Lagos Sports Summer Camp Season 2 Kicks Off On Sunday In Badagry

The Lagos State Sports Commission has stated that all is set for the hosting of the much-anticipated Season 2 of the Lagos Sports Summer Camp, which kick starts in Badagry on Sunday, 15 August, 2021.

The Director General of the Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar, made this known stating that all logistics have been put in place.

“We have put in place all the necessary things required to host the Camp, the venue, resource persons, kits for the participants, writing materials and all other things needed.

“This year’s Lagos Sports Summer Camp will be more educative, informative and entertaining.

“The contents of the Camp will be 60% sports and 40% education,” he said.

The second and the third legs of the camp will hold at Ikorodu and Surulere hTheold from 21 to 27 August; and 27 August to 2nd of September, respectively.

It is going to be 21 days of sporting activities and skill learning for the participating students from both public and private secondary schools in Lagos State.

P.M. EXPRRESS reports that the Summer Camp was designed for pre-teens between ages 9-14 in a secured and conducive environment with caring and experienced camp counselors to guide them throughout.

The Lagos Sports Summer Camp was borne out of the need to design a conducive environment where children come together to develop a sense of independence and creativity, without parental, but, professional guidance.

No fewer than 120 students were camped for six days at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere during the first edition of the Summer Camp last year where they were exposed to basics rudiments of sports such as Athletics, Table-tennis, Basketball, Taekwondo, Judo, Swimming, Squash and Volleyball. So also, they were taken through entrepreneurial and vocational skills in tie and dye, tilling, make up, interlocking and drama.

Handled by seasoned instructors and coaches of the Sports Commission, the students, many of whom have not engaged in any sporting activities before now, were seen at the closing ceremony of the camping exercise giving testimonies of how their life have been transformed within a very short time while in the camp.

P.M. EXPRESS reports that the parents of the children who were at the closing ceremony were also excited seeing their wards displaying their skills in various sports which hitherto had not been part of their life before coming to the summer camp.