China ISF and Youth A member country YouthSportWorld honoured The European Week of Sport the 2016 edition #08 | January/February 2016 2 | PORTFOLIO | THROWBACK OF THE ISFWSC2015 THROWBACK OF THE ISFWSC2015 | PORTFOLIO | 3 ISF Magazine | OCTOBRE 2014 OCTOBRE 2014 | ISF Magazine 4 | SUMMARY THE PRESIDENT’S RENDEZVOUS | 5 THE PRESIDENT’S Rendezvous As a busy year is about to start we also wanted to set some clear #08 | January/February 2016 goals and guidelines that will help enhance our performances. We wanted to start the new year bringing into ISF new people and new innovations that will help bring us closer to the youngsters and help understand their needs and interests. As well as opening more 2 | Portfolio on social media we want to try to include more activities aimed at Throwback of the ISFWSC2015 having youth more included in all the stages of ISF events and 6 initiatives. As suggested by the Youth Sport World, we will start planning the creation of a youth council made up by students, this 5 | The President’s Rendezvous will help us both to have some insight from the youngsters pers- pective on sport and education, as well will enable the students to have an experience that will help their personal growth. 6 | Inside ISF We will also try to focus on new institutional dynamics, preparing 1st European Meeting to include ISF into the European Erasmus+ project. Besides the project itself, we want to try to amplify our network and partnership with all those bodies that are interested in doing good for the young 7 | Interview generations. Yves Le Lostecque – Head of the Sport policy and 9 programme Unit European Commission – DG EAC Both topics were introduced and presented in the European mee- ting that was held in Cyprus in January. The meeting proved to be successful and the members agreed with the proposals. 9 | A member country honoured Find out more about this topic further in this magazine. China We really want to achieve, what is the real focus of ISF, which is the well-being of students and we all know that sport is a fundamen- tal asset that needs to be pushed forward in order to give them a 10 | Gymnasiade Part 2 brighter future. Introducing the City of Trabzon The relevance of sport in the daily life is constantly increasing and the numbers of people doing sport worldwide are undeniably opti- 11 mistic. ISF World Schools Championships 2016 Badminton in Malta A new season of sport competitions has just started at ISF. This is happening because people are paying more and more at- 11 | tention to their health and this is also due to what we stand for, This year we will reach the highest number of events that have ever Table tennis in Israel education through sport, because it is just through the educational 12 | been held by ISF in a year. 10 World Schools Championships hitting component of sport that we can aim to have better athletes, better 9 different countries, the Educational Games that as usual will take students, better citizens which translates automatically in a better place in Athens and Olympia, the cradle of Olympism are, and to | ISF and Youth world. 13 conclude this year 2016 with the Gymnasiade, the event that brings YouthSportWorld together a lot of disciplines and athletes together in the same place. This year the Gymnasiade will be held in Trabzon a beautiful city on New peaks and goals are ahead of ISF and its members; in 2016 12 the coast of the Black Sea and will see more than 30 participating we aim at a sustainable growth that we hope will bring us together 14 | Agenda countries that we are looking forward to welcome in Turkey. with our partners a successful year of school sport. Official calendar Follow us on Laurent Petrynka ISF Magazine | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 | ISF Magazine 6 | INSIDE ISF | 1ST ISF EUROPEAN MEETING YVES LE LOSTECQUE | INTERVIEW | 7 1st ISF European Meeting Yves Le Lostecque In response to the initiative of the ISF European President, 28 ISF members Head of the Sport policy and programme Unit European Commission – DG EAC representing 19 European countries gathered in January in Ayia Napa, Cyprus for the first ISF European Meeting. After a successful first edition in 2015 launched by the European Commission, the 2016 European Week of Sport (EWoS) will be organised to continue promoting participation in sport and physical activity. The EWoS aims at highlighting the benefits of sports, regardless of age, background or fitness level. It encourages every initiative that will enhance more sport opportunities for European citizens (main elements of the 2016 EWoS). Lately, the ISF has been strengthe- in March 2014. The European Week of Sport Navracsics, the Commissioner responsible ning the cooperation with the Euro- is one of the answers from the European for sport, announced several weeks