Women footballers in action at the Malaysia Games XXI in Sarawak. FAM and MSSM are urged to reassess selection criteria and fund allocations to aid junior development and coaching programmes. — Filepic
AS THE whole world’s focus was on the recently concluded 2024 Paris Olympics, it’s high time we looked at our own sports backyard.
Having served as a sports teacher in both primary and secondary schools for the past 36 years, I have observed that about 60% of schoolchildren have keen interest in football and netball while the remainder are involved in badminton, athletics, sepak takraw, martial arts, volleyball, handball, tennis, rugby, softball and squash.
