Marcel
Mendy, Executive Secretary of the National Sports Council (NSC) said that his council’s tour of meeting with
associations under NSC is meant to ensure that they (associations) are more
active, efficient and effective.
Mr
Mendy added that the idea to meet associations was born out of the fact that
they want the NSC to get closer to national sport associations but also ensure
national associations get closer to the NSC.
During
the tour the NSC also find out things that the
associations are doing and plan to do as well as their constrains.
“We
also want to enhance monitoring of associations to ensure they are more active,
efficient and effective”, he also explained, saying the more associations know
someone is watching them the more they will sit up and do the right things.
He
noted that if associations do the right thing at all times our sports will move
to another level and athletes will do much better.
“We
want to ensure athletes do very well but that cannot happen if associations do
not do well,’’ he went on.
Mr
Mendy highlighted that associations really need to work hard in the interest of
athletes and the country.
He
pointed out that they believe with the tour things will change for the better
and hopefully we will start winning more medals in the near future.
He
remarked that some associations have to improve on their relationship with
athletes, among themselves as executive, with stakeholders, their level of
commitment, athlete selection, administration, their leagues and national
championships but was quick to add that this does not apply to all
associations. According to him for sports to move to another level in the
country, we all have responsibilities to come together and contribute our
quotas.
In
conclusion he said the Government should ensure required funding is available
but that athletes also have responsibilities to perform better to give positive
publicity. “If all of us contribute our quotas our sports will develop sooner
than later”.
