News from Terang Bangsa, Central Java
Coach Peter and his wife Jessica are about to move, but meanwhile, the successes of his teams continue! The accompanying photo shows the U-14 team that became champions of the eight-team regional city league. The league’s top scorer, who was also chosen as best player, stands in front of the banner. In July, they will head to the national finals in Bogor, near Jakarta.
He teaches the two coaches standing to his left in the photo all the tricks of the coaching trade, just as he learned them from his mentor.
News from Pelita Nusantara, Sumba
Due to various circumstances, particularly the bad, rainy weather after February, thirty players are now showing up for the weekly training sessions. The three trainers all have their own cultural backgrounds, and it is quite a challenge for our head coach Febrian to forge a good team out of them. The teams are starting to play really well, which in turn motivates the trainers. As you know, we have to arrange matches ourselves, and in this video, you can see one of the first games.
Our head coach is currently living in a small room overflowing with equipment: cones, balls, vests, etc. The owner has complained about this multiple times. We are now looking for space that can serve as an office, living space, and storage. If you would like to help, please do: Project “Sumba 2026“.
Next year, we would like to start providing accessible education to the players; we are thinking of homework assistance.