ago pean Commission and encourages Union. It is part of the range of tools we have that the second edition will take place in all the European countries to consult developed to promote greater practice. We September 2016. The various parties invol- the recommendations published by the ex- want to help Member States, regions and ved intend to exceed the 7000 local events pert group on health-enhancing physical local authorities, schools, partners, families, recorded in 2015 and further increase the activity and individual factsheets on EU etc. to reverse the trend. active participation over all the events. Member States. What are the first feedbacks and What is the impact and influence of On this occasion, Yves Le Lostecque – Head objectives of this European Week the European Commission on the of the Sport policy and programme Unit Eu- of Sport? national policy of sport and educa- ropean Commission – DG EAC made us the tion in Europe? Is there any desire honour to dedicate to the ISF a moment for Our objective is simple: the EWoS aims to reach for more uniformity regar- an interview at promoting sport and physical activity. ding the school sport system? It must reach out every European citizen The lack of physical activities and for their own well-being. It is for everyone, We have ambitious goals while being aware “the core of ISF built on the DNA of to consult everyone and introduce any mo- The decision was unanimous; an ISF stee- cohesion of school sport was the regardless of age, origin or physical condi- of our limits and positions. Education re- sport values, friendly attitude and difications suggested by the ISF European ring Committee was created to propose the reason of the creation of the Inter- tion. This is an initiative involving the public mains the prerogative of Member States. the acceptance of differences is members. The age limit and gender equality, future of the ISF Europe structure planned national School Sport Federation authorities, the sport movement, the civil Indeed, the Lisbon Treaty gives the EU com- society and the private sector. We did not incredible and only brings positive feed- safety and risks management, youngsters for the next European Meeting during the in the seventies. What was the trig- petences in the field of education and sport, backs for the youngsters” stated Mrs Kalli involvement are a few of the many topics General Assembly. want an event taking place in Brussels wit- supporting, coordinating or supplementing ger that led the European Commis- Hadjiosif – Inspector of Physical Education discussed. The meeting finished with the presenta- hout real impact. On the contrary, we would the actions of Member States. It is already for Secondary Schools, Ministry of Educa- The second part of the meeting focused tion of the next two ISF European Cham- sion to establish in 2015 - the first ideally reach every village, every sports club, a lot. Nevertheless, we need the coopera- tion and Culture who officially opened the on European issues; Romain Fermon, ISF pionships (Football in 2016 and Badminton European Week of Sport ? every family ... therefore we would focus on tion of our public and private stakeholders meeting. Before giving the floor to the ISF Marketing&Communication Manager, in- in 2017), a presentation of Special Olym- local initiatives, we want to encourage Euro- to take effective initiatives. We can assist European President, Laurent Petrynka, ISF troduced a detailed presentation of the pics with the special presence of the athlete The approach of the European Commission pean Citizens to engage in regular activity. and encourage but certainly not legislate or President affirmed the positive outcomes of Erasmus+ Programme. An important point Chloe Demetriadou with whom the ISF has is based on a simple observation: sport Everyone must be convinced of the benefits harmonize. the VISION2030 and his support for an ISF for the members who could apply for the a MoU since September 2014. and physical activity contribute to the wel- provided by daily physical activity, even mo- European Governance. organisation of ambitious European pro- Tackling that same topic, the School Sport being of European citizens. Regular practice dest. In the framework of the implementation EU The entire meeting was led by the ISF Eu- grammes with the support of Erasmus+ Federation of Portugal presented a new ISF brings as many pleasure as healthy benefits Work Plan for Sport -2014-2017 , the Euro- ropean president, Nicos Megalemos who Programme. This discussion was followed Championship project dedicated to young constitutes. However, the physical activity The first edition of the EWoS took place in pean Commission has recently prepared, set the agenda under two key features, the by the establishment of a European Forum athletes with disabilities.