MindanaoToday.com | CMORFA to implement no license no coaching
By: Jack Biantan
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In a move to professionalize local football coaching, the local football association Camiguin Misamis Oriental Regional Football Association (CMORFA) will implement the no license or at least no PYCC certificate no coaching at the bench or the sidelines.
Although this ruling will still take effect in 2025, it will force unlicensed football coaches to seek their Philippine Youth Coaching Course (PYCC) certificates or AFC-PFF License C Diplomas as soon as possible.
This move is significant for the local FA as many local clubs operate with coaches without licenses or certificates. This will also force the clubs to invest in sending their coaches to the PYCC or AFC-PFF License C courses.
CMORFA targets implementing this policy by next year as the regional association has lined up one more PYCC and AFC-PFF C License course this year.
Newly appointed PFF Coaching Education Manager Ariston Carpio Bocalan of Baguio City recently announced that the PFF has cut the fees for the AFC-PFF C License and B License courses while the PYCC remains free.
The PFF will introduce the Hybrid approach this year to encourage the coaches to apply for licenses. The Hybrid approach according to Bocalan means participants can attend courses even while they are working or busy in their area.
This will address the previous issue of the courses being too expensive for the coaches as the coaches will no longer spend their own money on travel, food, and hotels just to finish the courses.
In the Hybrid approach, the coaches can have lectures online and then proceed to complete the courses later through face-to-face on-site. The coaches instead of doing the courses in one setting area, can do it in their clubs or schools.
This development is expected to spur unlicensed coaches to get their certificates and attend the courses organized by their regional associations.
CMORFA, through the efforts of President Mike Batiles and the support of Gingoog City mayor Gingoog Mayor Erick G. Canosa, last month organized the Philippine Youth Coaching Course (PYCC) in Gingoog City where 33 coaches attended the weeklong course.
These 33 coaches can now advance and earn the AFC-PFF Diploma C License certificate.
The Cebu Regional Football Association (CRFA) is among the few FA’s in the country that has implemented this no certificate no coaching policy.
Because of the football boom in the Queen City of the South, there are now thousands of young boys and girls who play football in the different clubs and school teams not only in Cebu City but also in Cebu Province.
Hundreds of coaches are also needed to cope with this demand which is why the CFRA has organized many football coaching courses and produced the most coaches among the local football associations in the country.
CRFA is also one of the busiest local FA in the country as they have the money-making 7-Aside football festivals every week.
The CRFA also has the 11-Aside Aboitiz Cup scheduled to kick off soon. This tournament has competitions for different age groups and open categories.
As football continues to grow in the CMORFA area, the organization led by the tireless Mike Batiles, remains steadfast in helping its members improve their coaching standards.
Once these standards improve, the clubs will then be ready to compete against other clubs in local tournaments or even against other clubs nationwide.
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