Section 7
SEC 7. Within one year following the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education shall undertake a five-year coach development program, in coordination with similar programs launched by the University of the Philippines, and the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, for the training of coaches in the Bureau of Public Schools, Bureau of Private Schools, and the Bureau of Vocational Education. Phase one of this program shall be on the national level to consist of the training of a full complement to coaching instructors for each region in each bureau; Phase two, a coach training program on the provincial level by graduate coaching instructors; Phase three, to consist of coaching seminars or clinics on the school level Supplementary training programs may be made available in the form of scholarships of from six months to one year to the National College of Physical Education or in the University of the Philippines, or in the form of coaching clinics under specialists invited from abroad. The five-year coach development program shall be financed from national appropriations: Provided, however, That scholarships under the supplementary training program as hereinabove provided, shall be available to participants from the Bureau of Public Schools, the Bureau of Private Schools, the Bureau of Vocational Education and the Armed Forces of the Philippines; And, Provided, further, That the supplementary training program shall also be open to participants from private schools, colleges and universities at the expense of the sponsoring institution.