The Founder and President of the Pillar of Sports Youth Development Foundation, Mr. Temitope Ademola Obideyi, has congratulated six young sports coaches sponsred by the him to undergo a one-year professional coaching programme at the Ntional Institute for Sports (NIS), Lagos.
The six beneficiaries successfully completed their training and graduated from the programme, marking another significant milestone in the his commitment to developing sports professionals and strengthening the capacity of coaches across Nigeria.
The graduates are Anthony Esther Ngozi and Sobulo Omolara Mondinat, who specialised in Football; Yusuf Adejoke Basirat, Handball; Adenaike Odunayo Ayomide, Football; Shittu Medinat Aderonke, Kung Fu; and Amos Titilayo Tope, Basketball.
Celebrating their achievement, Obideyi described their graduation as a moment of pride and fulfilment, noting that investing in the knowledge and professional development of coaches is an investment in the future of sports.
He congratulated the graduates for their dedication, discipline and perseverance throughout the one-year programme, urging them to put the knowledge and skills acquired at NIS into practice and become worthy ambassadors of the coaching profession.
According to him, the his intervention is driven by the belief that sports development goes beyond supporting athletes alone; coaches and other technical personnel must also be equipped with the right knowledge and professional training.
The graduation marks another step in Obideyi's vision of contributing to the development of sports through human-capacity building.
The Pillar of Sports Youth Development Foundation recently commenced its activities with a major coaching development programme in Oyo State, where more than 150 coaches participated in a capacity-building seminar.
The Foundation has continued to position coaching education, youth development and grassroots sports development as important areas of its intervention.
As the six newly trained coaches begin the next chapter of their professional journeys, Obideyi wished them greater accomplishments and encouraged them to use their training to positively impact the athletes and young people they will work with.
Congratulations to the six graduates!
Your journey continues. Now, go and make a difference.
