THE British Council has partnered with the Saudi Ministry of Education to launch a sports training program in three cities across the country. The program aims to foster youth leadership engagement in sports across the Kingdom. Opened at a special ceremony at Al-Tarbiyah Al-Namouthajiyah School in Riyadh on Tuesday, the Youth Sports Leadership (YSL) training identifies and works with local coaches and trainers to engage young leaders aged 14-19 in the organization of accessible sports events and programs in their local communities. Held in partnership with Youth Sports Trust International, an independent charity, the initiative helps build knowledge of sports teaching and inspire the next generation of leaders in community sport. YSL will run over the next two weeks in Riyadh, with additional trainings taking place at schools in Jeddah and the Eastern Province later this month. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Mohammed Al-Moqbel, executive director of the National Center for Professional Education Development at the Ministry of Education, said: We're delighted to be partnering with the British Council on this training project to improve the quality of sports teaching and coaching in schools across the Kingdom, something which is really important to the nation's Vision 2030 goals and to working to ensure that young people, students and teachers, in every corner of the country have access to quality sports education that inspires and motivates them to lead healthy and active life