U-17 football coaching camp concludes

[caption id="attachment_201258" align="alignright" width="490"] Officials and trainees during the closing ceremony of the U-17 football coaching camp at the IG stadium in Kohima on Aug. 14.[/caption] Dimapur, Aug. 15 (EMN): The U-17 football coaching camp organised by the Department of Youth Resources and Sports in collaboration with ‘Soccer Competition’ concluded on Aug. 14 at the IG Stadium in Kohima. This was stated in a press release received here on Wednesday. Commissioner & Secretary Department of YR&S, Anenla S. Longchari, IAS urging the trainees, asked them not to give up on what they have learnt from the coaching and to practice hard “the seeds which are sown will bear fruits.” She said that those who got the chance to attend the coaching camp are very lucky because many young boys and girls didn’t get the chance. She mentioned that Nagas have talents but due to lack of infrastructure and other facilities we are not able to reach our potentials. Sebastian, who coached the youngsters, is a UEFA registered Grade-A coach specialising in working with athletes U-18. He has previously worked in clubs such as Karnby IK and FC Rosengard and has also been associated with Sporting Lisbon, and is currently working in Sweden. He is a member of ‘Soccer Competition’, a German based scouting and agent company that specialises in scouting young talent. 78 participants from 11 districts attended the coaching camp out of which 29 were girls, added the press release.