Sports
Absence of Phychologist causes of Team Nigeria’s failure At 2024 Paris Olympics-SPAN
Joel Ajayi
The dismal performance of Team Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics has been attributed to the absence of Phychologists in the team.
Speaking at the Annual National Conference of the Sports Phychologists Association of Nigeria, SPAN held at the National Institute in Lagos on Wednesday, Professor Clement Fasan who presented the lead paper said Nigeria would have fared better if Team Nigeria had been attached with Sports Phychologist.
Speaking under the theme: Optimizing Athletes Performance and Wellbeing: Challenges for Sports Stakeholders in the 21st Century, Professor Fasan said ” We canot talk of optimizing athletes performance without their well-being or welfare. Athletes are fragile and have expiring dates.
They are susceptible to injury which can be vital and cut short their career. We must develop programs and incentive methodologies to cater for their well-being and welfare. Without the help of Phychologist, the athletes canot achieve much”
Speaking in the same vein, Professor Seun Omotayo said” Both sucess and failure needs to be managed.
Tobi Amusan failure was due to lack of Phychological management. SPorts is scientific without which talent and technique would not count for much.Coaching is an integral part of coaching philosophy.
In his own remarks, Director-General National Institute for sports Professor Olawale Moronkola said the event is coming at a most auspicious time when Nigerian Sports is under scrutiny due to the poor performance in Paris.
The theme is timely in the quest of all stakeholders in sports industry to propel better the fortunes of sports in all ramifications on Nigeria for better podium success in national and international competitions.
We must take advantage of this event to correct alot of things that has gone wrong in our sports.
Sports
From Streets to Stardom: Unique Futbol Academy Scouting Program Inspires Ibadan’s Young Footballers
Ibadan is buzzing with excitement as the Unique Football Academy Scouting Program kicks off, bringing together top European football clubs and talented young Nigerian players.
The four-day program, which commenced on Monday, features a delegation of four directors from prominent European teams, including two from Kosovo and one from India, led by renowned football agent Diego Martins from Portugal.
The scouting program aims to identify and select outstanding players who will be given opportunities to showcase their skills in Europe.
Successful players will be offered the chance to take their careers to the next level, with the organizers assuring them of opportunities abroad.
According to the Director of the program and founder of Unique Football Academy, Mr. Jelil Oladimeji, this is not the first time the academy has organized such an event.
“This is the 4th edition, and we are proud of the progress and impact we have made so far in terms of exposing our raw talent to the European market,” he said.
The program has already proven successful, with several players from previous editions going on to excel in European leagues. Some notable examples include Haruna Saleh with PAOK in Greece and Praisegod Emersons in Slovakia.
As the program continues, clubs are gearing up to exhibit their talents, and the future looks bright for Nigeria’s young football stars.
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