(25TH MARCH– 28th MARCH 2010) Sport Administration Course A total of three Basic Sports Administration Courses were planned by the National Olympic Academy for 2009 and 2010. The 1st Basic Sport Administration Course BSAC) was successfully organized from 25th to 28th March 2010 at the Ulu Klang Recreation Club (UKRC). A total of 23 sports officials attended the Basic Course. Of the 23 participants, only 5 were from national and state sports associations, namely, two officials from the Triathlon Association of Malaysia (TRIAM), one each from the Malaysia Amateur Athlete Union (MAAU), Malaysia Judo Federation (MJF) and from the Kuala Lumpur Dancers’ Association (KLDA). This course was organised by the Ulu Klang Recreation Club (UKRC) headed by Mr. Andrew Gopal for the National Olympic Academy. It was indeed most heartening to note that Mr Andrew Gopal is a graduate of our 2nd ASMC course and has attended the Training of Trainers for BSAC/ASMC (TROT) course in 2009. Facilitators : A total of 9 facilitators were involved. Five of the facilitators are graduates of the 2nd ASMC and have attended the TROT course in 2009. Their names are as follows: Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi, Ms. Moira Tan Siew See, Mr. Aloysius Lee Fook Kwang, Dr. Tan Siew Eng, Mr. Andrew Gopal, Mr. Wan Yew Leong, Mr. Suhardi Alias, Mr. Dan Leong Theng Choon and Mr. Stanley Charles Louis. Opening Ceremony The official opening of the course was graced by The Honorable State Assemblyman of Hulu Kelang, The Honorable Saari Sungib. Closing Ceremony: Y.Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Zakaria Ahmad, Vice President of OCM and Chairman of the Board of the National Olympic Academy (NOA) Malaysia, presented the Certificates of BSAC to the 23 participants at the Closing Ceremony of the course on 28th March 2010. Outcome of the course : The general feed-back from the course participants was that the course was interesting and informative and they all pledged to practice what that have learnt from the Course. A. Participants’ Comments during the reflection session 1. Overall, the participants expressed their great satisfaction with the course content and the delivery strategy of the facilitators 2. The participants liked the interactive sessions which enabled them to have lively discussions with both the facilitators and their fellow participants. 3. The group discussions and presentations by the various groups of participants helped in enhancing their skills besides increasing their knowledge in the administration of their respective organizations. 4. The diverse background of the participants enriched their knowledge and understanding of other sports organizations and their management practices, issues and problems. 5. The participants have created a group email to network and live the learning community. 6. The majority of the participants expressed a keen interest to attend the ASMC course or any other courses conducted by OCM. B. Observations and Reflections of the Facilitators 1. The rich diversity of the group indicated that this course has attracted participants from both the NSAs and other organizations. 2. An anchor facilitator is required to co-ordinate all the components of the course for the duration of the course. This is to ensure that there is a smooth transition of the different components by the different facilitators and also to cater for the differences of the diverse group. In this course Mr A. Lee who was the invited external consultant acted as the anchor facilitator. 3. A curriculum has to be written for the BSAC to install the standards and quality of this course. 4. Course participants must have a working command of the English Language to gain optimally from the course. 5. One of the notable characteristics of participants of sports organizations who have not attended management or administration courses but have carried out their jobs through hands on experiences is that they have quite a bit of mistaken certainties and these needed to be addressed quickly and continuously. 6. The NOA has to continue sourcing and training facilitators for future courses as the demand for such courses increases. 7. UKRC under the leadership of Mr Andrew Gopal did a wonderful job in organizing the course and managing the course secretariat. List of Participants 1. Puteri Morina Mohd Ariff, F, Fitness Coach, Knock For Six Sdn Bhd 2. Mohd Roslan Ibrahim, M, Asst. Sport Officer, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia 3. Ismail Mohd Tahir, M, Student Affairs Executive, Nilai University College 4. Ee Hong, F, Director, Ministry of Education 5. Melody Tan, F, Race Organiser, Quick Release Adventure 6. Koh Swee Huah, M, Self Employed, Superb Creation Sdn Bhd 7. Boon Aik Hau, M, Coordinator, Total Nonstop Soccer Society 8. Haresh Deol, M, Senior Journalist, The Malay Mail 9. M. Elangkoven, M, Coordinator, Football Association Selangor 10. Saravanan Muniandy, M, Student Affairs Officer, Nilai University College 11. Thevaraj Kasivisvanathan, M, Head Coach, Malaysia Judo Federation 12. Venkat Kanangasingam, M, Student - 13. Narayanasamy Doraisamy, M, Coach, Paralympics Sports, Majlis Sukan Negara 14. Mok Choon How, M, Retiree 15. Kelvin Choo, M, Youth Member, KL Dancers’ Association 16. Shihan Carlos Loh, M, Social Activist, Extreme Sports 17. Richard Solomon, M, Videographer, Asian Football Federation 18. Masita Mohamad Jalil, F, Event Director, TriKidz Multisport 19. Intan Safina Arifin, F, Cricketer, RMAF Cricket Association 20. Zaidan Taha Mohd Hasim, M, Cricketer, RMAF Cricket Association 21. Mohd Suharril Fetri Shuib, M, Cricketer, RMAF Cricket Association 22. Latchumanan Manickam, M, Administrator, MAAU 23. Lee Ah Heng, M, UKRC committee, UKRC Opening Ceremony The official opening of the course was graced by The Honorable State Assemblyman of Hulu Kelang, The Honorable Saari Sungib. The Honourable Saari Sungip , Patron of the UKRC and The Honorable State Assemblyman of Hulu Kelang officiated the opening of the course Posing with committee members UKRC The Committee Members of UKRC The Honorable Saari Sungib with Mr. Wan Yew Leong (left) facilitator and Dato” Sieh Kok Chi (right) Secretary General of Olympic Council of Malaysia at the opening of the course Mr Andrew Gopal, Course Organiser and the President of UKRC delivered a speech En. Suhardi Alias , course facilitator from MSN sharing his experiences with the participants Briefing and Group Dynamics by Mr. Aloysius Lee, the Invited External Consultant and Anchor Facilitator Participants were all ears during the Forum A moment to share the masterpieces from each group Group Presentation Role Play for Fair Play Closing Ceremony: Y Bhg Prof. Dato’ Dr. Zakaria Ahmad, Chairman of the Board of the National Olympic Academy (NOA) with Dr. Tan Siew Eng, the Director of NOA (left), course facilitators and committee members of UKRC All 23 participants who successfully completed the course received their certificates from Y.Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Zakaria Ahmad, Vice President of OCM and Chairman of the Board of the National Olympic Academy (NOA) Malaysia during the closing ceremony. Moira Tan, Facilitator and Assistant Secretary of OCM receiving a souvenir from one of the participants Souvenir UKRC News: http://www.ukrc.com.my/newspg59.shtm UKRC Gallery: http://www.ukrc.com.my/gallery29.shtm Prepared By: Mr. Andrew Gopal and Dr. Tan Siew Eng