The Delta State Ministry of Primary & Secondary Training not too long ago organised a two-day netball seminar for secondary faculty lecturers in Udu Native Authorities Space.
The coaching occasion which was held on the premises of Ovwian Secondary School, Udu was co-sponsored by the Francis and Fidelia Ibhawoh Foundation and CSED (Group Sports activities and Instructional Improvement) Initiative.
The coaching occasion was attended by 58 lecturers that have been drawn from authorities and personal secondary colleges in Udu Native Authorities.
In addition to lecturers from Military Day Secondary School Effurun in Uvwie LGA and School of Commerce Warri who have been specifically invited by the occasion organisers. Academics from Otokutu Secondary faculty Otokutu in Ughelli South LGA additionally attended the coaching occasion.
The coaching which included idea and sensible classes was delivered by coaches Edema Fuludu, Magnificence Obamwonyi and Onome Fuludu who’re Netball Africa licensed coaches.
They have been supported by Ruth Opuene who’s a netball coach with Bayelsa State Sports activities Fee. Other than being taught fundamental netball abilities, the 7 positions of netball and the roles of every participant, individuals have been taught tips on how to mark a netball courtroom. The foremost spotlight of the coaching course was the session on safeguarding of scholars and athletes that participate in sports activities.
The netball coaching was concluded with a observe session involving two teams of lecturers who tried to practicalize their new data of the sport. The Chief inspector of Training (C.I.E.) Udu LGA, Mr Samson Ochuko Omosonwhofa and the Principal of Ovwian Secondary School, Mrs Ochuko Gere have been stuffed with praises for the organisers of the coaching occasion for bringing the sport of netball to the eye of their enthusiastic lecturers.
They urged the lecturers to positively impart the data gained from the coaching into the game programmes of their numerous colleges, for the good thing about their college students and local people.
Netball is the one sport that was initially designed for women and girls, however in latest time, World Netball has tried to make it a extra inclusive sport by encouraging boys and males to play and benefit from the recreation. World Netball is at the moment engaged with the IOC (Worldwide Olympic Committee) and the host metropolis (Brisbane) of the 2032 Olympic Video games in excessive degree discussions in respect of that includes netball on the Video games.
The present highest degree netball is being performed is on the Commonwealth Video games. There’s additionally a Netball World Cup, the final version was held in 2023 In Cape City (South Africa).
It might be recalled that the sport of netball has been on a malfunctioning life assist machine in Nigeria, till CSED Initiative stepped in by launching their “Venture 2027” netball programme in July 2022.
The Main goal of “Venture 2027” is to carry the sport of netball to the eye of 1 million Nigerian faculty kids by coaching and equipping one thousand lecturers.
These lecturers are anticipated to make use of their data of netball and additional on-line CPD coaching to introduce the sport to their college students. In addition to use college students’ participation in sports activities to advertise studying and to satisfy the PSHE (Private, Social, Well being and Financial) wants of their college students.
On the finish of the coaching occasion, certificates of attendance, free netball tools (netball balls, rims and whistle) have been freely distributed to the lecturers.
The Udu netball coaching recorded the best variety of lecturers to be skilled in netball in Nigeria. It additionally takes the variety of lecturers and coaches skilled to date by CSED Initiative and their sports activities for change companions to nicely above the five hundred marks.
Particular point out needs to be made in regards to the position the Chief inspector of Training (C.I.E.) Udu LGA, Mr Samson Ochuko Omosonwhofa performed in mobilising the lecturers to attend this record-breaking netball coaching occasion.
