Dubai FIFA workshop raises standards

Raising standards of football coaching around the world was the objective of a FIFA workshop held in Dubai.

FIFA’s Coaching Development team joined up with technical experts from all 6 confederations to learn and share methods.

The workshop consisted of lessons, practical sessions on the pitch and demonstrations from member associations who have already undertaken their own programmes.

The classes aligned with the FIFA President’s Vision 2020-2023 to make football truly global, aiming for similar standards and benchmarks all over the world.

That involves high level collaboration between FIFA technical experts and FIFA member associations, who are also given access to the resources on the FIFA Training Centre platform.

“It is crucial for FIFA technical experts coming from different confederations and different regions,” said Branimir Ujevic, FIFA’s Head of Coaching Development.

“They are FIFA’s voice on the field in the development of coach educators and it is vital for each coach educator to be able to access the FIFA Training Centre platform where they’re going to learn in their own language.”

The next FIFA Coach Educators’ Development Programme takes place in Australia at the beginning of May.