The Oceania coaching course and Training Camp were held at the Maliumai Venue from March 13-15, 2014. There were 11 coaches from the Oceania region to include Franson Gibbons who represented Palau in the coaching course. The coaching course was conducted by Mr. Young Ho, Ko of Korea. Mr. Ko conducted the practical sessions on the mat while John Tarkong Jr. provided the in class room discussions. In addition, a referees course for new and upgrade referees was held from March 16-18, 2014. There was also training on the use of the FILA competition software program for our member federations. There were a number of teams that participated in the camp to include Kiribati, Marshalls, Palau and American Samoa. Team Palau sent a team of 5 wrestlers to include Jarvis Blesam Tarkong, Gerome Petrus, James Kinto Dydasco, Franson Gibbons, and Florian Skilang Temengil. James Dydasco was our youngest and only wrestler attempting to qualify for the YOG. The athletes trained and learned new skills over during the week.
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