Producing winning teams is one thing but producing winning individuals is another and for coach Justin Kigwari of Kwanthanze Secondary School, he tends to achieve winning ways by focusing on the individuals. “My target has always been to have the best players in the country.”Having joined Kwanthanze Secondary School in Machakos in 2009, Kigwari knew he had to produce a winning team. “I have the intrinsic energy and discipline to make a good coach and I believed in Kwanthanze to make a good team despite having performed dismally in previous years,” he said. Despite failing to qualify for 2009 zonal games, Kigwari has gone on to foster a team that is a feeder to not just professional volleyball clubs but also the national team. Now a certified volleyball coach, he speaks of the recruitment process for the school team which entails scouting from primary schools across the country to identifying talent from high schools which do not really flourish in the sport.

Source: The Star April 10, 2020 01:52 UTC