Sports Performance Specialist program hosted in Kuwait
BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Sports Performance Specialist (SPS) programs were organized by FIBA Regional Office - Asia in Kuwait from 9-10 December.
BEIRUT (Lebanon) - A Sports Performance Specialist (SPS) program was organized by FIBA Regional Office - Asia in Kuwait from 9-10 December.
The Sports Performance Specialist Program (SPS) is the Regional Office's initiative that aims to empower local physical trainers in Asia and to promote strength and conditioning in the national teams and local clubs.
“I sincerely thank the Regional Office for contributing to the development of the local coaches by holding approved training courses and adding knowledge in the sport of basketball,” said Thamer Al-Shanfa, Chairman of the Training Committee.
The objectives of the SPS program are to instruct coaches, athletes, and stakeholders regarding the strength and conditioning of the Basketball game; spread awareness through education to have better return on investments for basketball clubs and managements; have a pool of local candidates to hire qualified strength and conditioning coaches for planning and implementing programs across national teams and clubs; improve the athletic capabilities of the national teams and Clubs by building young generations with proper biomechanics/human movement; and decrease injury incidence among players.
Khalid Najm a participant of the program said, “I sincerely appreciate the Regional Office for keeping on the effort to improve all coaches at all different levels. The SPS program really added on to our knowledge and we learned lots of new information, This will help our players from risk of injury and to develop speed, jumping, and agility.”
Kuwait is the most recent countries to have hosted the SPS program organized by FIBA Regional Office - Asia, with the first ever program being hosted in Lebanon. Other programs were then later hosted in Palestine, Qatar, Maldives, Syria, Mongolia, Iran, and Singapore.
The Regional Office, through this program, is aiming to lay the foundation of physical training, through education, to elevate the standard of strength and conditioning coaches in basketball.
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