Doha: Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Shell recently organised a two-day coaching clinic led by a team from FC Barcelona Foundation in preparation for the launch of the third season of the extra-curricular school football programme, ‘Il’Ab We’Yana’. Il’Ab We’Yana, part of the wider Koora Time initiative created by the QFA and Qatar Shell, is based on FC Barcelona Foundation’s FutbolNet methodology which uses football to develop healthy habits and encourage positive behavioural change.
Over 50 local coaches from the QFA and Qatar Women’s Sports Committee, including Qatari men and women, attended the seminar, led by trainers from FC Barcelona Foundation. The seminar focused on six teaching modules that address healthy living. The modules covered the importance of drinking water and maintaining hydration, eating fruits, vegetables and grains, eating a good breakfast and getting sufficient sleep. The modules also stressed the harmful effects of fast food and snacks, fat and sugar, and using tobacco.The Peninsula
