by Ian Marshall, Editor
Overall, 11 students attended, seven men and four women. Two members, one man and one woman, being from foreign shores; Roxana Carranza travelled from El Salvador, Ruben Oviedo from Honduras.
Most impressively ten members achieved the required marks to pass the course; two gaining 100 per cent in the examination, Andrea Arguedas and Arturo Silesky Soto.
“There were two families on the course. Andrea Arguedas and her husband Alejandro Castro, both of them are always helping with the computer at tournaments. The other family was Arturo Silesky, Rosario, his wife and Arturo his son. The son is a player and he says that he is interested in being a coach someday and that these topics are as important for coaches, as they are for referees. Also he always helps to umpire at tournaments. Arturo, the father and Rosario are always helping to organize the field of play for the tournaments and lead the volunteers. Arturo, the father, has just passed the International Umpires exam this year.” Silvia Garro
A successful response for what proved a very intense course; each day it was start at 9.00 am and finish at 7.00 pm.
“I really enjoy teaching, especially when the students are so interested in the subject. Some of the students were a little nervous during the exam because they really wanted to pass. Also, it was nice to teach the course at my home town, so both days we dedicated some time to show Roxana and Ruben around the city. We let them try some of the local cuisine. Ruben being catholic, wanted to go to the Basilica de los Angeles, so we organised during lunch time.” Silvia Garro
Overall the response was most positive, the universal comment being that all the participants would have preferred and extra day to learn about problems that may arise at a tournament and how they can be solved.
The participants were: Richard Jimenez, Alejandro Castro, Andrea Arguedas, Rosario Hernandez, Arturo Silesky Soto, Arturo Silesky Hernandez, Ruben Oviedo, Roxana Carranza, Maria José Avalos, Alejandro Morales and Dhruva Martinez.
