Oman Hockey Association organises course for coaches

Muscat: The Oman Hockey Association organised an international coaches course which concluded on Thursday. The course was supported by OOC represented by Oman Olympic Solidarity in cooperation with the International Olympic Solidarity.

The course was attended by Al Wahaibi, Chairman of Oman Hockey Association, Dr. Khamis bin Salim Al-Rahbi, General Secretary of the Association, and Al-TayebAkram, Chief Executive of the Asian Hockey Federation, a member of the International Hockey Federation.

Twenty-five hockey coaches from the Sultanate, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab States took part in the workshop. Ali Zahid conducted the session in which he discussed the latest developments in the hockey field, techniques, basics of self- development and the principles of attack and defence.

It was a highly advanced course organised by the International Hockey Federation in partnership with Olympic Solidarity. Participants got advanced coaching certificate accredited by the International Hockey Federation and IOC after the course.

His Highness Firas bin Fatik Al Said patronised the closing ceremony of the Olympic Solidarity Course for Hockey coaches (Level III) organised by Oman Hockey Association from 15 to 21 November.