license C holders conduct some sort of a warm up seminar before the NCCC," Ceniza said.
Though they are still to come up with a name and bylaws for their registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the 37-member group has elected its set of officers three weeks ago.
Don Bosco Technological Center athletic director Bro. Marie Aberasturi was named president together with former national team member and noted youth coach Mario Ceniza as vice president.
"Our main objective is the development of coaches in Cebu since that is really what we lack despite the success of football here," Ceniza told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.
Other elected officers are Bright Academy's Eleazar Toledo as secretary general, University of Cebu's Glen Ramos as auditor and Levi Bajarias as treasurer.
Elected to the board of directors were University of the Visayas' Eddie Buot, University of San Jose-Recoletos' Joselito Bono, UV and Abellana National School coach Francis Ramirez and University of San Carlos' Dexter Arrojado.
"We decided to organize this because this is what (national coach) Aries Caslib wanted since the solidarity meeting three years ago, and so we can also push for seminars for the coaches here. All of these were brought up during the Center for Football Excellence training last June," said Ceniza, the designated Cebu CFE coach.
Unlike other football associations around the country, the Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) has only four Asian Football Confederation (AFC) license C coaches and no license B holders. Ceniza, Ramos, Arrojado and Ray Calo are the only license C holders.
Licenses are important since coaches are required to have them when attending seminars. Last year, Ceniza missed a three-week seminar in Germany because participants were required to be license B holders.
"Our first activity is to hold an NCCC (National Coaching Certificate Course) here. There was supposed to be one but Aries got busy. We are planning to have the license C holders conduct some sort of a warm up seminar before the NCCC," Ceniza said.
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