Last weekend the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) wrapped up its coaches "D" license course at the Roscow A.L. Davies Soccer Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
The national "D" license is a 36 to 40-hour course designed for an experienced coach who has already earned a national "E" license. The focus of the course is to improve a coach's ability to positively influence individual players and teams.
The session was put on for those who are looking to get involved in the youth soccer season that begins next week.
This summer has been filled with coaches' clinics in various sports, especially at the youth or primary level. The goal of these clinics is to ensure that athletes are trained in the right way from an early age, which is likely to produce a better quality of athletes in The Bahamas.
"I have noticed a lot of interesting things at the clinic," said head coach of the under-17 national football team Dion Godet.
"I saw quite a few coaches that are involved with youth soccer working on their skills and putting on tests to ensure that what they are teaching kids at the various clubs and schools around the island is correct.
"We are trying to improve the overall product, so that at some point in time we turn into competitors and not just participants in the sport of football."
The under-17 boys team competed in the Caribbean Football Union's (CFU) boys' qualifying tournament earlier in the year; although they gave a good effort in all of the games, they finished winless.
The hope is that, with better coaching, some of the team's close games can be converted into wins in the near future.
The course was set to take place earlier in the month of September, but was rescheduled due to the memorial service that was held for former BFA President Sam Haven.
Registration for the 2014-2015 BFA youth and senior season is still open.

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