What will be the benefits of creating the Slovak Football Association National Technical Centre?
The fact that the association now has the use of its own technical centre cannot be valued too highly. We have the chance to implement our numerous youth development programmes, undertake coaching and referee training and prepare our various national teams ahead of competitive fixtures in the same place, meaning we are no longer forced to fit our planning around the availability of facilities that do not belong to us. The excellent hotel infrastructure in Senec means we are in a position to host international events alongside FIFA or UEFA. And we’re naturally also hoping the exemplary partnership with the city authorities and the government in Senec will motivate other regions of our country to realise similar projects.How good is the set-up for training coaches in Slovakia? Slovakia boasts a number of internationally recognised coaches including Jozef Jankech (national coach from 1995-1998), Dusan Galis (1999), Jozef Adamec (1999-2001) and Ladislav Jurkemik (2002 onwards), together wi