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| Tuesday, 4 November 2003 |
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Italian referee promotes soccer in Northern Province An Italian football referee residing in Sri Lanka Gabriele Mery is playing a major role in promoting soccer in the Northern Province. With the blessings of the Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Refugees Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena he has already conducted coaching camps in Killinochchi for boys and girls who were taught basic skills like ball control, passing, kicking the ball and feints. He hopes to form boys and girls soccer teams from the Northern Province to play against teams from the South to bring about friendship and understanding between the two main communities which would help in the peace process initiated by the present government. The coaching programme under the theme 'Games for Peace' is receiving the maximum support from Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena who is confident that interaction between the sportsmen and women from the two main communities will bring about lasting friendship and ethnic harmony. German goal keeper to conduct coaching clinic A German Goal keeper Peter Kowatschew will conduct a one week's coaching clinic for men's and women's Goal keepers in the Northern Province from November 25. Peter plays for Reinegold poll club, Cologne and University of Cologne selection and has a 'c' licence in coaching from Germany. He plays in the city league competition. He has been invited by minister of Rehabilitation, Resett lement and Refugees Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena to train especially women's teams in the North and bring them down to the South to play against teams from the South to foster friendship and understanding between the two main communities under the theme 'Games for Peace'. He hopes to take football boots, jerseys and footballs to the Northern Province and is keen in developing football in Sri Lanka. He has offered his services to the Football Federation to train goal keepers of the premier league clubs. Peter is a volunteer serving with the Asian German sports exchange Programme. |
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