More
than one hundred and fifty children between ages 8-14 will be converging at
friendship hostel at the Independence Stadium from November 1st through
November 3rd for a 3-day volleyball camp organized under The Gambia Volleyball
Federation.
Finance
and material support of the event is provided by Moobeta Foundation and Kevoc
Volleyball club in Belgium with eight volleyball trainers from Belgium to
conduct the training with support from local coaches from the Gambia.
The
training will attract seven volleyball development centers across the Gambia
with Farafenni, Banjul, Brikama and Serekunda East from the Dream Project
whiles Old Jeshwang, Kassa Kunda and YMCA will also participate, making it the
biggest ever volleyball festival in the Gambia.
“This
is one of the most important basics to develop volleyball, the involvement of
kids and mass participation,” says Bai Dodou Jallow, President of Gambia
Volleyball Federation.
Mr
Jallow said the event is also part of their efforts to regionalize volleyball
in the Gambia and they believe that it is the best way to start that passage.
“That’s why we are bringing Farafenni in North Bank and Kassa Kunda in Kombo
Central,” he said.
The
objective of any Gambia Volleyball Federation development activity is to
ultimately improve the volleyball experience of those who wish to play the game
and promote it. Building the skills and capacities of the individuals
responsible for providing this volleyball experience is therefore key to this
objective.
GVBF
development programmes cover a wide array of initiatives – from courses to
build the skills of referees and coaches locally, to the support of promotional
activities to raise the profile of the game while enticing young people to play
volleyball, Jallow stated.
