The WSF Coach Education Programme, the new World Squash
Federation initiative which heralds the start of a worldwide unified
and standardised coaching structure for Squash, will be launched on 2nd
March with the opening of WSF Level 1 coach candidate registration.
Tutor
training across the continents began earlier this year, leading to a
number of coaches becoming certified to deliver WSF courses. Meanwhile
registration for candidate WSF Level 2 and 3 comes on stream later.
The
courses will include agreed core-content and delivery methods to ensure
that standards are uniform and qualifications achieved are recognised
not only in the coach's own nation but worldwide too. Course
registration will begin on 1st April.
"An
expansion of the number of coaches who can help development of the sport
generally and support elite encouragement is invaluable,"
said WSF President N Ramachandran. "We
are achieving this via a robust, modern, uniform and transportable
worldwide coaching system."
Charged with coordinating the Programme on behalf of the WSF Development
and Coaching Committee, Michael Khan explained:
"Through the Member Federations linked to the WSF
Regional Course Managers, we look forward not only to providing a high
standard unified structure that benefits well-established nations who
already administer excellent courses, but also support for those nations
which are thirsting for help too."