LAHORE: Taekwondo coaches and referees course, to enhance the technical and managerial skills of coaches, referees and judges, ahead of the upcoming 5th Hakeem Nadir Abbas Taekwondo Championship, concluded here.
Certificates were distributed to participants of this specialisedthe course. The event was organised by the organising committee of the championship in collaboration with the National Taekwondo Club and NS Taekwondo Club.
It was designed to promote taekwondo on modern lines, upgrade the professional standards of coaches and officials, and familiarise them with the latest rules of the sport. Male and female coaches, referees, judges and players from various schools and colleges took part in the programme.
Practical instruction covered modern coaching methods, advanced techniques, athlete development, referee duties during competitions, principles of judging decisions, current Taekwondo rules, the latest electronic scoring system, and effective handling of various in-game situations.
Speaking to the participants, international gold medalist and expert instructor Rana Ijaz Ahmed emphasised the requirements of contemporary Taekwondo.The 5th Hakeem Nadir Abbas Taekwondo Championship is scheduled to be held from September 19.
