BEIRUT (Lebanon) - A Sports Performance Specialist (SPS) program was organized by FIBA Regional Office - Asia in Syria from 23-24 September.

The Sports Performance Specialist Program (SPS) is the Regional Office's latest initiative that aims to empower local physical trainers in Asia and to promote strength and conditioning in the national teams and local clubs.

"This course is very important to provide additional information to our coaches and students. It is one of several courses that meet the aspirations of basketball clubs and teams in Syria," said Alarachi Chihade, Secretary General of Syrian Basketball Federation (SBF).

“The Asia office’s most recent initiative, the SPS, is a very important program and I’m happy to say that the participants gained a lot during the last few days, and for that I want to thank the instructor who put a great effort to make the content comprehendible and easy.”

The objectives of the SPS program are to instruct coaches, athletes, and stakeholders regarding the strength and conditioning of the Basketball game; spread awareness through education to have better return on investments for basketball clubs and managements; have a pool of local candidates to hire qualified strength and conditioning coaches for planning and implementing programs across national teams and clubs; improve the athletic capabilities of the national teams and Clubs by building young generations with proper biomechanics/human movement; and decrease injury incidence among players.

This is yet another SPS program organized by FIBA Regional Office - Asia, with the first ever program being hosted in Lebanon. Other programs were then later hosted in Palestine, Qatar, and Maldives.

The Regional Office, through this program, is aiming to lay the foundation of physical training, through education, to elevate the standard of strength and conditioning coaches in basketball.

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