THE BORNEO POST - Thursday, October 1, 2009
KUCHING: A team of sports psychologists, physiologists and dietitians(nutritionists) under the National Sports Institute of Malaysia (ISN) Sarawak Satellite Center are constantly standing by to help the state Sukma athletes. The Center's head Frederick Tan said he much preferred having his officers at the training centers where they could communicate more effectively with the athletes and attend to their needs. "I have asked them not to stay in the office all the time because if they spend more at the training centers, they can be readily approached by the athletes for advice and assistance." Tan's support team consists of sports psychologists Nurulisa Poli, Regina Gasin and Chong Siew Kian; physiologists Joshua Philip and his assistant Christina Janggui, and dietitian cum nutritionists Karene Lee. "They will focus on mental training and dieting for athletes in the core sports and Category A sports as listed by Sarawak State Sports Council (MSNS)," he said.
Under the MSNS Category A sports for Sukma XIII are weightlifting, volleyball, judo,lawn ball, archery, athletics, pencak silat, table tennis, swimming, diving, taekwondo, tennis, tenpin bowling, boxing and wushu. Category B sports are cycling, gymnastics, golf, women's hockey, canoeing, karate, fencing, shooting, optimist sailing, petanque, and squash while badminton, netball, football, men's hockey, sepaktakraw, rugby and kabaddi under Category C. The categorisation of the sports is based on the achievements in the previous Sukma. Tan believes motivation is very important to prepare for the Games in Melaka from May 29 to June 8 next year. "We organised a motivational camp at Camp Pueh in Sematan in June for team building and mental training," he said. A similar camp was organised in July in Miri for the coaches, he added, and the motivational speakers were Dunstan Tan, psychologists Dr Ong Kong Swee and Dr Chin Hon Siong, and Lee. Tan said team building was the main agenda for the camp and coaches were encouraged to work towards a common goal-to do well Sukma XIII. His officers are now helping out at the elite centers in Kuching before going to Sibu, Miri and Bintulu to hold motivational sessions there. The team of experts will accompany the state Sukma contingent to Sukma XIII.
Under the MSNS Category A sports for Sukma XIII are weightlifting, volleyball, judo,lawn ball, archery, athletics, pencak silat, table tennis, swimming, diving, taekwondo, tennis, tenpin bowling, boxing and wushu. Category B sports are cycling, gymnastics, golf, women's hockey, canoeing, karate, fencing, shooting, optimist sailing, petanque, and squash while badminton, netball, football, men's hockey, sepaktakraw, rugby and kabaddi under Category C. The categorisation of the sports is based on the achievements in the previous Sukma. Tan believes motivation is very important to prepare for the Games in Melaka from May 29 to June 8 next year. "We organised a motivational camp at Camp Pueh in Sematan in June for team building and mental training," he said. A similar camp was organised in July in Miri for the coaches, he added, and the motivational speakers were Dunstan Tan, psychologists Dr Ong Kong Swee and Dr Chin Hon Siong, and Lee. Tan said team building was the main agenda for the camp and coaches were encouraged to work towards a common goal-to do well Sukma XIII. His officers are now helping out at the elite centers in Kuching before going to Sibu, Miri and Bintulu to hold motivational sessions there. The team of experts will accompany the state Sukma contingent to Sukma XIII.
By Ting Tieng Hee
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