Five hundred participants received coaching lectures in para-powerlifting, para-badminton, para-cycling, football 5-a-side and sitting volleyball in the second edition of the Philippine Sports Commission Para Sports Coaching Webinar Series.
The five-day coaching program which started on Monday featured coaches and expert practitioners who shared fundamental coaching and experiences in five para sport disciplines, in partnership with the Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) and the Philippine Paralympic Committee.
“After our first successful edition of our coaching webinar last year, we decided to bring it back to introduce new para-sports and boost the knowledge of our coaches and trainers in para-sports,” said PSC Oversight Commissioner for para-athletes Arnold Agustin.
PHILSPADA and PPC President Michael Barredo graced the first day of the webinar series and talked on the history and foundation of para-sports in the country, together with PPC Secretary-General Walter Torres and Officer-in-Charge Tricia Rana.
“We thank our active partners in PHILSPADA and PPC for supporting this event that will surely strengthen our programs,” added Agustin.
“Participants who completed the webinar series will be awarded with a certificate, official shirt, an official Pilipinas Para Games (PPG) medal and a compiled module from the webinars,” said PPG Project Director Jan Errol Facundo.
Last year, 500 participants also took part in the first edition of the webinar series with goal ball, para-swimming, wheelchair basketball, para-athletics, and para-table tennis as featured para-sports from October 9 to 15.