GERMAN football expert Eckhard Krautzun declared successful the three-day workshop hosted by the Cebu Football Association (CFA), which ended yesterday at the Sarrosa International Hotel and Residential Suites.
The workshop is in line with a Grassroots Program Assessment conducted by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) in coordination with the German Olympic Committee and the German Football Association.
“We were able to address major topics such as youth coaching, education—they learned the pedagogy (learning instructions) of the game,” Krautzun said.
He added that they were also able to pinpoint the weakness of the youth team and made suggestions for the team’s improvement.
Krautzun started the day of his last workshop with a lecture to the members of the Philippine U13 national team tagged as the Little Azkals.
Afterwards, he dismissed the boys and continued to teach the coaches the match play analysis, which he said is another important aspect of football.
He then capped the workshop by finding out with the present coaches what are the problems that they encountered in the course of their jobs.
Krautzun directly addressed the concerns to the Cebu Football Association (CFA) president Richard Montayre.
Krautzun was also pleased to note that the CFA is working with the Department of Education (DepEd) to promote football in the public schools as well as addressed the lack of football fields and equipment.
Krautzun will next hold workshops in Davao, Bacolod and Iloilo before he submits his evaluation to the PFF middle of November. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON