INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 8th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR EDUCATORS AND OFFICIALS OF HIGHER INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10-17 JULY 2008 PROCEEDINGS ANCIENT OLYMPIA 8H DOE003s018.indd 3 12/17/09 12:06:10 PM Commemorative seal of the Session Published by the International Olympic Academy and the International Olympic Committee 2009 International Olympic Academy 52, Dimitrios Vikelas Avenue 152 33 Halandri, Athens GREECE Tel.: +30 210 6878809-13, +30 210 6878888 Fax: +30 210 6878840 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ioa.org.gr Editor: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Georgiadis, IOA Honorary Dean Production: Livani Publishing Organization ISBN: 978-960-14-2120-9 8H DOE003s018.indd 4 12/17/09 12:06:11 PM INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 8th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR EDUCATORS AND OFFICIALS OF HIGHER INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPECIAL SUBJECT: YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES: CHILDREN AND SPORT ANCIENT OLYMPIA 8H DOE003s018.indd 5 12/17/09 12:06:11 PM 8H DOE003s018.indd 6 12/17/09 12:06:11 PM EPHORIA OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY (2008) President Minos X. KYRIAKOU Vice-President Isidoros KOUVELOS Members Lambis V. NIKOLAOU (IOC Vice-President) Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS Antonios NIKOLOPOULOS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Panagiotis KONDOS Leonidas VAROUXIS Georgios FOTINOPOULOS Honorary President Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Honorary Vice-President Nikolaos YALOURIS Honorary Dean Konstantinos GEORGIADIS 7 8H DOE003s018.indd 7 12/17/09 12:06:11 PM HELLENIC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (2008) President Minos X. KYRIAKOU 1st Vice-President Isidoros KOUVELOS 2nd Vice-President Spyros ZANNIAS Secretary General Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS Treasurer Pavlos KANELLAKIS Deputy Secretary General Antonios NIKOLOPOULOS Deputy Treasurer Ioannis KARRAS IOC Member ex-officio Lambis V. NIKOLAOU Members Stelios AGGELOUDIS Ioannis ANTONOPOULOS Niki BAKOYIANNI Athanassios BELIGRATIS Christos CHATZIATHANASSIOU Dimitris DIATHESSOPOULOS Michalis FISSENTZIDIS Andreas FOURAS Vassilis GAGATSIS Nikos KAKLAMANAKIS Manolis KOLYMBADIS Panagiotis KONDOS Pavlos LAPPAS Thomas MEDESSIDIS Ioannis PSARELIS Dimitris RAZIS Vassilis SEVASTIS Freddy SERPIERIS Ioannis SGOUROS Georgios SMYRNEOS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Petros SYNADINOS Georgios VASSILAKOPOULOS Athanasios VASSILIADIS Ioannis VASSILIADIS Konstantinos WILLS Georgios YEROLYMPOS 8 8H DOE003s018.indd 8 12/17/09 12:06:11 PM INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND OLYMPIC EDUCATION (2008) Chairman Zhenliang HE (CHN) Members Haya Bint AL HUSSEIN (UAE) Beatrice ALLEN (GAM) Fernando F. Lima BELLO (POR) Valeriy BORZOV (UKR) Helen BROWNLEE (AUS) Philip CRAVEN (GBR) Iván DIBÓS (PER) Conrado DURÁNTEZ (ESP) Hicham EL GUERROUJ (MAR) Manuel ESTIARTE (ESP) Timothy TSUN-TING FOK (CHN) Konstantinos GEORGIADIS (GRE) Nat INDRAPANA (THA) Minos X. KYRIAKOU (GRE) Karl LENNARTZ (GER) Vladimir LISIN (RUS) Alicia MASONI de MOREA (ARG) Samih MOUDALLAL (SYR) Norbert MÜLLER (GER) Roque-Napoléon MUÑOZ-PEÑA (DOM) Mohamed MZALI (TUN) Lambis V. NIKOLAOU (GRE) Francis Were NYANGWESO (UGA) Enrico PRANDI (ITA) Sam RAMSAMY (RSA) Thomas P. ROSANDICH (USA) Mounir SABET (EGY) Melitόn SANCHEZ RIVAS (PAN) Klaus SCHORMANN (GER) Antun VRDOLJAK (CRO) Ching-Kuo WU (TPE) 9 8H DOE003s018.indd 9 12/17/09 12:06:11 PM articipants P Commemorative photo of the 10 8H DOE003s018.indd 10 12/17/09 12:06:12 PM CONTENTS Foreword by the Honorary Dean of the International Olympic Academy, Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos GEORGIADIS ............................................................. 17 OPENING CEREMONY of the 8th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR EDUCATORS AND OFFICIALS OF HIGHER INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Ancient Olympia, 11th July 2008 Address and Opening of the works of the Session by the President of the International Olympic Academy, Minos X. KYRIAKOU (GRE) ................................................................................ 21 Address on behalf of the International Olympic Committee, by the IOC Member in South Africa, Sam RAMSAMY (RSA) ............................... 23 WORKS of the 8th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR EDUCATORS AND OFFICIALS OF HIGHER INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Lectures The Youth Olympic Games International Olympic Committee ................................................................... 27 11 8H DOE003s018.indd 11 12/17/09 12:06:12 PM 8th INT. SESSION FOR EDUCATORS AND OFFICIALS OF HIGHER INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION The role of the National Olympic Academies in the organization of the Youth Olympic Games Dr Don ANTHONY (GBR) .................................................................................. 