University of Arkansas in Fayetteville was another stop on the 2013 ISC Coach Exchange. Sam Obol, Albert Aciko, Janet Nakkazi, and Sylvia Twesigye were welcomed by Natalie Trotter, the assistant athletic trainer for the Razorback’s women’s basketball team. Natalie Trotter was a member of the 2012 delegation that went to Uganda and conducted a national basketball coach training in May. She taught injury prevention, nutrition, and first aid to the Ugandan coaches.
The weekend in Fayetteville left the coaches
“full” of experiences. There was a mix
of Southern comfort food and stadium-filled fun for the Ugandan coaches. The Ugandan delegation attended a sold-out
men’s basketball game and saw the energy of a community supporting their
team. They met the women’s basketball
team and saw them practice and play.
On their final day in Arkansas, the coaches took a
tour of the athletic facilities and explored the techniques that athletic
trainers use in the United States to keep athletes healthy.
“Arkansas was a quiet place and it was fun to see
cows and the farms. I won’t forget the food from the south. The people we met in Arkansas and in all our
stops on this tour were so welcoming.
We’ve seen that hospitality is something that Americans and Ugandans
both share in this world.” –Coach Janet Nakkazi
Thank you to SportsUnited, a division of the U.S.
State Department for funding this International Sport Connection Cultural
Exchange. For more information, visit
www.internationalsportconnection.org.
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