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Oceania Football Confederation Head of Women's Football Education and Training, Connie Selby, has encouraged participants to make use of what they learnt during the one week coaching course conducted in the Solomon Islands recently.

She was speaking at the Allan Boso Complex Conference room at the conclusion of the Women's Coaching Programme in Honiara.

Mrs. Selby told the audience - including President Martin Alufurai, General Secretary Eddie Ngava, Development officer Noel Wagapu - that it is up to SIFF to ensure the participants put into good use what they learnt.

Twenty participants attended the seminar which comprised theory and practical sessions. Course participants' performances will be monitored by the SIFF technical office and Connie Selby will rely on that feed-back to secure a follow-up coaching programme for Solomon Islands.

Mrs. Selby also expressed her satisfaction at seeing the kids play in the current Under 12 competition.

She says it is the responsibility of every one including the coaches to ensure the kids are given all the coaching they need in the next four years.

"These kids will be eligible for OFC U17 competition in the next four years and it is your responsibility to ensure their development continues," she said.

Mrs. Selby assures the participants that there are opportunities around and SIFF will identify others who want to pursue coaching as career for to attend other programmes in the future.

She made this assurance to encourage the women coaches who aspire to go further to work hard to achieve their goals.

Already she has earmarked SIFF Women's Development officer Ms Dianne Justus for an instructor's course in Auckland, New Zealand.

Meanwhile, the participants from the provinces are still in Honiara and should be leaving for their respective provinces later this week.

Story by Francis Pituvaka