Discovering wellness with special population / Muhammad Norhikmah Abdol Kadir and Muhammad Syazwan Johari

The Bachelor of Sports Management (Hons.) Semester 3 students from the Faculty of Sports Science & Recreation UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Seremban 3 Campus, organized a program called “Discovering Wellness with Special Population” together with special children from the Early Intervention Community Rehabilitation Organization, Seremban. The one-day program was held at the Swimming Pool of Seremban 2 Sports Complex in Negeri Sembilan from 7.30 am to 3.30 pm. It involved various forms of activities aimed at building character, confidence and team spirit among the special children involved. It also aims at giving the students, especially those majoring in Sports Management, exposure and experience, on how to manage and handle special children. Among the contents of this program are management games, which are familiarization activities between facilitators consisting of UiTM students with the special needs (OKU) children. The games and sports activities such as water confidence, bubble-making and flash ball all require teamwork and cooperation to be completed successfully.