05/02/2014
During a meeting with businessmen in the East Chamber
"Handball Federation" calls for the interaction of businessmen to support the game and the clubs
Alkhelawi: the Union's resources are limited, despite the multiplicity of Posts and Achievements
The President of the Saudi Football Federation, Turki Bin Sulaiman asks to upgrade the business interaction in the eastern region because the Union suffers from a weak government resources are not sufficient for only a minimum of standby teams, in order to preserve the stability of this game as the best collective game in terms of numbers and accomplishments and participation in external forums.
He said that during his meeting with businessmen hosted by the East Chamber Tuesday morning, 4 February 2014, the Department Secretary General Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Alwabil said that the Chamber deploy strategic program between Al Ittihad's handball and business investment in the opening game of handball. He said that the selection of the eastern area as the first stations program came to the game from the very popular in region, where players of their clubs nearly 90 Saudi teams range across all categories. Alkhelawi reported that the Saudi Football Federation is seeking to increase its financial resources, its resources are not sufficient for only minimal preparation for the teams, and there are nothing much given for clubs such as financial support,
Alkhelawi admitted failure to honor superior teams, citing the weakness of the Union budget for handball, ' we as a Union to try to involve the private sector, business doors to participate in supporting the financial resources of the Union, said: the hand game tournaments, especially international tournaments are held every two years, and this is what causes pressure on the Union and try to provide a possible article for the remaining period, this probably due to the short preparation for every tournament involving the national team, the game hand in competition at all levels The three, unlike other sports (except football game), Al Ittihad's handball is the only Union which put the timetable for 4 years to come, although the duration of the current Union 3 years only, in order to avoid the present overlapping Union of some tournaments in each
Alkhelawi said that there is more than one program was submitted to the Saudi Olympic Committee pending the approval of those programs (referees – and develop national coach), both programs stretch for 4 years, presented some of the referees and coaches consider their proposals to ensure the success of the program. He continued saying that the program of talent in the game had begun in the central region in cooperation with schools through the presence of those interested in the game, they are in the physical education classes to spread the game to the level of the central region. Saudi Federation presented the handball game achievements since the founding of the Federation, as the number of achievements to 15 elected level achievement and 17 achievements at the clubs level on the outer level. The Secretary General of the Chamber Abdul Rahman alwabil said that the Chamber is ready to communicate with the business and private sectors, to collaborate with Al Ittihad's handball clubs to support the region, part of the message in supporting of society in General.
He said sports investment is promising and important sectors of the economy, so the Chamber was set up for this activity, considering how to develop economically, and reflected on the sporting activity in General, and find that the handball in the eastern region of scope could be developed and the production of value-added activities and reflect on sports in General, and of all that positive results for society at the end of the meeting, Al wabil honored the Saudi Football Federation President Turki Alkhelaawi with trophy.