42 The “Olympic hero” as a role model in the framework of the educational process of the Youth Olympic Games Dr Ivans KLEMENTJEVS (LAT) ............................................................................ 48 Youth Olympic Games: One world and nationalism Maître Luc SILANCE (BEL) ................................................................................ 54 Panathlon declaration on ethics in youth sport Prof. Dr Marc MAES and Prof. Dr Em. Yves VANDEN AUWEELE (BEL) ............... 64 Education – Youth and the Youth Olympic Games Rob KOEHLER (CAN) ........................................................................................ 73 Youth Olympic Games. Health – Prevention – Well-being Claude-Louis GALLIEN (FRA) ........................................................................... 78 Youth Olympic Games and the participation of young people from the “third world” Prof. Shamseldin Z. ABDIN (SUD) ..................................................................... 91 Short Presentations Youth Olympic Games, Olympism and children’s sport: A partnership approach for a sustainable and preferred future David BADENOCH (AUS) ................................................................................... 99 12 8H DOE003s018.indd 12 12/18/09 1:32:49 PM CONTENTS Youth Olympic Games and Brazilian initiatives: The dissemination of Olympic values Ana MIRAGAYA (BRA) ..................................................................................... 104 The Olympic Studies within the educational context of PUCRS Luciano CASTRO (BRA) .................................................................................. 108 The National Sports Academy and the development of Olympic educational programs through holding of youth and school sports activities Nina DELEVA (BUL) ........................................................................................ 111 Vision for the first Arabic Olympic project for children from 12 tο 16 years Prof. Dr Taher Hassan ELSHAHED (EGY) ........................................................ 116 The Finnish Olympic Academy Petri HAAPANEN (FIN) ..................................................................................... 122 Olympic Education in Primary Schools – Many subjects are involved Oliver BENSCH (GER) ..................................................................................... 126 The values of Olympism and their importance in today’s world Prof. Dr Axel HORN (GER) ............................................................................. 129 Olympic Education in Secondary Schools Beijing 2008 – Olympic Games in China Carsten OSTHUS (GER) .................................................................................. 136 Drawing on the Youth Olympic Games to spread the principles and values of Olympism as a vehicle for world peace Ioannis S. GEORGIOU (GRE) ........................................................................... 139 13 8H DOE003s018.indd 13 12/17/09 12:06:12 PM 8th INT. SESSION FOR EDUCATORS AND OFFICIALS OF HIGHER INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION The views of Olympic Medalists regarding their contribution to the propagation of the Olympic Idea among young people Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos GEORGIADIS and Paraskevi LIOUMPI (GRE) .............. 143 Methodology of technical training with beginner competitors Akos TOTH (HUN) .......................................................................................... 147 Psychology and rehabilitation of sportsman injury Dr Yadav MAYA (IND) .................................................................................... 152 Olympism values contained in playing activities of elementary school students in West Sumatra Indonesia Prof. Dr Gusril Muhammad NASIR (INA) ........................................................ 157 Attitude and tendency toward physical activity and sport in Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Amir Ahmad MOZAFARI (IRI) ..................................................................... 159 Can sportsmanship save our humanity? – An approach to creating a sustainable civilization Katsuya OTSU (JPN) ...................................................................................... 162 Youth Olympic Games Tammi MARTIN and Jackie COWAN (NZL) ....................................................... 166 Sport educating youth? Is Olympism the answer? Jill HARGREAVES (NZL) ................................................................................... 172 Stuffy museums or engaging spaces?: Exciting youth about Olympic history Geoffery Z. KOHE (NZL) ................................................................................. 179 14 8H DOE003s018.indd 14 12/17/09 12:06:12 PM CONTENTS Olympism in practice Mari Synnøve STAKSTON and Atle BJERKE (NOR) ............................................ 182 Philosophy and Olympic Education Maria ZOWISŁO (POL) .................................................................................... 187 Interest in the individual and team forms of