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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter
THE fifth edition of the Sports Leaders’ Institute of Zimbabwe Summer Camp has been postponed by a week.
The camp had been due to start in Nyanga tomorrow but organisers said football administrators from the Premier Soccer League and other Zifa affiliates will be holding their elective annual general meeting on Saturday and asked organisers to postpone the meeting.
The three-day symposium will now run from December 9-11, giving other sports administrators that had not registered more time to register.
“Our camps continue to attract many people because of the important topics that we cover. Those who’ve attended past events have been good ambassadors for our brand and are spreading the good news of what they learnt at our camps. We’ve had requests from some football clubs’ administrators as well as some from the education sector to move the date by a week. So far, we have 250 people who have registered for the camp and we expect to have about 300 participants,” said Russell Mhiribidi, Sliz president.
Sliz, which prides itself as a “game changer” in the country’s sports industry, has come up with topics meant to assist local administrators keep up with global sports management trends.
“The current sports leader should be able to fit anywhere in line with existing global trends. Sliz is making it possible. At the upcoming summer camp, some of the workshop highlights include a plenary on cost effective sports infrastructure development and maintenance, sports as an organisation marketing tool.
We will also deal with long-term athlete development, which will enhance the plans to identify, groom and nurture podium athletes.
“We are cognisant of the global village we are in and that is why we will also have a presentation on digital era sports manager. It’s going to be an enlightening camp and fun for the participants hence we call upon sports leaders, teachers, headmasters, sports directors, SDC (School Development Committee) representatives, coaches, clubs, sporting associations and tertiary institutions, among others, to register for the programme. Those interested can check our details on our Facebook page and get hold of us,” said Mhiribidi.
Sliz had in the past presentations on how to incorporate the scientific perspective and models most relevant to managing sport and physical activity organisations as well as functions of sport management at their camps.
The organisation, which is recognised for playing an active role in sports industry development in Zimbabwe by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), has also been in the forefront speaking against age cheating.
At almost all the programmes that they have held, Sliz has taken time to remind participants about waste of resources by promoting age cheating.
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