THE Boss — Mirnawan Nawawi — was impressed with Milo junior sports camp at Taman Menara Maju, Klang, Selangor recently.
The former international hockey player, who had featured for Malaysia in the SEA Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic, was the guest of honour at the launching of the first leg of the six-leg camp themed Play More Learn More organised by Milo and the Taman Menara Maju Rukun Tetangga.
Posing with the boss: Mirnawan (third left) with a group of coaches
Mirnawan said he was happy to see about 300 youngsters involved in the camp involving three sports - netball, football and kabaddi.
“I am pleased to be given the honour to launch this meaningful event. We hope the organisers will continue their training programme weekly. The children showed a lot of enthusiasm and enjoyed themselves,’’ he said.
He also took the opportunity to mingle with the coaches as well as children and parents.
Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong said the camp was their commitment towards reaching out to children and bringing to them the simple joys of sports.
“We have to commend the Taman Menara Maju RT community for making the event a success. They were the ones who played a big part in gathering the young kids for the camp.
“The theme — Play More Learn More — is yet another corporate initiative to inculcate good sports values among children so that they can grow up to faces life’s challenges with greater confidence.
“As children play, they learn more about sportsmanship, unity, teamwork, respect for opponents, self confidence and many other positive traits which are important in helping develop a well rounded personality and good character in our children to become better citizens in the future.
Easy does it: Choo Kon Lee showing a participant the correct way to throw the ball.
“We believe sports can play a big role in inculcating these positive values, the spirit of patriotism and racial integration in our children.“Our humble initiative too is in support of the Government’s vision of one Child one Sport which is planned for implementation in schools next year,’’ said Ng.
Selangor kabaddi coach R. Akilan, who guided the Red Giants to the historic two gold medals in the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Malacca, and four senior players — S. Thiagu, J. Komathi, A. Sathya and J. Jananiejay — conducted a coaching clinic.
For netball, the organisers had invited Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) coach Choo Kon Lee and several seasoned players for the clinic.
In the first two hours, the participants were taught the basics involved in the respective games. Following the session, competition was held for them.
Akilan, who is a qualified coach and technical official, said about 40 children attended the programme and showed interest in kabaddi.
“They learnt the basics in the game and were able to play,’’ he said.
All the participants were rewarded with T-shirts and certificate of participation, Taman Menara Maju RT chairman T. Kanniappan said they appreciated Milo’s efforts in bringing together the children for a sporting activity.
“The children had a wonderful time. The memories will linger for a long time. All of them were winners in making new friends, learning new skills in the game and enjoying this wonderful event,’’ said Kanniappan.
The next sports camp will be held in Taman Saga in Alor Star, Kedah today followed by in Johor Jaya, Johor (Nov 27); Mentakab, Pahang (Dec 5); Matabai Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Dec 11) and Taman Cheras Perdana, Kuala Lumpur (Dec 18) and the sports involved are football, netball and basketball.
