The Role of Sport for a better Society

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The Role of Sport for a better Society

• Sport a growing interest

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Some International Documents for Sport
1. The Berlin PE World Summit (1999) - The PE
situation 2. The Berlin Agenda for Action for
Government Ministers and Appeal to the
General Conference of UNESCO 3. Post- Berlin
Initiatives 4. MINEPS III Declaration of Punta
del Este (2002) 5. Council of Europe
Recommendations Brussels (2003) 6. UNESCO Round
Table Communiqué (2003) 7. UN Resolution 58/5
(2003) 8. MINEPS IV Athens Declaration (2004) 9.
WHO Global Strategy (2004) 10. UN 2005 Year of
Sport and PE 11. Bangkok Agenda for Actions on PE
Sport (2005) 12. 2nd World Summit on Physical
Education (Magglingen, 2 - 3 Dec. 2005) 13.
Council of Europe Recommendations Brussels (2006)
14. Council of Europe Recommendations Copenhagen
(2008)
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United NationsGeneral Assembly 14 October
2010Sixty-fifth session

• Sport for peace and development
• Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China
  , Dominican Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece,
  India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malta,
  Monaco, Mongolia, Romania, Russian Federation,
  Slovenia,Switzerland, Tunisia and United Kingdom
  of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Sport as a means to promote education,
health, development and peace

• Emphasizes and encourages the use of sport as a
  vehicle to
• foster development and strengthen education for
  children and young persons
• prevent disease and promote health, including
  the prevention of drug abuse
• empower girls and women
• foster the inclusion and well-being of persons
  with disabilities
• and facilitate social inclusion, conflict
  prevention and peace building

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The importance of sport for national
insitutions

• National identity
• Economical benefits
• Democratisation of the society
• Health of population
• Social impact

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The importance of sport for local authorities

• Political impact at local level
• Community interest
• Local identity
• Promoting local initiatives

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The importance of sport for the Private sector

• Promotion through sport
• Sport as a interest for investment
• Sport as a consumer

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Sport for All in our realty

• No national structure of sport for all
  organisations
• Not enough sport infrastructure
• Not easy to find sponsors
• Not important as elite sport is

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YES factors

• Growing interest of the society and of the
  government
• Increased income of the individuals and families
• RESEARCH

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RESEARCH

• IS THE BEST WAY TO FIND FACTS THAT HELP US TO
  SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT FOR THE SOCIETY

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RESEARCH

• 1 EURO IN SPORT 3.8 EURO IN HEALTH
• People that do sport live better and longer
• 140 billion medical care for obesity related
  illness in USA
• 30 SECONDS 2,5 MILLION USD
• South Africa in World Cup 4 billion investments
  8 billion benefit

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International relations and sport

• Sport in History
• Sport in International Relations A Case for
  Cross-Disciplinary Investigation
• Aaron Beacom
• University of Exeter
• The political and cultural dimensions of sport
  are widely recognised and international sport is
  generally accepted as contributing to the
  dynamics of international relation

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Political Role of Sport

• Role of Sport in the National Policy
• Role of Sport in the International Policy
• National Promotion through Sport.
• Role of Sport in Diplomacy.
• 4. Recomandations

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Sport important, interesting, activity
for free time
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Instituti Kerkimor Shkencor i Sportit
Sport important, interesting, activity
for free time
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• FE 8 - 8,5 e weekly load in EU(7 college)
• 2 - 3 hour/week.

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• PE in EU from year 2000
• In 25 of the countries increased in volume
• Në 56 remains the same volume
• Në 19 of the countries diminuished but not
  less than 2 hour per week.

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What to do?

• Consider universities of sport as partners
• Consider physical education in school important
• Organize national system of sport for all
  organizations
• Find stakeholders