Blacktown & District Soccer Football Association Inc assists in Refugees coaching promotion

It is known that refugees are training to become qualified football coaches through the Australian Sports Commission?s Community Coach Training Program which has been delivered by the Active After-school Communities program.
The program is titled ?Football United? which 30 or so refugees took part in at Blacktown which was well received.
Blacktown & District Soccer Football Association Incorporated Secretary Jack Taylor was overwhelmed with the response the program had during the two-day course at Francis Park.
?It was terrific to see such a program put in place for these lucky refugees right here in our backyard.
?It was very well attended with as many as 30 people taking part in the two-day course where they were all taught how to run a club as well as putting on good training sessions.
?There may well be a few more possibly but we were proud to have staged it at Francis Park?, Taylor stated to Football NSW.
?Football United? is seen as creating opportunities for all including young refugees in playing and enjoying the round ball game of football.
The Australian Sports Commission?s Director of Community Sport, Judy Flanagan was also very supportive of what had occurred in Blacktown via its commitment in training and developing aspiring refugee coaches within the area.
?Football United? Director Anne Bunde-Birouste hailed the AASC?s program?s support in the development of the lucky refugees in Blacktown.
?Coaching provides a way for refugees to contribute to the health and well being of their community in Blacktown.
?Sport also helps to promote inclusion and social cohesion in the refugee communities of Blacktown. It also teaches refugees enduring values of leadership, team work and fair play,? Bunde-Birouste stated in the official ASC media release.
-By Mark Stavroulakis