By CrossRiverWatch Admin
As part of the global events marking the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), netballers have held a three-team netball open challenge event in Samson Siasia sports stadium, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The event involved students from two secondary schools – Redeemers International School and Tare Pet Montessori School, as well as the Sports Council All Stars Netball Team.
Since Project 2027, a netball training event started in Nigeria in July 2022, this is the first time students of netball-trained teachers/coaches are having an inter-school event.
Netball was re-introduced to Bayelsa State by Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) initiative in January 2023.
Since the January 2023 “Project 2023” training event, the students and Physical Education teachers in Bayelsa State have been yawning for an opportunity to display their prowess in netball.
At the end of the matches, Tare Pet Montessori School emerged as the winner of the event which was coordinated by Catherine Sasuode and powered by CSED Initiative.
During a post-event discussion with Catherine Sasuode, a Trustee of CSED Initiative stated that they will do all they can to use netball to empower the girl-child in Bayelsa State. This, they hope to do by providing the teachers or netball coaches with access to safeguarding training, as well as access to other free online sports for change courses that will broaden their knowledge and help them to nurture well-rounded students and athletes.
CSED Initiative hopes to hold a netball competition for students in Bayelsa State at the end of the current school year in July. As well as hold a one-week netball summer school camp for selected students in Bayelsa State during the summer holiday in August 2023.
It also hopes to build cordial relationships with the good people of Bayelsa State, by exploring the possibility of bringing badminton (shuttle time) training to Bayelsa before the end of the third term of the ongoing school year.
The guest of honor at the event was the Bayelsa State Director of Sports, Sir Braveman Wodi.
The three netball teams were kitted by Lord’s Taverners, a UK-based sports kits recycling nongovernmental organization. The ambiance at the venue was balanced with peace, sport, and music.
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