Former Gor Mahia striker Edwin Lavatsa has admitted that making the transition from playing to coaching has not been a walk in the park.Lavatsa is currently an assistant coach at National Super League (NSL) side Kibera Black Stars.##NAJAVA_MECA_8400978##“It has not been easy transitioning from being a player to a coach but I am grateful for the experience it is giving me to be able to coach an even bigger club in future,” he said.He added: “The biggest challenge is that while as a player you can change some situations, as a coach you cannot because you are not on the pitch.Sports Kenya issues update on stadia after CAF inspection“As a player, you are the main actor and can correct mistakes quickly. Sometimes I feel like I want to get on the pitch and do something but I can’t so I have always to live with that frustration.”Lavatsa says he also has to deal with the difficulties that come with participating in the lower league.##NAJAVA_MECA_8400970##“I have never played in the NSL so being a coach at this level it’s a challenge first because every match is tough. Secondly, I find that we do our best in training to prepare the team and then we don’t win. You always have to get back to the drawing board and that is not easy,” he added.Blow for Harambee Stars as star midfielder picks up injury ahead of Cameroon gameLavatsa, 31, also admits that he may have retired from playing football earlier than he would have wanted to but insists circumstances forced him to.“First of all, I got a bad injury but I healed and would have come back to play. However, I looked at the frustrations players are facing in the league and I told myself it is not worth it.##NAJAVA_MECA_8400971##Right now the league does not have a sponsor and so you find that players are putting in so much but getting back little.I opted to go into coaching at this time to avoid those kinds of frustrations. It’s not easy, yes, but the pain will not be there forever.”
