CSED trains 35 netball coaches in Yenagoa, commends Igali, others

Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative has taken its ‘Project 2027’ netball tour to Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa, where a two-day netball seminar for Physical and Health Education Teachers was held.

Project 2027 is part of efforts to promote the right of Nigerian girls to play netball and also bring the game to the attention of one million school girls before the end of 2027.

The netball training in Yenagoa was organised in collaboration with the Bayelsa State Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as the state’s Ministry of Education. The event was held at the indoor hall of the Samson Siasia Stadium, between January 11 and 12, 2023.

This training was the first to be held in Nigeria since netball was demonstrated at Delta 2022 National Sports Festival. Over 25 Physical Education teachers, drawn from various schools across the state, and 10 Sports Council coaches were in attendance.

Among the newly trained netball coaches is Mrs Catherine Sasuode, who is the head of the department of sports at Bayelsa State.

The participants were taught the theory and practical aspects of netball by two Netball Africa certified coaches, Godwin Edema Fuludu (CSED National Coordinator) and Onome Fuludu (a UNIBEN undergraduate). The trainers stressed the importance of ‘safeguarding’ in netball.

Among other things, CSED Initiative provided the participants access to free online safeguarding training at the end of the event to increase their knowledge and promote the safety of their students and athletes.

Netball training kits/equipment, including two netball rims/nets, two netball balls, two sets of netball training bibs, and one packet of finger-held whistles were distributed to the participants by the organisers.

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