MOSSEL BAY NEWS - "Sport helps youngsters to develop physical skills, make friends, improve their self-esteem, and improve communication and academic ability.
"Some evidence suggests that youngsters who participate in sport are less likely to drop out of school."
Therefore the Mossel Bay Municipality in collaboration with the Garden Route Casino Community Trust and other stakeholders are hosting a Beach Sport Programme until 15 December at Santos Beach, daily from 10:30 until 17:00.
The purpose of this programme is to encourage young people to get involved in sport so they stay away from alcohol and drug abuse, crime, gangsters and unhealthy sexual practices.
Programme
6 - 8 December: Beach Soccer
13 - 15 December: Touchies
1st day of each sport code - Juniors (ages 10 -14) Girls and Boys
2nd day of each sport code - Seniors at Schools (15 - 18) Girls and Boys
3rd day of each sport code - Seniors out of School (18 - 35) Ladies and Men
Cash prizes
Anyone that can come up with a team of six to eight players may enter.
Registration is free and forms are available from the Indoor Sport Centre, libraries, schools, the Thusong Centre and Youth Café (Groot Brak River) and need to be handed in at the Indoor Sport Centre on the date of the event by 8:30.
For more information contact the youth office (044 606 5224 or yvanaswegen@mosselbay.gov.za).
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