Uruguayan coach with Cuban soccer players
Havana, September 16 (ACN)-- Immersed in the attempt to improve technically, the Cuban Football Federation fulfills one of its dreams by reaping these days the fruits of the important visit of Brazilian and Uruguayan coaches, two powers of world football.
Specifically, the penultimate date of the course for goalkeeping coaches was held on Thursday at the Pedro Marrero Stadium in the capital city, given by Uruguayan Ignacio Javier Bordad, representative of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) and instructor for Concacaf and the Americas.
The experiences of this famous goalkeeping coach of Uruguay's senior national team are received by coaches of the national teams of all categories from several Cuban provinces, from the Schools of Sports Initiation and, especially, from futsal, with the presence of former star goalkeeper Wilfredo Carbó.
Once the practical training session was over, in which the participants were enrolled in six teams with different game situations, the Charrúa coach carried out a theoretical exchange to check how they reacted.
I am in Cuba because FIFA intends to develop soccer in lower level countries (...) Our objective with this course is to put Cuban coaches in different game situations to see what response they give, not only with their students' muscles, but also with their brains, because they have to think well and fast, Bordad commented to the Cuban News Agency (Agencia Cubana de Noticias).
Former goalkeeper Vismel Castellano, a member of the senior national team for several years, praised the good fundamentals of the Uruguayan teacher, in addition to citing that the fundamental thing has been to know that the goalkeeper must not only work well with his hands and feet, but also work well with his defenders.
The technical knowledge received by the Cuban coaches in this course given by Professor Bordad will later be transmitted to the various national teams of their respective provinces, which will undoubtedly increase the competitive level of their goalkeepers.
