03.02.2022 MICHAEL THURK INSPIRES NIGERIAN COACHES

03.02.2022
DO I HAVE TO HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL COACH?
MICHAEL THURK INSPIRES NIGERIAN COACHES!

What a unique opportunity for the coaches of the Mees Palace Academy from Jos/Nigeria. Long-time Mainz 05 professional Michael Thurk, current scout of the Bundesliga club, shared his experiences as a player, coach and now scout in a very entertaining digital coaching clinic.

Moderated by the popular radio presenter Sammy Wejinya from Classic FM 91.1 radio and fantastic organized by Schaechter Sports and Vandyke FC, Thurk answered various questions from the very interested coaches.

As a player, Thurk is a big legend at Mainz 05 and scored numerous goals. In addition to his very succesful time at Mainz 05, he also played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Energie Cottbus, 1.FC Heidenheim and FC Augsburg. After his professionel career, Thurk was assistant coach of the professional team of 1.FSV Mainz 05 in the 2019/20 season and works currently very successfully as a scout.

"This was a really great session and I enjoyed to share my experiences with the coaches from Jos. Especially in such challenging times I believe that such clinics are a great opportunity to learn from each other“ said Thurk.

Mees Palace founder, Emmanuel Adukwu was elated:"Once again, we are very happy to continue our collaboration with Mainz 05 and Vandyke FC. Our Coaches benefited from the session with the legend that is Michael Thurk, as he shared his expertise and taking our questions on how we can develop our young Players."

Vandyke Sports Head of Partnership, Uche Agu sumed it up. "We are looking forward to expanding the scope of the Programs this year and it was a real pleasure to have Michael Thurk sharing his experience."

Mainz 05 will conduct numerous digital coaching clinics and live training sessions with kids from Jos in the coming months in cooperation with the Mees Palace Academy. The club continuing its many years of successful work in Nigeria.