adminRicky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter
SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) development director Joseph Muchechetere will be the guest of honour at the Sports Leaders’ Institute of Zimbabwe (SLIZ) summer camp that starts today and ends on Sunday in Kariba.
At least 200 participants from tertiary institutions, primary and secondary schools as well as national sporting associations, are attending the three-day workshop aimed at brainstorming and thrashing out possible solutions to challenges faced by sport administrators.
SLIZ director Russell Mhiribidi is confident that participants will tap into Muchechetere’s knowledge.
“Because of the position he holds at the SRC, Muchechetere who is an astute sports administrator, is the right person to educate SLIZ participants on development matters. We’ve also invited the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (NAAZ) president Tendai Tagara who is a deputy director in the Ministry of Sports and Recreation. Tagara will present a paper on physical education curriculum,” said Mhiribidi.
The camp has been endorsed by the supreme council for sport in Africa, the Africa Union Sports Council Region 5. In July, SLIZ held a sports management winter camp at the Matopos National Park which attracted 70 participants from NAPH, NASH and tertiary institutions.
SLIZ is a body whose mission is to facilitate and provide a conducive environment for optimum growth and advancement of the nation’s sports leaders with emphasis on capacity building and professional development in line with existing global trends.
They have invited football legend Moses Chunga to lead discussions on on the correct way for youth development in Zimbabwean soccer.
Other key speakers include microbiologist Kudzai Vera, Zimbabwe Open university (ZOU) marketing director Robson Mhandu and Musunza Sombwa from the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Zambia.
Sombwa will present a paper on international co-operations while Mhandu will discuss media relations and Vera will talk about nutrition since diet has a bearing on athletes’ performance.
Mhiribidi said the major objective of the Kariba retreat is to ensure effective and efficient teaching of physical education and sport in schools.
He said participants also need to understand and define the basic fundamentals of event management.
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