GTBank partners Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) to train 300 football coaches

GTBank partners Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) to train 300 football coaches

GT BANK HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY BANKROLLING SOCCER IN NIGERIA AS IT TRIES TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ASIDE FROM BANKING IN ITS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CAMPAIGNS

Guaranty Trust Bank in partnership with the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) is organizing a 3-day training programme for coaches involved in the GTBank Principals Cup tournaments and other grassroots football tournaments in Lagos State with the theme “Raising the Beautiful Game”.

The training which is scheduled to hold between the 22^nd and 24^th of October, 2014 at the Sports Bar, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere will avail the participating coaches an opportunity to learn the fundamental techniques of effective youth coaching and capacity building in various areas which include Sports Therapy, Time Management, and Psychology etc.

According to Lola Odedina, General Manager of Communication & External Affairs at GTBank “300 coaches will be trained by certified FIFA and LSFA coaches and officials. At the end of the training, participants will be awarded a LSFA-Level 1 Coaching Certificate; the first step in a 3 level certification programme, towards becoming a certified football coach.”

This training will assist in developing and improving coaching standards at the grass root level and bring it to par with international standards. This will invariably bring improvements to the quality of football in Lagos and the GTBank Principals Cup tournament.

Guaranty Trust Bank plc is one of the few Nigerian financial institutions that have maintained a defined Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy since its inception in 1990. The Bank actively supports numerous programmes in Education, the Art, Community Development and environmental sustainability across Africa. Its projects in this regard include the sponsorship of the Principals Cup, a grassroots football development initiative amongst public secondary school students in Ogun and Lagos State.