KHF to hold three-day coaching course in Nairobi

Kenya Handball Federation (KHF) has invited interested parties for a three-day coaching course set to be hosted at the Highway Secondary School in Nairobi from 20 to 22 October.

In a bid to continue their capacity building agenda and improve the standards of the sport in the country, the federation has announced that the course is for coaches who don't have license D or have never been graded as coaches.

Participants are required to be available for all theory and practical sessions. After the three days, successful participants will be awarded national certificates and licenses.

“The training is meant to improve your coaching knowledge and equip you with current coaching techniques of the game,” the invite by the federation partly reads.

According to referee instructor George Asimeto who is helping with organization of the course, so far 40 coaches have registered with more expected to commit before the start of the event.

“We have about 14 premier league tacticians who have registered with a majority on the list drawn from schools and colleges. We have left it open for all trainees as we look to increase the pool of coaches taking charge in the league and in our institutions that play a crucial role as a feeder to the league,” Asimeto offered.

The course will be run by national team tacticians Peter Mwathi and Jack Ochieng, serving as a precursor to an International course set to be hosted early next year.

“One of the requirements for the IHF-run international courses is that participants have the D license. We are therefore keen to have as many tacticians earn it prepare them for upgrades in the near future.

With the current turnout, the federation is also keen to instill uniformity in basics at an early age that will make transitioning from institutions, especially secondary schools, to the league and eventually the national teams seamless,” Asimeto added.