Dr. Matilda Laar, Dr. Rachel Pugh and Andrew Kuadey
After successfully completing three of the seven – year, 100 meters project, 2013 to 2020, the Organizers have found a huge need to establish a local ‘Speedsters Athletic Club’, which will later on metamorphosed into a Sprinters Academy.
As the ultimate this year, the Headline and Clothing Sponsor for Ghana’s Fastest Human 2016, Ghana National Petroleum Company, GNPC, will sponsor four athletes for a year, starting from the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human Final of Finals on September 10,, 2016 at Kumasi to September 2017.
The plan for this “Speedsters Club” is to become the elite Club that every potential sprinter in Ghana will aim to be part of.
The GNPC Speedsters Club will implement 3 areas that have been found out to transform a local athlete to a world – class one; (1) access to a great nutritional program, (2) access to new and improved training methods and (3) access to sports psychology program.
They will also select the best four Sprints coaches in Ghana for this one – year exercise. The plan is to experiment locally and find a local solution to always going abroad.
This template can be expanded as the years go by. Jamaica has found their way and now every potential sprinter in the World wants to go there. This is the same thing being emulated but using Ghanaian foods and expertise.
In addition to the Sprints Coaches, three specialized professionals will be added to help the athletes reach their potential by improving their mind and body. They are Dr. Matilda Laar, a Certified Dietician, Dr. Rachel Pugh, a Clinical Psychologist and Andrew Marriot K. Kuadey, a Muscle Therapist/Trigger Point Muscle Therapist dealing with acute and chronic pain. All 3 are based locally and have come up with a strategic local program and nutritional diet plan for the 4 chosen athletes. This will go on for the entire year and they will work hand in hand with the 4 sprint coaches to ensure that the BEST comes out of the chosen 4. For more on them, please visit www.mindbodypracticeghana.com
As part of the Ultimate Prize, Adidas Ghana will kit the 4 chosen athletes for the entire year with training and leisure wear as part of the Ultimate Prize. For more on Adidas Ghana please visit www.nutmegltd.com
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From The Sports Desk