Putin Orders Review of National Coaches Registry at Sports Council Meeting

Overview

• At a Council session in Samara, President Vladimir Putin tasked the Sports Ministry with considering a nationwide register listing coaches’ qualifications.
• Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev endorsed the proposal and said the registry concept will be taken into work with no objections identified.
• All-Russian Athletics Federation chair Petr Fradkov called for amendments to the sports law to establish a unified register and to monitor whether coaches meet job requirements.
• Fradkov also proposed coordinating the selection of regional national‑team head coaches with all‑Russian federations, a suggestion Putin asked officials to examine.
• Putin invited written submissions from Council members and welcomed Oleg Matycin’s call for a dedicated session on personnel policy backed by sector workforce audits through 2036.