Stakeholders Canvass Sports Inclusion In Schools Curricular

Some stakeholders in sports
have advised the Lagos State Government to include sports in primary and secondary schools curricular, to enhance their proficiency.
The stakeholders told newsmen in separate interviews in Lagos that making sports compulsory in primary and secondary schools would broaden the scope of students.
A retired FIFA-badge referee, Mr Alex Mana, said that some sporting activities would also assist students in the development of spelling abilities.
“Sports generally should be made compulsory for students in all our secondary schools but you cannot ask the students to do all the sports at one given time.
“It will be very hard to cope with having the students to take all the sports with the number of courses in the school curriculum.
“We may have some group of sports made compulsory, which may include basketball because it includes mathematical talents.
“We can also have scrabble because it is more than just a game, it improves the vocabulary of students as well as equip them in the art of calculation.’’
Mana said that research could be carried out on all sporting activities, to enable the government to know which would help students.
Mr Seyi Ayodele, Assistant Coach of the Lagos Islanders Basketball Club, said the introduction of sports in schools curricula would give the teachers less hassles, while teaching the subject.
“If our system really encourages sports, it will go a long way in helping students develop themselves but our system does not encourage sports and education together.
“The inclusion of sporting activities in the curricular will lessen the stress of teaching English Language in the classroom.