DOHA: Qatar's Ahmed Omar has returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he lectured in a AFC-organized lectures on fitness and training. Omar was joined by Abdul Majid and Zakaria Ahmed of the UAE during the lecture session which was supported by football authority in the UAE. In an informal chat, Omar later said AFC is trying to create a cadre of training to enhance the quality of player fitness and training across Asia. Omar praised the AFC initiative, saying the development of the game required such courses being held regularly. A week ago, an innovative AFC Coaching the Coaches Workshop was held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 2015 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Wuhan, China. The groundbreaking course aimed to bridge the gap between the top-level women’s teams and the rest by providing extra coach education opportunities for coaches of the teams who concluded their participation after the competition’s group stage. The coaches stayed to watch the later games and also collected information on coach education programmes available to develop their performance.