The General Sports Authority launches a program to prepare new sports leaders

The General Sports Authority launched the Sports Leadership Empowerment Program, which aims to prepare and develop young national cadres and enable them to work in the administrative field in the sports sector, in line with government directives and the fifty principles aimed at promoting investment in human capital and the continuous building of skills.
The authority said in a statement today, Tuesday, that the program lasts from the 6th to the 10th of February, and includes a series of lectures and workshops that will focus on the axes of sports leadership, sports organizations, regulations, laws, sports diplomacy, international relations in sports, communication, negotiation, and sports marketing. .
During the opening speech, His Excellency Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Hussain, Secretary General of the General Sports Authority, said: “The authority is looking forward, through the program, to achieving the best commitment to government directives aimed at implementing transformational projects aimed at contributing to shaping the future by strengthening the capabilities of program members according to the latest international studies, and developing their managerial capabilities to be able to occupy leadership positions in the sports sector.”
His Excellency continued: “The program aims to introduce associates to a set of axes that represent the basic pillars of work in the administrative field, in line with the vision of our wise leadership, through the constant pursuit of strengthening governance and developing the work system, which contributes to enhancing opportunities for achieving continental and international achievements.”
Omar Abdul Rahman Al Ali, Director of the Sports Leadership Center at the Public Authority for Sports, said: “The program represents an opportunity to empower national cadres and refine their skills, in addition to developing their knowledge about various aspects of administrative work, with the aim of enhancing their chances of occupying leadership positions in sports institutions, whether at the local or international levels. Continental or international, in a way that contributes to enhancing the good global reputation of the UAE and develops opportunities to attract major sporting events and tournaments and host them in the UAE.
The program aims to develop young male and female leaders with the achievement of certain criteria for membership, including possession of a higher education certificate and experience in sports work. The program also provides participants with the opportunity to join a number of specialized training programs that contribute to their further development.
The activities of the program began with a lecture on sports leadership given by Dr. Ahmed Al-Mutawa, member of the Board of Directors of Al-Nasr Club Company, followed by a workshop presented by His Excellency Major General Dr. Muhammad Al-Murr, Director of the General Department for Human Rights in Dubai Police, President of the UAE Athletics Federation and member of the Consultative Council of the Emirate of Sharjah.
On the second day, Dr. Ahmed Saeed Ragab, Professor of Sports Administration at Helwan University, gave a lecture on sports organizations, followed by a workshop presented by His Excellency Major General Nasser Al-Razouki, President of the UAE and Asian Federations, Vice President of the International Karate Federation.
The activities of the third day focus on the axis of regulations, laws and sports diplomacy, through a lecture delivered by Dr. Muhammad Fadlallah, Advisor to the National Olympic Committee, and a workshop presented by His Excellency Dr. Adnan Hamad Al Hammadi, Chairman of the Education, Culture, Youth, Sports and Media Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council.
The fourth day deals with the theme of international relations in sports through a lecture given by Dr. Huda Al Matroushi, President of the Emirates Modern Pentathlon Federation, and a workshop presented by His Excellency Mohammed Fadel Al Hameli, Chairman of the UAE Paralympic Committee. The activities of the program will be concluded on the last day with a lecture on communication, negotiation and sports marketing.
It is noteworthy that the General Sports Authority places among its priorities work on refining and empowering sports leaders with the aim of strengthening governance and developing the administrative work system in the sports sector.