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The next star athlete from Tobago will have the chance to be discovered even earlier.

As the Tobago Early Childhood Games is set to return to action.

Bringing together all of the kids from the Early Childhood centres to compete and have fun.
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00:00as the saying goes the earlier the better which is one of the key objectives of the early childhood
00:14games children of tobago will once again be exposed to the benefits of sport as the games
00:19have been relaunched with a third edition carded for the buku integrated facility on may 9th
00:24and chairman of the early childhood games committee and former national footballer
00:28makan hislop expanded on the benefits of the events sometimes we overlook the importance of
00:33having active persons but i think it's a it's an initiative that could change that view
00:42when we think about bringing young people together and having them involved in sport
00:47it can only do good things for their life not just in the classroom but also on the field
00:51being active as young persons especially in this type of grassroot program i think it could really
00:57help change the sporting landscape in tobago he also believes the games can plant a seed to inspire
01:03future national athletes i believe that when we could bring the whole family together the friends
01:11the schoolmates the teachers the parents and the excitement is there this is the kind of seed that
01:17is planted in the hearts and the minds of these young kids that then blossoms into the the more serious
01:24athletes that we see later on in life and not enough is being done to really put some emphasis on getting
01:31the kids outside getting them moving getting them beyond the books but there are other benefits as
01:38mentioned by the coordinator for the sports and education unit ashel legal we are definitely looking
01:43forward to what's to come and activities that our persons who are going to be entering primary schools
01:50are going to be introduced into we believe that the introduction will also assist with their motor
01:55skill development along with their cognitive development as well and we are truly excited for
02:01this initiative and for it to definitely grow on and carry out for years to come and the early childhood
02:06games committee also has plans to take the event beyond tobago we look forward to one big enjoyable tobago day
02:17and might i just say that we hope to go national and regional in the next five years terence clark tips export
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