2023-09-15 15:13:57
Under the auspices of the Arab Open University, the International Scientific Academy for Physical Education and Sports, in cooperation with the Lebanese Society for Physical Culture, organized a massive conference at the Hilton – Al Habtoor Hotel. Its workshops, which extended for more than six hours, focused on the importance of mental health among athletes, and a large group of people with disabilities participated in its many sessions. Experience and specialists, while it was moderated by Professor Mona Harb Kebbi and Professor Zakaria Sharara. The representative of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Muhammad Oweidat, the Vice President of the Olympic Committee, Sami Qiblawi, representatives of the leaders of the security services, the President of the Universities Sports Federation, Sami Qara Batyan, and its Secretary-General, Ziad Saadeh, presented to Dr. Amina Harbli, as a representative of the university’s director, Dr. Yara Abdullah, Professor Rana Haider, Dr. Ghadi Muqlad, and Professor Akram Deeb. And Professor Zakaria Sharara from the Arab Open University.
In detail, following the national anthem, Ms. Kibbe began the conference with an introductory speech regarding its content, objectives, and the necessary steps to benefit from it in the context of serving the sporting generations. Then, a documentary film was shown regarding the university and its expansion in the Arab world, which is distributed over nine countries, along with its departments, certificates, and management ambitions.
The first speech was given by the conference sponsor, Dr. Harbli, in which she indicated that the conference aims to exchange experiences and information revolving around sports and athletes and the extent of their impact on people’s lives. Then Professor Oueidat delivered a speech on behalf of Minister George Kallas, in which he pointed out that the spirit of a champion with athletic achievement often stems from the core of his psychological health. He stressed that paying attention to the mental health of athletes will contribute to graduating champions by instilling a spirit of competition and challenge to reach them on the podium, and he congratulates the university. Adopting a new approach to sports and youth sports.
In a speech to the Lebanese Olympic Committee delivered by Kablawi, he explained that mental health is no less important than physical health, especially when facing the difficulties and obstacles our country is going through that exhaust athletes and citizens. He hopes that special seminars will be organized for coaches and administrators later, and following showing an introductory film regarding the supervising associations. On organizing the conference, colleague Ibrahim Wazna, a member of the Sports Media Association, gave a speech on behalf of sports media, in which he pointed out that sports media is no less important than political media, especially in the field of expressing opinions, expressing positions, and criticizing performance. In a conference entitled The Importance of Mental Health among Athletes, he called on colleagues to Adopting credibility and objectivity.
After a valuable lecture by Brigadier General Fadi Kubbi, in which he addressed many psychological issues among athletes while supporting the data he presents with examples of world champions and heroines, then he followed it with an open dialogue between him and the participants and inquirers regarding some sports-psychological issues. Experience, each in his field. The two colleagues, Hassan Sharara and Wassim Sabra, spoke regarding the pressures resulting from the pressure of the media and social networking sites on the mental health of athletes. Sally Khoury and Karen Khoury also discussed behaviors, mental health, the importance of social support, and dealing techniques “step by step” to achieve the desired goal. The paragraphs also addressed dietary patterns, the extent of the impact of pressure on athletes of high levels and achievements, and the role of families in providing psychological support. There were interventions and discussions with the personal experiences of a number of Lebanese champions in some individual sports. With reference to the Arab Open University, it presented its guests and senior attendees with plaques of appreciation, which were handed to them by Dr. Amina Harbli.
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