Sport Science Level 1

A Sports Science Level 1 course was held recently in Sibu from 04.04.2011 to 08.04.2011 which was attended by more than 50 coaches from the whole of Sarawak. It was the best attendance for such a course up to date in Sarawak. Coaches and officials from I.S.N., M.S.N.S. themselves, football, ping pong, softball, kaabadi, taekwondo, paralympics, tennis, shooting and of course tenpin bowling made time to attend this once a year course.
The course was organised by the National Sports Council of Malaysia together with the Sports Council of Sarawak and Encik Ahmad Suhaimi Yaakub was present as the N.S.C.'s representative. facilitators for the different subjects were also brought in to give the most up to date and to impart their expert knowledge.
The course was to introduce the basics of science in sports to help enhance athlete's development and performance while also keeping them safe from injury. The informative course included the subject of anatomy and physiology, sports nutrition, philosophy and principles of coaching, sports medicine, physical and strength conditioning, sports psychology, and bio mechanics.
For the anatomy and physiology, sports nutrition, sports psychology and bio mechanics, Dr. Ong Kong Swee was the lecturer and he made the recognition and memorization of the human bone and muscle ever so easy.
As for the subject of coaching competence and sports medicine, the facilitator was Dr. Chin Ngien Siong who made it very interesting and humourous with his explanations and elaborations, not forgetting his "Waalau eh" to end his every sentence.
For the knowledge of planing appropriate physical and strength conditioning training, Mr. Lim Eng Hui was called upon to give his teachings and experiences on the subject.

The subject of periodisation in trainings.

Leverage or "tuas" in Bahasa Malaysia.

Leverage Class 2



Leverage Class 3

The class.

After 4 days of absorbing all the information, terms and definitions it was time to put it all to the test and see how much the participants understood. Assignments was given and so was an objective exam which was 1 hour and 30 minutes of time duration. Results should be known by the participants in 2 months time.
Then of course was the closing ceremony of the course, many friendships were made and feelings of missed will be felt as participants come from all parts of the state. Of course staying in touch won't be a problem in this day and age as we have sms, emails, Facebook and Twitter to keep us all in constant contact. God bless technology.

The class penghulu's representative to be the MC.

Encik Ahmad Suhaimi Yaakub to say a few words during the closing ceremony.

Our Penolong Pengarah of M.S.N.S. giving her speech.

Then it is certificate of participation time for those who attended the course.

Cikgu Azizan is the name of the MC.

The gang.

And of course, not missing and forgetting the traditional practice of cam-whoring sessions at the very end for memorabilia of the educational gathering.

Young and old, male and female, all attended to better themselves for the development and progress of their athletes and sports for Sarawak.

The best looking dudes in the course, the one on the far left anyway.

Lastly, best wishes, appreciation and applause to M.S.N. and M.S.N. Sarawak for successfully organising the Sports Science Level 1 course. Great job, well done and many thanks for making our stay in Sibu for the 4 days convenient and comfortable.
Special thanks and gratitude to the facilitators who took the time out from their busy schedule to teach and impart their valuable knowledge and priceless experience on to us so we may enhance our trainings to effectively develop our sport and athletes' performance to maintain Sarawak as one of the powerhouse of sports in Malaysia.
To our fellow coaching counterparts and state athletes who will be taking part in the coming Sukma to be held in this coming June at Bukit Jalil.....Good luck and all the best!!!

AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN!!!

Posted by,

Angelo Koay

09.04.2011 @0004hrs