Bhutan Football

Driklam Namzha

EVENT OBJECTIVES: To inculcate knowledge of Basic Bhutanese etiquette. A session on fundamental Bhutanese etiquette was organized on 1st October 2022, by the Department of Dzongkha. The event’s main speaker was lopen Drakpa. The event was bifurcated into two sessions. The first session was theory-based and followed by a practical session. The speaker narrated a brief anecdote on the significance of the assimilation of merits. He further provided a reason for one’s emphasis on the process to achieve merit. Lopen shared a simplest yet profound way to achieve merit. The need to shower love and respect on one’s parents. After the theory session, lopen along with the principal and teachers demonstrated the rudimentary use of kabney. The students were also taught how to sit, eat, talk and walk. The session concluded by evaluating the learners’ accumulation of the lesson.

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Financial Literacy Workshop For Students

Financial Literacy Workshop For Students

In the school setting, there isn’t much discussion of financial literacy. Given its significance, we were able to organize a session today,advocating the students on financial literacy in collaboration with Organization For Youth Empowerment, a Bhutanese NGO. Officials from the OYE and the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan graced the occasion. The primary topics of discussion were basic money management, savings schemes, and insurance policies. The students learned about some of the backup financial plans as well as the life skills needed for financial security through comprehending budgeting, investing, insurance, loans, and interest rates. The discussion also emphasized on the importance of financial literacy, which includes a variety of skills. However, the most focused topics were budgeting, expense management, debt repayment, and understanding the risk-reward trade-off in investment products. To acquire these skills, one must first understand basic financial concepts such as time value of money, compound interest, annualized return, and opportunity cost. The program concluded with a brief advice to the students from the chairperson of OYE on the financial literacy.

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Earthquake Mock Drill

Earthquake Mock Drill 

EVENT OBJECTIVES: to examine the emergency preparedness plan and standard operating procedure during the earthquake. EVENT DESCRIPTION: A mock drill was held to raise awareness and to teach the necessary steps to take if anything unexpected happens on campus. The earthquake was the main focus of the drill. The students were briefed and advised on the precautions they should take in the event of an earthquake. In the event that all of the teachers and students participated, the respective coordinators, such as the search and rescue team, medical team, transportation team, and attendance recorder, took the lead in their respective responsibilities. The principal provided a brief summary of the event’s aftermath and ended the program.

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MASS CLEANING CAMPAIGN

MASS CLEANING CAMPAIGN

EVENT OBJECTIVES: To impart the importance of our natural Environment EVENT DESCRIPTION: A mass cleaning and weed clearing program of the school campus was held. The event began with a briefing on the program by Mr. Govin Sharma, and the students were divided into different groups with respective responsibilities, each group being guided by the teacher coordinator. The first group of six students, led by Madam Kelzang and Karma Choden, were in charge of planting and watering flowers near the academy block and the main gate. Mr. Suraj and Mr. Drakpa led the second group of eight students in litter collection, which began in the parking lot and proceeded through the main gate, across the bridge, around the canopy, and back to the hostel. The other fifteen boys were involved in weeding and watering the plants planted during the social forestry day. The Group was led by Principal, Mr.Gauri, Mr.Govin and Mr. San Man. The event ended with the completion of the responsibilities assigned to each group of students.  

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AFC & BFF CLUB LICENSING CONFERENCE, 2022

The one day AFC & BFF CLUB LICENSING CONFERENCE, 2022 was held on 17th September, 2022 at Tashi Namgay Resort in Paro. The club licensing managers of A and B division clubs and the club licensing managers of 3 districts(Tsirang, Punakha and Samtse) who won the district league attended the conference. Topics such as Disciplinary Matters & Legal Criteria, Result of 2021 Club Licensing, AFC New Criteria, Club Assessment, Core Process Timeline were discussed in the conference. A total of 8 clubs implemented the BFF Club Licensing in 2021 and this year a total of 11 clubs will be implementing the BFF Club Licensing.

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BFF-AFC ‘A’ Diploma Coaching Course, 2022

BFF-AFC ‘A’ Diploma Coaching Course, 2022

Today marked the start of the Changjiji, Thimphu location of the Bhutan Football Federation-Asian Football Confederation (BFF-AFC) “A” Diploma Coaching Course, 2022. Mr. Ugyen Wangchuk, the General Secretary of BFF, attended the course’s inauguration ceremony. The one-month course’s main goals are to improve participants’ knowledge and encourage them to pursue careers in coaching. On the other hand, it will support the nation’s efforts to produce coaches of high caliber. There are 16 participants from different clubs and academies, 11 of whom are male coaches, and 5 of whom are female coaches. The course will run from September 13 to October 13 of 2022, during which time participants will learn how to construct a playing philosophy, as well as teachings on sports science, player mental conditioning, and field tactics for both defending and attacking. To help them better understand the coaching instructions provided during the course, participants were also taken to practical sessions in addition to theory lectures. All participants must, however, pass their exam in order to be qualified as licensed coaches class “A.” Facilitating the course as the Coach Instructor is Mr. Vincent Subramaniam (lead tutor) assisted by Mr. Kinley Dorji (Head of Coach Education) and Mr. Ugyen Dorji(Amateur Head).

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Expectations soaring in Bhutan as new headquarters takes shape

Mountainous terrain and a small population make the task of developing football a challenging one in Bhutan. But the tiny Himalayan country – thanks in part to strong support through a series of FIFA Forward projects – is now making significant progress. In May the BFF (Bhutan Football Federation) celebrated the inauguration of their first-ever football academy for boys at Changjiji and, less than three months later, another major milestone was reached with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new BFF headquarters taking place on Monday. Located in the Bebena area of the capital Thimphu, the new headquarters will be a three-storey building built on an area of 412 square meters. With an office area of over 1,400 square meters, the new facility will provide added space and modern amenities for the BFF including expanded offices, a conference hall, as well as a gymnasium and store rooms. Meanwhile, a new training centre with floodlights will be constructed where the federation can conduct training courses for coaches and referees. In addition, it will also be a training ground for their Premier Division clubs of both men and women, as BFF President Dasho Ugen Tsechup told FIFA.com. Readmore: https://www.fifa.com/football-development/news/expectations-soaring-in-bhutan-as-new-headquarters-takes-shape

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BFF ‘C’ Diploma Coaching Course

The Bhutan Football Federation ‘C’ Diploma Coaching Course began from 19th July at Ugyen Wangchuck Stadium in Bumthang Dzongkhag. The opening ceremony of the course was graced by the General Secretary of Bumthang Sports Association Mr. Karma Dorji. The course focuses on producing more number of quality club and grassroots academy coaches for academies to meet the increasing number of kids enrolling in the academies. The course also focuses on producing coaches for those clubs who are opening academies in different Dzongkhags. Mr. Passang Tshering, who holds an AFC ‘A’ license is the chief instructor of the course assisted by Mr. Galey Zangpo, the head of grassroots, and Mr. Yeshey Dorji, the assistant coach educator. The overall course is mentored by Mr. Kinley Dorji, the Head of Coach Education Department. This course will benefit the future generation of players and will help produce quality players. As a player myself I want to take up coaching as my career pathway. After attending this course, I will try to impart whatever knowledge I have gained from this course to my club academy kids, said Tshering Dendup, current football player of Transport United FC”. The 12-day coaching course has a total of 28 participants, 17 of which are women from various club academies.

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