BHOPAL: The annual summer camp organized by the sports department for children is likely to resume this year after a gap of two years. The department is planning to add more games this year.
The department officials said that they are hoping that this year summer camps will be organized like in the past. “This year the preparations will be to encourage more children for the summer camps. If all goes well there will be summer camps in April and May.
In order to encourage kids to join sports, the sports and youth welfare department had introduced a multi-sports programme in the summer camp 2019, a year before the Covid-19 hit the country.
Officials said that after successfully implementing the CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) scheme in 2018, the department had launched the multi-sports programme in 2019. “However, due to Covid-19, the scheme could not be launched properly. This year, it will resume,” said the official without quoting his name. The programme aims to provide a child an opportunity at varied sporting activities.
Sports department officials added that the concept not only helps a child develop an understanding and excel at different fields of sports, but also gives him/her a chance to refine their innate abilities. At the same time, this program develops a fitness regime for a child to begin with and enhance as they grow.
Sports department officials added that kids in the age group of 4.5 to 9 years are eligible to participate in the multi-sports programme. “Like last time, this time also 200 kids will be admitted this year. We will have proper coaches who are experts in multi-sports activities,” said the officials.
The training session will focus on imparting kids with basic skills like dribbling, catching, kicking, throwing, aiming, etc. It will help them engage in activities with other children, help them to increase their coordination and communication skills with others as well as develop a feeling of team spirit in them.
