American swimming coach and tutor Glenn Neufeld has arrived in Kenya ahead of a week-long American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) coaching clinic that will bring together coaches from Kenya and several other countries.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsNeufeld arrived in the country on Saturday, 8 August, and will lead the ASCA Levels 1 to 5 Coaching Certification Clinic from 10-16 August at Potterhouse Senior School.His visit comes at a time when greater attention is being placed on coach education and the development of stronger pathways capable of producing swimmers who can compete successfully beyond age-group and national competition.©Genesis Sports LimitedFor Neufeld, the assignment is also an opportunity to interact with the local swimming fraternity, share lessons from his coaching career and learn from coaches working in different environments across Africa.“My main goal is to help nurture coaches and contribute to the growth of swimming by sharing the knowledge and experience I have gained throughout my career,” Neufeld said.##NAJAVA_MECA_9883813##He was welcomed to Kenya by ASCA East Africa Coordinator Omar Omari, who said the growing number of coaches taking up ASCA programmes is encouraging for the future of swimming in the region.Omari said increased participation in coach education shows that more coaches are recognising the need to continually improve their technical knowledge and understanding of athlete development.Kenya crowned men’s Hockey Youth Africa Cup Champions as women also qualify for World CupFidel Castro Juma, CEO of the Private and International Preps Schools Sports Association (PIPSSA) Kenya, and one of the partners supporting the clinic, said this year’s programme has attracted coaches from across the region and beyond.Participants have registered from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Somalia and Malawi, with coaches also coming from Qatar and Dubai.Juma said the real measure of the programme will not be the number of coaches who attend, but what they are able to achieve with swimmers after completing the training.KVF drops seven players as Malkia Strikers prepare for CAVB Championship“We don't just want numbers attending coaching courses. We want coaches who can go back to their clubs, schools and countries, identify talent, develop swimmers properly and eventually produce athletes capable of competing at world-class level,” Juma said.Kiambu Aquatics Public Relations Officer Nesmas Mbati welcomed Neufeld’s visit, describing the clinic as a valuable opportunity for coaches to sharpen their skills and learn from an experienced swimming professional.Mbati said improving the quality of coaching remains one of the most important areas in the development of competitive swimming.The seven-day clinic will take coaches through ASCA Levels 1 to 5, with sessions covering coaching principles, swimming technique, training, athlete development, and other areas important in building competitive swimmers.Kenyan Madina Okot secures move to Australia after dream WNBA draftWith coaches travelling from different countries and working at different levels of the sport, the clinic will also provide a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences on how swimmers are being developed across the region.The bigger challenge will come after the clinic — taking the knowledge from the classroom to the pool deck and using it to develop better swimmers.##NAJAVA_MECA_9883804##For Kenya and the wider East African swimming fraternity, stronger coaching could prove crucial in building a pathway that takes talented young swimmers from club and school competition to continental, Commonwealth, World Championship and Olympic level.