The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) says it is keen to explore for more opportunities at the University of Botswana High Performance Centre (UB HPC).
This came to light during a tour of the UB HPC by a high-powered delegation of BDF personnel recently. Lieutenant Colonel Moleti Nkoketsang, Director of Fitness, Sports Welfare and Recreation, led the delegation. Lt Col Nkoketsang said they were impressed by what they saw during the tour hence they were keen continue collaborating with the University of Botswana to develop and enrich the BDF sports and fitness programmes.
UB and BDF have a long-standing collaboration in sports development. The two have collaborated on the development of physical proficiency tests and standards, short courses, testing and research as well as training programmes.
Consequently, Head of the Department of Sports Science at UB, Dr Comfort Mokgothu, in his briefing to the BDF delegation talked about facilities at the UB HPC in that they accorded athletes the most conducive environment for training and fitness testing. Dr Mokgothu added that the UB HPC provided for coaching, mental skills training and other related resources for holistic athlete development.
On stakeholder opportunities, he said the UB HPC offered physiological and general fitness assessments, work related and sports specific fitness tests as well as psychological performance assessment. In addition, he said stakeholders could benefit from various performance analysis and interpretation, intervention and training programmes besides rehabilitation, recovery, health and wellness sessions.