Basketball Fiji’s ‘Hoops for Health’ coaches’ training workshop commences today and will aim to improve health-related behaviours with particular focus on non-communicable diseases.
Basketball Fiji development officer Laisiasa Puamau elaborated on the workshop enabling coaches to implement this initiative.
“The aim of ‘Hoops for Health’ is to improve health related behaviours and contribute to a reduction in the risk of non-communicable diseases through physical activities. It will also target areas such as improved governance, improve and create development partners and capacity building.
“The one week workshop is designed to inform and enlighten development coaches about the importance of highlighting and reducing the impact of NCDs in Fiji through basketball and sports in general. “It is Basketball Fiji’s goal to educate these young coaches and in turn have them teach it to their players.”
Puamau said Basketball Fiji had been chosen to pilot this programme funded by the Australian Sports Commission. “The Australian Sports Commission is providing funding to FIBA Oceania via Basketball Australia to support work in 5 countries which are Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru and Kiribati. Basketball Fiji has been chosen to pilot this programme for the Pacific.”
The workshop starts today with sessions at the FASANOC office at Olympic House and alternate with practical sessions at Ed’s Court in Raiwaqa, wrapping up on Friday.

Source: The Fiji Sun Newpaper

Monday 16th June 2014