The course which was attended by 24 coaches from all across the country ended with a series of Practical Exams and a discussion about the role of A-License coaches in Indian football.
"At the outset we discovered there was big gap as far as the contents of the former course and the new content was concerned. The participants took a bit of a time to settle down but very soon understood about our match-related approach," course conductor Robert Baan, Technical Director of AIFF, said.
"The most significant point was that all the participants agreed to improve the level of football in the country. Very often it's seen that coaches holding degrees go back to their Public Sector Organisations and not devote their knowledge for the development of the sport. That's unfortunate," he maintained.
"But this time, everyone has promised to pass on their expertise to the footballers."
The course which was divided over two modules covered areas such as fitness development, video analysis, media management, administration of a professional football club and other technical matters.