First Olympic Youth Camp July 5-12

TRINIDAD AND Tobago introduce their first Olympic Youth Camp, which will be staged under the auspices of the local Olympic Committee (TTOC) from July 5-12. According to the TTOC Olympic Academy Director Brian Lewis, “the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee recognise and commit to their obligation to develop and protect the Olympic movement of Trinidad and Tobago.” “This Olympic Youth Camp is just one step towards honouring this commitment,” he added. A non-residential day camp, the programme is open for secondary school students between the ages of 12 and 16, with each TTOC affiliate asked to nominate two athletes for a nominal fee of $100 per person. While the TTOC is eager to foster the Olympic ideals of teamwork, respect and fairplay in an effort to prepare young athletes for their role as future Olympians, Lewis was quick to point out that the camp will not be like any other of its kind.

Using the model of the original Greek Gymnasium concept, the camp will encompass a variety of activities, including ballroom dancing, creative writing, exercise physiology, nutrition, goal-setting, conflict resolution, ethics, etiquette and media, while lectures will be conducted by former national Olympic representatives. In general, the camp aims to produce future TTOC Olympic Youth Campers, International Olympic Academy Youth Participants and Post Graduate Students, Olympic Scholarship Awardees, Olympians and Olympic Ambassadors. Deadline for nominating athletes for the week-long camp is June 30 while all sessions will be conducted at both the Olympic House and the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.