June 12, 2008	Thursday	Jamadi-us-Sani 07, 1429

ISLAMABAD, June 11: An International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), Coaches Education & Certification System (CECS) course is being organized by Athletics Federation of Pakistan with the collaboration of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on behalf of IAAF from June 12 to 21 at the Sports Complex, Jinnah Stadium.

An official statement released by PSB on Wednesday said that National Athletics team coach Nasrullah Rana, an International Level-1 lecturer, will be the course director.

National Team Coaches, Directors of Physical Education, Physical Education lecturers, and Club Coaches will participate in the ten-day course.

The statement said that in our region we are lacking in coaching at grass root level for which the IAAF has plans to improve the grass roots level coaching and this Level-I course is a part of the plan. The coaches, who will qualify for Level-I Course, will be eligible to participate in Level-II Course after one year active coaching at any level.