{"id":245759,"date":"2017-02-03T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=245759"},"modified":"2017-02-03T06:00:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T20:00:42","slug":"mita-continue-raising-coaching-level-cnmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mita-continue-raising-coaching-level-cnmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mita to continue raising coaching level in CNMI"},"content":{"rendered":"
New NMIFA technical head Michiteru Mita, right, listens to his predecessor Kiyoshi Sekiguchi giving instructions during a coaching course held last December at the Koblerville Elementary School Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With new technical director Michiteru Mita in town, Northern Mariana Islands Football Association president Jerry Tan believes the level of coaching in the CNMI will continue to improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther than helping improve our players\u2019 skill level, coach Mita will be instrumental in helping us raise the coaching level here by expanding our pool of qualified coaches not only at NMIFA, but with all the clubs. Our national players come from the clubs, so it is important that club coaching standard will also be raised,\u201d said Tan in an interview with Saipan Tribune last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mita started on his new post early last month, taking over the spot left by Kiyoshi Sekiguchi. He is now working on NMIFA\u2019s grassroots and national team programs and will also develop plans for coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking on players alone will not be enough to ensure the development of the program. We also need to improve our coaches\u2019 skills,\u201d the former Jordan Football Association technical head said in an earlier interview with Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

Mita\u2019s move from Jordan to Saipan was made possible through the Japan Football Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cNMIFA is extremely lucky to receive continuing support from Japan Football Association by deploying coach Mita to support our program. We all witnessed the impact that coach Seki created in the past three years for the development of soccer here and we are very thankful for that,\u201d Tan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs one of the newest and fast growing sports in the CNMI, it is very important for NMIFA to have a highly qualified technical director like coach Mita to help us with the development of soccer, starting with grassroots level up to our coaches,\u201d the NMIFA head added.<\/p>\n

Strong work ethic<\/strong>
\nMita is currently working with NMIFA staff\/coaches in conducting training sessions for the U17 national pool and the youth players and his assistants lauded his worth ethic and strategies.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very hard working and very committed to the players and the team as shown in the three weeks we\u2019ve been with him. He is bringing a different type of play to our national team, encouraging us to be more physical and quick, instead of sitting back. We\u2019ve been working on quick pressure plays and a lot of attacking in training recently and all the players have been learning a lot from him,\u201d said Sunjoon Tenorio.<\/p>\n

Jersh Angeles, who is one of Mita\u2019s assistants (the other one is Jonathan Takano), said the new technical head is very meticulous.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is particular even to the smallest things. Every day we have a meeting with coach Mita to discuss the training plan and the duties for the day. I\u2019ve been with him for only almost a month now and I have learned a lot from him. He helps and gives advice to my training plan. He is strict and straight forward to almost everything,\u201d Angeles said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a great vision for NMIFA through his plans and programs. He has almost the same strategies and concept as coach Seki. Coach Mita is easy to work with and he can be a good friend off the pitch,\u201d Angeles added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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