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NMA looking forward to Rangamar’s return
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Posted on Jan 19 2006
Northern Marianas Athletics is looking forward to the return of coaches’ director Elias Rangamar, who was scheduled to arrive from Australia this morning.
In an interview, NMA president Kurt Barnes explained the importance of Rangamar attending the two-week long IAAF Chief Coach Course in Brisbane.
“Eli’s participation in the course is a huge gain not only for the NMA and CNMI, but for Micronesia as well,” Barnes said yesterday. “Elias will upgrade his leadership skills, upgrade administrative skills, and upgrade coaching skills to Level III, and he’s the only person in Micronesia that has these certifications in terms of athletics.”
Barnes further indicated that the knowledge gained by Rangamar after completing the course will provide a boost to the programs currently in place.
“This will upgrade our youth developmental program, and it will also upgrade the training and skills of our elite athletes,” he said. “It will also open up more events for off-island participations.”
Not only will Rangamar work with athletes, Barnes said the coaches’ director will also conduct training sessions for officials.
“He’ll be able to do training sessions on leadership, administrations, and coaching techniques that haven’t been available before,” he said.
Rangamar, who began coaching athletics in 1993, left on New Year’s Day and took part in the course held at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
The focus of the course is to develop skills and abilities in the areas of the coaching process, people leadership, and process management, as well as the practical aspects of preparing and managing national programs and national teams.
The course featured two sessions, with Part 1 focusing on developing the coaching, leadership, and management skills necessary for those appointed to leadership roles in coaching.
Part II of the course focused on the practical aspects associated with delivering world-class performances.
Rangamar has accompanied NMI athletics participants to countless regional and international competitions such as the Micronesian Games, South Pacific Games, World Championships, and the Oceania Open and 18-and-under Championships, among others.
