Taraba State Sports Council, MAS Foundation light up Jalingo with Netball Summermix

By Mishael Emmanuel with additional agency reports 

   The Taraba State Sports Council in partnership with MAS Foundation, recently held a 10-day non-residential netball training event for primary and secondary school students in Jalingo, Taraba State, North-East, Nigeria.

The event which was powered by CSED Initiative, had an average attendance of 40 girls, who were taught the basic skills of netball by coaches Freeman Njeta Godwin and Falin Dauda, who were supported by three other experienced tacticians. 

The event which is an initiative of Taraba State Netball Association, is aimed at providing children and youths access to playing netball outside the school environment and to keep them busy with pro-social activities during the school holiday. 

 

Students from GDSS Nyamusala, Howai GDSS Jalingo, Magami GDSS Jalingo and other schools in and around the State capital were transported to the Jolly Nyami Stadium, Jalingo, Taraba State, venue of the training exercise were they showcased their passion and love for sports.

 

Though the development of netball skills was the major focus of the training event, the students were also provided with health talk and drug abuse awareness information. The personal hygiene discussion was done by a certified nurse, Ediseh Danladi Issa and sanitary pads were subsequently distributed to some of the attendees. 

On the final day of the program, the representative of MAS Foundation, Mrs Lydia Shitta presented the students with certificates of attendance and urged them to continue to work hard in their academic pursuits, while developing their sporting talents. 

Free anti-drug abuse pamphlets were distributed to the students. The CSED Initiative also donated 10 netball rims and 20 netball balls, that would be given to the five new schools that were recently welcomed into the netball family in Taraba State.

It will interest you to know that CSED Initiative, reintroduced netball to the state, in early 2023, with the training and equipping of 34 Physical Education teachers in Jalingo, the State capital. 

 

The Taraba Sports Council stressed that they are willing to partner with corporate organisations and NGOs, to provide children and youths in the state with more access to sports training and opportunities in future.