Coach Asare punches amateur coaches
Internationally certified boxing coach instructor, Ofori Asare, has attributed Ghana’s inability to produce world class boxers in recent times to the failure of amateur coaches to build their capacity more meaningfully.
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Bemoaning the failure of amateur coaches in Ghana to upgrade their knowledge and expertise in the sport during an interview with Daily Graphic, Ofori Asare said the trend had been thwarting the efforts of the country in producing quality boxers and coaches to sustain the interest of the sport.
This, he noted, was also impacting negatively on the growth of boxing in diverse ways.
The 52-year-old former head coach of the Black Bombers, who organised a second International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) Level Three Instructors Course in Yaounde, Cameroun, said none of the amateur boxing coaches in Ghana had been classified as an AIBA Certified Three Star Coach. The AIBA course organised by coach Asare took place from February 23 to 29 .
Over 50 coaches from Cuba, Cote d’Ivoire, Chad, Seychelles, South Africa, Guinea and Cameroun participated in the course that was geared towards upgrading their knowledge and skills ahead of the Olympic in Rio.
The veteran boxing expert, who became an instructor last year, said the time had come for coaches in Ghana to use such platforms to build their capacity in a meaningful way to enable them to play useful roles in unearthing and grooming talents in Ghana.
Coach Ofori Asare has played key role in the development of boxing talents such as Joseph Agbeko, Emmanuel Game Boy Tagoe, Rafael Mensah and Maxwell Awuku.
He has pledged his readiness to support coaches in Ghana to do more for boxing.
