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CSED trains 35 Netball coaches in Yenagoa.

 

Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative recently took their “PROJECT 2027” netball tour to Yenagoa the capital of Bayelsa State.

This two-day netball seminar for Physical and Health Education Teachers was held as part of the NGO effort of promoting the right to play netball by Nigerian girls and bringing netball to the attention of one million Nigerian school girls before the end of 2027.

The netball training in Bayelsa State was organized in collaboration with the Bayelsa State Ministry of Youth and Sports and Bayelsa State Ministry of Education and it was held inside the indoor sport hall of the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa on 11th and 12th January 2023.

The training had in  attendance 25 P.E, teachers (drawn from various schools across the state) and 10 Sports Council coaches. Among these 35 newly trained netball coaches are Mrs Catherine Sasuode (Head of Department of Sports in Bayelsa State). The theory and practical aspect of netball was taught to the participants by two Netball Africa certified coaches, Godwin Edema Fuludu and undergraduate of UNIBEN Onome Fuludu .

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The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Daniel Igali was represented at the closing ceremony of the event by the Director of Sports, Sir Braveman Wodi. The Director of Sports said that he was very pleased to host CSED Initiative at no cost to them. Sir Braverman Wodi stated that they look forward to future collaboration with CSED Initiative in other areas of sports development.

Bayelsa Commissioner for Education, Hon. Dr Gentle Emelah, who was represented by the Deputy Director Senior Secondary Education, Mr. Ikobho A. Clinton, thanked CSED Initiative for the training and provision of free starter packs.

He admonished the teachers to go back to their schools and put into good use the knowledge and equipment that they have acquired in the netball seminar.

The Bayelsa State training event brings to 178, the number of P.E. Teachers that CSED Initiative have trained and activated since June 2022 in five states of Nigeria.

 

 

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