While some coaches more of theoretical and with less practice others will choose the other ways.

For Fidelis Ilechukwu, Technical Adviser of Heartland FC and Assistant Coach of Nigeria’s U23 team, his best way to explain training details and get the best of his boys is through Music.

Ikechukwu disclosed this in an interview monitored on Lets Gist Naija Football WhatsApp platform on Sunday.

He noted that music calms nerves and use it as platform to relate with his players.

The former MFM tactician is usually seen singing and rapping for his players while traveling for matches or before and during training sessions.

“I always like to sing and rap for our players to inspire them.

I didn’t start this at Heartland FC, I’ve been doing that since my days at MFM.

I decided to do that to make my players feel free with me. 

When a player can not be free to talk to you and discuss certain things with you then you’re not a complete coach and its going to be very difficult for you to succeed as a coach. 

I always make them to see me as I’m with them at same level. I gave them that platform to use it and interact with me.

I don’t want to be a coach which my players will be afraid to talk to me.

Even my training is entertaining but I cannot take away the business part of it.

Some times if I want to discuss something important, I used to make it more entertaining and practical.

Especially whenever I want to give hard training, you must have to make them relax before it, they shouldn’t be seen harden their faces on such training, but when they are happy then you’ll start bringing all those tough trainings and you’ll see that they will not complain and will be doing it with happiness.

“Anything you do without being happy is hardly bring out good results. Its all about passion. When you’re passionate about what you’re doing, you will achieve something at the end of the day,” he said.

Asked what he could have become had he not ended up as a football coach, ‘Camara’ as Ilechukwu is fondly called said he could have ended up as a comedian or musician.

“I could have been a musician because I love music so much. Music is part of me.

Because I’m relaxing its music, if I’m eating its music, I’m sleeping its music, even after training its music. Anytime I’m bored and I’m in the hotel, I will enter my car, connect my phone with car speaker and listen to music. 

“Sometimes music with good meaning brings inspiration and I feel relax doing it. 

“Another thing I could have been doing is comedy because I love entertaining people. Sometimes I talk funny things and want people to contribute to make them happy and enjoy ourselves,” Ilechukwu said.

This is coming few weeks after the Nigerian superstar unveiled the title of his new album as ‘A Good Time’ to industry people and journalists at an event in Lagos, Nigeria.

Davido, 26, says the album will be released on November 22, 2019.

“A GOOD TIME NOV 22 !!!!!!!!!!! RISKY OUT NOW!!,” he announced via his Instagram page.

Source: Jive Naija https://www.jivenaija.com/entertainment/music/davido-announces-november-22-as-release-date-for-a-good-time-album