UEFA supports Hereford Seminars

Forty coaches and referees representing four countries - England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland - will gather in Hereford this weekend for the blind futsal seminars held as part of the UEFA-funded IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) Futsal Development Project Europe.

The seminars, run by IBSA in partnership with the English Football Association, will be held at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford on Friday and Saturday. Participants will be given a solid grounding in the coaching and refereeing skills required for blind futsal by an international team with ample experience in the game.

After two days' teaching, involving both theoretical sessions and hands-on experience working with blind players in practical sessions, participants will return to their clubs and organisations ready to offer the chance to play football to blind and partially players from all over the British Isles.

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