Berbice. The 15th edition of the Hearts of Oak Masters Football Club ‘Teach them Young’ football Camp commenced last on Monday at two venues across Berbice. The camp is targeting youths between 4-16 years and will run until August 17 at the Scot Church ground, Princess Elizabeth Road, New Amsterdam, while the Corentyne sessions will be held at the Skeldon Community Centre ground, Upper Corentyne.
The programme will be held on week days from 09:00 hours to 13:00 hours.
President of the Hearts of Oak Football Club, Neil Humphrey, is in charge of the New Amsterdam session, while his opposite, Michael DeSouza is in charge of the sessions at Corriverton.
According to Humphrey, the camp has attracted over 100 participants. The objectives are for the youths to better appreciate the rules and regulations of the game, improve their knowledge and skills and understand general sportsmanship and have a better relationship with others and improve their discipline generally.
During the camp the youths will be tutored on the finer points of the game, which include both theory and practical. The programme also caters for the developing of their interpersonal skills and relationship.
The practical sessions will entail showing the youngsters the various ways in receiving, passing, shooting, taking, dribbling, goalkeeping and throwing the football among other points. The youths are also expected to be schooled in discipline, etiquette, good table manners and general education which will also include session on HIV and AIDS.
Physical fitness is also expected to be an integral part of the sessions.
Some of the personnel and coaches that will be involved in the sessions are former national players Adrian Forde, Phillip Carrington, Kenrick Bowry, Sherwin Forde, Randy Sears, Nigel Felix, overseas based Shawn Semple and Officer in charge of New Amsterdam Prison Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Carl Graham.
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