Published on 14 Dec 2009

8th ISSF “B” class coaches’ course in Kuortane concluded

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Nine coaches from eight nations met for the 8th ISSF Academy B Coaches course that was conducted in Kuortane, Finland, from the 4th to the 11th of November.

The advanced "B" coaches' course, the second of three levels of the ISSF coaches’ education program, was held at the official ISSF Training Center in Kuortane, Finland. Here the participants had the possibility to gain further insight and knowledge in two of the three Olympic shooting sport disciplines as well as other coaching related subjects such as Coaching, Sport & Exercise Studies, nutrition, physical education and psychology.

Each participant went through a written and a practical exam, including questions related to various coaching matters. Participants also discussed their homework presentations, which they had submitted as prerequisite of the course.

Mrs Unni Nicolaysen, ISSF Vice-President,  opened the course. The ISSF lecturers in the disciplines of Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun Zeljko Todorovic (MNE), Kimmo Yli-Jaskari (FIN), Kevin Kilty (IRL) together with Dr Paul Holmes (the lecturer for psychology) awarded the ISSF “B” Coaches license Diploma to all the participants.

The ISSF "B" Coach licence is a prerequisite for the “A” class course, the top level of the coaches education system promoted by the ISSF Trainings Academy.

The participants of the ISSF “B” Class Coaches Course:
Mrs. Patricia Gustafson (CAN) Pistol; Mr. Trevor Haynes (GBR) Pistol; Mr. Robert Dickie(GBR) Pistol; Mr. Marco Masetti (ITA) Pistol:  Mrs. Carrie Quigley (AUS) Rifle; Mrs. Anni  Kildeberg-Bisso (DEN) Rifle; Mr. Antonis  Nikolaidis (CYP) Shotgun; Mr. Arkan Al Ameri (UAE) Shotgun; Dr. Cornelius, J.Bornman (RSA) Shotgun.