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Webinar Schedule for October 17-24

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 15:28 By United World Wrestling Press

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Topic:  Identifying Key Factors and Introducing New Skills - Arabic
Date:  Saturday, 17 October
Time:  19:00 (Zurich) – 13:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelfattah
Language:  Arabic
Level:  Local and National Coaches
Meeting link:  https://zoom.us/j/91803384594   

Topic: Training Plans:  Practice Plan Essentials - English
Date:  Monday, 19 October
Time:  17:30 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 11:30 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Zach Errett
Language:  English
Level:  National & Local Coaches
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/97575449601  

Topic: Training Plans:  Practice Plan Essentials - French
Date:  Tuesday, 20 October
Time:  16:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 10:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Vincent Aka
Language:  French
Level:  National & Local Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/98391569910  

Topic: Training Plans:  Practice Plan Essentials - Russian
Date:  Wednesday, 21 October
Time:  16:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 10:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Vladimir Shatskykh
Language:  Russian
Level:  National & Local Coaches
Meeting Link:   https://zoom.us/j/99160091640   

Topic: Training Plans:  Practice Plan Essentials - Spanish
Date:  Thursday, 22 October 
Time: 18:00 - New York - 00:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 23 October
Speaker: Pedro Rojas
Language:  Spanish
Level:  National & Local Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/96197230802  

Topic:  Coaching Skills - Arabic
Date:  Saturday, 24 October
Time:  19:00 (Zurich) – 13:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelfattah
Language:  Arabic
Level:  Local and National Coaches
Meeting link:  https://zoom.us/j/92759538357 

Development

Saudi Wrestling Federation growing wrestling through education

Monday, October 14, 2024 - 11:40 By United World Wrestling Press

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (12 October) – The Saudi Wrestling Federation has been organizing coaching and referee courses to grow and develop wrestling within their country over the past few years. Their hard work led to their first-ever silver medal at the U20 Asian Championships. Manthr Jndu achieved this at 63kg in Greco-Roman.

In late April, they organized two more courses (Level 1 Coaching Course and Introduction to Refereeing Course) for new coaches and referees. The Saudi Wrestling Federation held these courses in partnership with United World Wrestling.  

Mr. Hassan MADANY (EGY) and Mr. Juan Luis MAREN (CUB) conducted the Level 1 Coaching Course, and Mr. Sherif HALAWA (EGY) and Mr. Mohsen YAMANI (KSA—Chief of Saudi Referees) led the Introduction to Refereeing course. The courses were held from 28 April to 2 May and included 91 participants (22 women) from 8 nationalities, including participants from EGY, MAR, SYR, SUD, NGR, JOR, KGZ, and KSA residing in Saudi Arabia.

The coaching course had 71 participants, including 17 women coaches. The Level 1 Course is the Introduction to Coaching and Safety. During the course, the participants participated in theoretical and practical sessions. Some of the topics covered were discovery games, introducing a new technique, coaching skills, giving feedback, risk management, age, and developmental stage characteristics.  The coaches actively practiced and developed their skills during the course through practical evaluations. Overall, the coaches gained important knowledge and skills to help them improve in their role as coaches.  

The Introduction to Refereeing Course had 20 participants, including 5 women referees. The participants learned the foundations of what it takes to be a great referee.  The areas covered during the course included the safety of the athletes, evaluation of holds, referee mechanics, positioning, and controlling the bout.  The participants were active during the course and could practice their skills through practical evaluations. 

During the courses, there were sessions involving both referees and coaches, led by Mr. Halawa. This allowed both groups to work together and better learn wrestling rules.