Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Holds 'Training to Strengthen School Sports Club Coaches' Competencies'

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education conducting the 'School Sports Team Coaches Capacity Building Training' to protect athletes' human rights and strengthen coaches' capabilities. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 27th that it will conduct a 'School Sports Team Coaches Capacity Building Training' for 80 school sports team coaches in Jeonnam Province at the main office's Physical Education Center from the 27th to the 6th of next month.

This coaches training was prepared to prevent similar incidents from occurring in Jeonnam's sports teams by reflecting on recent social issues such as the tragedy of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun and the sexual harassment case in the Naju softball team, aiming to prevent athlete violence, protect student-athlete human rights, and strengthen coaches' capabilities.

The training consists of six courses divided into common and elective subjects, where participating coaches select one subject and undergo an intensive 28-hour training over four days. The two common subjects chosen are student-athlete human rights protection and prevention of school (sexual) violence and child abuse, while the four elective subjects offered are ▲Coach Capacity Development ▲Exercise Physiology ▲Sports Psychology ▲Student-Athlete Nutrition.

Professor Jeong Yong-cheol of Sogang University lectures on the prevention of student-athlete (sexual) violence and student rights protection, and Professor Kim Min-cheol of Chosun University along with five others teach the specialized coach capacity enhancement programs.

Kim Seon-chi, Director of the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Arts, stated, “I pay tribute to the coaches who are doing their best in school sports team guidance despite the COVID-19 situation,” and emphasized, “Through this training, let us take the lead in creating a violence-free sports team by improving sensitivity to human rights and awareness of verbal and physical violence.”

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