Banyana Banyana mentor Desiree Ellis and Shilene Booysen, who previously served as the SA National Women’s Team assistant coach, will be involved in a FIFA coaching mentorship programme.
This programme partners 20 of the sport’s most skilled coaches with talented women globally who are in the early stages of their coaching careers.
Coaches from various women’s national teams worldwide are participating in this year’s elite performance coaching mentorship programme.
This project, aimed at supporting the next generation of female coaches, is in progress with the launch of the third edition of FIFA’s Elite Performance: Coach Mentorship Programme, taking place in Zurich, Switzerland. It’s an 18-month programme initiative.
WHO ARE SOME PROMINENT COACHES INVOLVED IN THIS FIFA COACHING MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME
The mentors include the current national team coaches Arthur Elias [Brazil], Ellis [South Africa], Francisco Neto [Portugal], Joe Montemurro [Australia], Nils Nielsen [Japan], and Angelo Marsiglia [Colombia].
Prominent figures closely associated with the FIFA Women’s World Cup, like Tina Theune [Germany], Even Pellerud [Norway], and Corinne Diacre [France], are also involved in this programme.
WHAT SHILENE BOOYSEN SAID ABOUT THE FIFA MENTORSHIP COACHING PROGRAMME
Booysen, who was the head coach of South Sudan’s Women’s National Football Team, mentioned that this is a significant opportunity for her to share her expertise and contribute to the sport.
“It is a huge opportunity for me to share. How can I give back to the game? How can I provide information to the next generation of coaches? I think this is a huge opportunity for me to be able to just mentor someone,” said Booysen.
“So, I have spoken about this before, where I have mentored lots of coaches. I am still mentoring a few coaches. But the point now is that I am doing it in an official capacity.
“It is going to be a huge opportunity to see what the viability is of mentoring more coaches. Whether it is on analysis or coaching, goalkeeping, or just the general game. This is the global stage that I have been on in order to give some of that experience to the next generation.”
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