Watler puts recently acquired coaching certificate to use

The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee is hosting the first ever Caribbean Coaching Certification Programme training workshop in the Cayman Islands.

In partnership with the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees, the Olympic Committee will host this training workshop for all teachers and community coaches from any sport. It will focus on general sport topics and cover 10 modules including topics such as Coach as a Leader, Developing Sport Skills, Sport Medicine, Event Organisation and Fitness among many others.

The workshop is over three days and will be held in Camana Bay. The dates for the training workshop are 21 February from 9am-5pm, 29 March from 1-5pm and 30 March from 9am-1pm. The course will be conducted by Dr. Dalton Watler, the Deputy Chief Officer for Tourism Development and recently appointed President of the Cayman Islands Athletics Association.

The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee understands the importance of training and educating our coaches from a variety of levels and is committed to bringing in any education program opportunities to the Cayman Islands. “It is imperative that we provide training and education at a grassroots level to enhance the coaching base within our community so that we may best prepared and help our athletes achieve their goals” said Donald McLean, President of the CIOC.

This course is sure to be a valuable and beneficial investment for all teachers and community coaches. To register or find out more information on the Caribbean Coaches Certification Programme, contact Jessica Wolfenden at [email protected] or 946-6984. Space is limited.

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