adminRicky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter
REGISTRATION for the third edition of the Sports Leaders’ Institute of Zimbabwe (SLIZ) sports management winter camp that will run from July 22-24 at Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo has opened. SLIZ director Russell Mhiribidi said they are expecting a big turnout for the Masvingo meet and urged participants to register in time to avoid last minute hassles.
The three-day workshop is a platform where administrators can brainstorm and come up with solutions to the challenges being faced across the board. Registration fee to participate at the Winter Camp is $365 for SLIZ members with non-members paying $450. Mhiribidi said it was important for sports leaders to understand that turning around the fortunes of national sport would not be an overnight event.
The 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 the existing global trends.
“Last year we had 70 participants at the Winter Camp held in Matopo and this time around we expect double the number because of the overwhelming response we got at the Summer Camp held in Kariba. We had 265 people coming for the Kariba workshop with most paying their registration on the day of the camp which made things a little bit difficult. To avoid last minute challenges, we urge those interested to get in touch with us through our website and register on time,” said Mhiribidi.
He said that although the winter management camp was a unique event for sports leaders in the country and the Southern African region, it was a regular occurrence in Europe and it offered the administrators a chance to discuss problems affecting them. Other professionals such as lawyers and chartered accountants hold similar workshops.
SLIZ are targeting representatives from national sporting associations, tertiary institutions, Naph and Nash as well as football clubs to attend this capacity building workshop. FC Platinum sent their representatives for last year’s edition and clubs like Bantu Rovers who value junior development are expected to participate at the Winter Camp.
SLIZ, viewed as a potential game changer in regional sports administration having been endorsed by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, the Africa Union Sports Council Region 5, have invited guest speakers from Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania for the Winter Camp.
Devota Marwa from Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam will present a paper on sports marketing with Musunza Sombwa from the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Zambia speaking on podium athlete development (PAD).
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