In Gilan province, an Introduction to Floorball Coaching seminar was attended by 23 coaches, 11 of whom were female. They passed theory and practical courses which were presented by Ramezanali Davalo, the President of IFA, and Yaser Arab, Coach of the Men´s national team.

A second course for these participants was held on 12th - 13th July, again under the supervision of Yaser Arab, who was this time assisted by Mrs. Fatemeh Ghiasvandi.

In Kerman another coaching course was held with 29 participants. The coaches came from Kerman, Rafsanjan, Sirjan, Kahnouj, Bardsir, Baft and Mahan. Participants learnt the newest rules by passing a practical and theoretical section.

The opening ceremony of the seminar was attended by several important regional sports officials - Mohammad Fouladi, President of Kerman´s Sport and Youth department, and Ali Asghar Sarmast,  President of Kerman´s Sport´s Associations Staff. Also in attendance was Davalo and another of the Iranian national team coaches, Hamed Arab.  

At the opening ceremony the General Manager of Kerman province thanked Mr Davalo and Hamed Arab´s efforts for organising the courses in Kerman, and said: - Floorball starts in Kerman with this course. We hope that we can find, from the participants, excellent coaches to develop floorball in Iran.

Fouladi emphasised the importance of education in sports, and agreed that: - We will pay attention to develop and extend the sport (of floorball) in our province.

NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Iran Floorball Association, as part of the development of floorball programs in Iran, will organise the first National Junior Championships in Rasht. The competition will be held between 13 provinces, and the first round will be played from 17th - 20th September 2012.

For more information on floorball in Iran visit www.iranfloorball.com