“Despite the current circumstances, and the strict precautionary measures taken by the state to preserve the safety and health of all, and reduce the effects of the spread of the Corona virus (COVID-19), there are four positive aspects to this stage which,” said Issa Hilal, Secretary General of Sharjah Sports Council. It will reap the benefits of Emirati sports as soon as the current period ends.
Hilal told Emirates Today: “The four positive aspects that we will gain, whether as individuals or athletes, will grow in the growth of sports culture at home, after it was previously subject to training in gym centers, and unions, sports bodies and clubs have also succeeded in moving forward on the governmental approach Developed in the country, through relying on advanced technological programs, not only in terms of conducting business, but in creating programs for distance training, leading to the remarkable growth and positive interaction in participating in initiatives launched by institutions and sectors, both societal and sports, which urged To enter into challenges in the results of which ensure that the individual maintains a minimum level of physical fitness, and to accelerate the pace of decision-making through relying on video meetings remotely, and not to wait for these decisions while the Council meets in its traditional form, with the presence of all its members in a specific time and place ».
Sports culture
The Secretary-General of Sharjah Sports Council stressed that one of the positive results, which was imposed by the house isolation and social separation of the current stage, is the remarkable growth of sports culture, for individuals and athletes alike, which was confirmed by the remarkable increase in this period in the trend of individuals and athletes to acquire and purchase sports equipment and put it at home In a way that guarantees them continuity in exercising and not linking the exercises to going to the gym centers, as was previously done, and thus the ability of these individuals in the future to continue to enhance their physical side, and rely more on taking the sport as a way of life.
Technological development
Issa Hilal pointed out that taking the principles of remote work, pushing the sporting bodies and institutions to move forward with accelerated steps on the path of government development in the country, which has emerged in several sports sectors, will positively return to the continuity of its development later, which was not limited to the conduct of business, but the ability These sports institutions and clubs to devise programs that allow remote training with high efficiency, and to keep in constant contact with their athletes, which was confirmed by the management of the Sharjah Self-Defense Club for example, after they finally organized the first remote championship using video communication techniques and videos, which were allocated For Riyadh Karate competitions within the kata.
Growing initiatives
Hilal said that «the period of the home ban was behind the growing initiatives launched by institutions and sectors, both societal and sports, and that urged individuals and athletes to engage in challenges that secure the results of maintaining a minimum level of physical fitness, as well as the ability of these challenges and initiatives to spread the enthusiasm and challenge that Its results are breaking the barrier of boredom and frustration imposed by the social divergence, which is one of the aspects that must continue to develop with the end of the current period, because of these positive repercussions, whether physical or health, including psychological, in keeping a wide segment of society in contact Always sport.
Speed up decision-making
The Secretary General of the Sharjah Council pointed to a positive factor, which must continue to be developed in the coming period, which lies in accelerating the pace of decision-making, especially the mission and fateful, by relying on holding video meetings remotely, and thus avoiding those decisions to take place at the mercy of waiting to set timelines Places for holding these meetings, as they were previously done with the traditional image, and linking their meetings and taking decisions with them to the commitment of all members of boards of directors, especially that the visual communication techniques are now allowing the possibility of holding meetings without the need to be in one place, along with the ability to use them from anywhere The world.
"The period of the home ban was behind the growing initiatives launched by social and sports institutions and sectors."