Lahore, 7 March: The Quarterly Meeting to analysis the movement of youth football coaches, who are working under Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s AID-27 Financial Assistance Scheme, will be held at FIFA Football House, Ferozpur Road, on 10 and 11 March 2008.
Twenty-six Pakistan-based coaches have been appointed as Youth coaches to spot, select and train potential U-13 to U-18 players as part of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)’s Youth Development Programme. Under directives of PFF’s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat all coaches are being called to provide Progress Report and talked on Topic “HOW TO IMPROVE AND GET BETTER RESULTS FROM AFC AID-27 SCHEME IN PAKISTAN?”
“Twenty-seven national associations are now receiving AFC Financial support for football development through the salary for coaches, especially grassroots and youth coaches,” said Faisal Saleh Hayat who is also member of AFC Disciplinary Committee.
Pakistan besides Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Guam, Iraq, Jordan, DPR Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Timor Leste, Vietnam, Yemen and Uzbekistan are eligible for the scheme.
All the 26 coaches are being asked to report at FIFA Football House with following documents on 10 March at 10.30 AM (1) Coaches’s log book (2) Annual Plan for Year 2008 (3) Monthly reports Jan-March 2008 (4) Quarterly reports Jan-March 200