Another KOTO Klassic Footy Moment
David Hadley tells us about taking the KOTO Kids for an Aussie Rules training session.
The Vietnam Swans put on a clinic for the KOTO trainees last weekend, teaching them basic AFL skills and tactics. The Swans have conducted multiple training sessions for Koto, but for a lot of the trainees this was their first look at AFL. Koto Saigon has three current classes of trainees with the third starting quite recently. Most of the trainees who participated on Saturday were a mixture of the third and second classes. David Hadley and Damien Judd represented the Swans.
Cameron Hancock, Welfare Manager of Koto Saigon, gave the Swannies more background into the weekly sports sessions that he arranges for the trainees. Each week the trainees all arrive at RMIT, most riding their bicycles from their boardings in District 7, both of which are arranged for by Koto. Once assembled, they get to choose which sport they want to participate in that week. On Saturday they played AFL, tennis and Frisbee.
After showing the trainees the basics, a game was played to put together all the skills the students learnt. The game was of a high quality with some very interesting goals scored. Damien discussed the clinic afterwards:
“The enthusiasm of the trainees is overwhelming. They are very keen to learn new skills and are fast to pick up a sport they have never seen or heard of before. They all have big smiles on their faces and clap, cheer and have a great time. I really enjoy their energy and hanging out with them.”
The next clinic is scheduled during March. If any Swannies are interested in coming down for a fun Saturday morning, please contact vietnamswans@gmail.com.
