The 5 days course commenced on 9th Monday to Friday, 13th February, 2026 at Pallisa Secondary School and it attracted a total of 67 participants, where Netball Umpiring had 30 participants (16 females and 1 male), Football Coaching had 37 (35 male and 2 females.)
Participants came from not only Pallisa but from also neighboring districts Such as Bududa, Kumi, Tirinyi, Mbale, Soroti, Serere, Ngora, Budaka, Kibuku, Kaliro.
The closing ceremony was graced by Onya Abubakar Papayo, DEO and Sports Office, Pallisa, Kasaja Johnson The Districts sports Elder, Patrick Okanya the head of Capacity Building, USSSA, Wakata Robert the Deputy Headteacher of Pallisa S.S.
What they said.
Kasaja Johnson The Districts sports Elder.”To all the participants, you can start small but sports can eventually get you far. So i urge you to implement all the knowledge and skills acquired throughout this course.”
Kasaja Johnson The Districts sports Elder.
“Through Mr Okanya Patrick Head of Capacity Building, We urge USSSA to also deliver level two to the participants that have finished their level one.”
Onya Abubakar Papayo The DEO and Sports Officer.
“I’m so happy to have seen this course as a success in my Village, in that case I’ll advocate for more courses for Pallisa District and Bukedi as a region at large”
Patrick Okanya, head of Capacity Building.
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