PANJIM: Goa's coach Gavin Araujo was among the 15 candidates who appeared for the AFC Pro Diploma Coaching Course held in Tokyo under the aegis of Japan Football Association, from June 23- July 3. It was the fifth and final module.
Kim Poulsen was the lead coach educator accompanied by Sabir Pasha, Technical Director, AIFF.
Gavin said that the 10-day module included a visit to JFA HQ, where sessions were conducted by JFA officials on talent ID, data analysis, physical fitness, set pieces and other aspects of the game.
The participants also visited various clubs such as FC Tokyo, Kashiwa Reysol, to study the youth and senior training sessions and interacted with the club's technical and management staff. They also watched some J-League matches as a part of their match analysis assignment.
This module marks the completion of the said course, which started back in 2022, with earlier modules held in Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar and Goa.