Kota Kinabalu: The Ex State Footballers Association (Esfa) will be organising a basic football skills clinic for 12 to 15-year-old students at SMK Sook in Keningau on June 14-15.
A total of 60 boys and 30 girls from SMK Sook and also from SMK Tulid are expected to participate in the programme to be conducted by Yap Wai Loon and Harun Laban for the boys and Suharmin Yusof and Cyril Gom for the girls with assistance from two school teachers.
Esfa president Datuk James Wong said they had been requested by both schools to hold the clinic following the success of an earlier clinic held at SMK Gunsanad II in Keningau in April.
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});“We are more than happy to oblige their request. It is very encouraging to note that our programme to conduct such clinics in schools throughout the State to assist Sabah Football Association (Safa) in the development of football received such positive response.
“I believe with the knowledge and experiences of our coaches, the clinic will not only benefit the participants but also the teachers assigned, who will no doubt gain some valuable coaching tips,” he said.
He also expressed his gratitude to fellow ex-State player Shanmugam Sundram who is based in Keningau for coordinating the programme as he also did in the earlier clinic in April.