NEW DELHI: LaLiga, Spain’s football league, has completed a three-day training workshop for Indian coaches here that ran from Saturday through to Monday.
48 LaLiga Football Schools India coaches from across the nation were brought to Delhi with an objective of increasing their knowledge and showing them the LaLiga systems and methodology.
The workshops were conducted by LaLiga Football Schools Technical director Javier Cabrera, Spanish coordinators - Saul Vazquez, regional technical head, West and Jon Diaz de Cerio, regional technical head, Kerala with the support of LaLiga sports coordinator, Juan Florit.
The training was delivered to provide them with theoretical and practical understanding of maximising the potential of aspiring footballers in the country. The coaches also got an opportunity to interact one-on-one with the LaLiga trainers and gain a valuable experience which will be translated to the grounds and increase the level of training for the students in LaLiga Football Schools.
LaLiga Football Schools were launched in India in 2018 and has engaged directly with over 12,000 students and coaches. Launched in association with India On Track (IOT), the project has now expanded to reach students in 40 centres across 14 cities in India. Summer training camps for students were also recently introduced as a part of the LaLiga Football Schools initiative, the training for which is being delivered by the coaches who attended the ‘Train the Trainer’ programme.
Jose Antonio Cachaza, managing director, LaLiga India said: “Through the LaLiga Football Schools initiative, we want to see tangible and long-term impact on football in India. To ensure that, we conducted the Train the Trainer programme in Delhi recently. By imparting the knowledge of Spanish techniques and methods, we want to enable these coaches to train the next big global football star from India.”
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