European Union : Study on training of young sportsmen/women in Europe Final Report - Appendices Study of the national and European legal and political frameworks preserving and promoting the training of young athletes. June 2008 I - INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS .........................................................................................................................................................................4 A - Identification of competent authorities responsible for the training of young athletes....................................................................4 B - Role and powers of the competent authorities ...................................................................................................................................13 II – LEGAL ASPECTS.......................................................................................................................................................................................30 B - General regulation in sports matters ....................................................................................................................................................30 C - Specific regulation and/or case-law related to the training of young athletes ...............................................................................38 D - Plans for new regulation regarding sports matters and the training of young athletes................................................................42 III – POLITICAL ASPECTS..............................................................................................................................................................................45 A – Specific training programmes for young athletes ..............................................................................................................................45 B – Financing of sports equipment .............................................................................................................................................................52 C - Financing / building of sports facilities and stadiums ........................................................................................................................55 D – Submission of the financing to quality criteria or other conditions .................................................................................................58 IV – EDUCATION ..............................................................................................................................................................................................60 A - Duration of compulsory education ........................................................................................................................................................60 B - Special schools for athletes combining sports training and regular education and allowing flexibility in educational training ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................61 C – Possibility for young athletes to continue their professional education after the period of compulsory school, existence of specific programmes.....................................................................................................................................................................................69 D - Existence of specific scholarships.......................................................................................................................................................71 E – Existence of regulation related to ethical values to be transmitted to young athletes.................................................................75 F – Existence of after career programmes ................................................................................................................................................78 V – TRAINING OF YOUNG ATHLETES .......................................................................................................................................................81 A – Existence regulations limiting the duration of training of young athletes and...............................................................................81 Minimum age for practising high performance sports..............................................................................................................................81 B- Is the training common for men and women........................................................................................................................................86 C- Regulation related to the professional and further education of the staff working with athletes .................................................88 Differences between the 5 selected sports ...............................................................................................................................................91 VI – HEALTH AND PROTECTION.................................................................................................................................................................94 A - Specific doping prevention regulations regarding young athletes...................................................................................................94 B – Specific regulations relating to medical and nutritional survey during the training period ..........................................................97 2 C - Specific regulations protecting young athletes in case of injury. Specific funds and schemes................................................100 D – Specific regulations relating to the protection of minor athletes ...................................................................................................107 E- Transposition of Council Directive 94/33/EC? ...................................................................................................................................110 VII - LABOUR ASPECTS ...............................................................................................................................................................................112 A - Legal relationships between young athletes and clubs /federations.............................................................................................112 B- Free movement of young athletes in the Member States ................................................................................................................119 C - Regulation relating to a pecuniary compensation for the first training club .................................................................................121 D – Regulation relating to social security and pension plans...............................................................................................................126 E – Recruitment according to the place of residence of young athletes.............................................................................................128 F – Regulation relating to sports agents / managers.............................................................................................................................130 VIII – SPORT FOR DISABLED PERSONS.................................................................................................................................................132 A - Existence of specific regulation of sports matters relating to disabled persons and the sports training of disabled persons ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................132 B -Promotion of the practice of sports by disabled persons ensured by the Government or other organisations.......................135 C- Existence of specific programmes in the five selected sports aiming at promoting sports training and competitions with “mixed teams” (composed of disabled and valid athletes)....................................................................................................................138 D - Existence of specific schools combining sports training and education for disabled persons..................................................140 3 I - INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS A - Identification of competent authorities responsible for the training of young athletes Austria - Agency of the Federal Chancellor - The nine federal Governments of the nine federal States of Austria - Ministry of Education - Ministry of Defence - National Association of Sports (Bundessportorganisation, BSO) – - National Association for the support of sports activities (Sporthilfe), independent association - Football: Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), 9 Federal Associations, Clubs - Basketball: National Basketball Association (ÖBV), 9 Federal Associations, Clubs - Athletics: National Athletics Association (ÖLV), 9 Federal Associations, Clubs - Alpine Skiing: National Skiing Association (ÖSV), 9 Federal Associations, Clubs - Nordic Skiing: National Skiing Association (ÖSV), 9 Federal Associations, Clubs - Disabled sports: National Association for sports by disabled, 9 Federal Associations, Clubs Belgium General: Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (BOIC) Flanders - Flemish Agency for the Advancement of Physical Development, Sports and Outdoor Recreation (Vlaams Agentschap voor de bevordering van de Lichamelijke