14/10/2011
ISCA Network Report
Facility Management Network Introduction
A number of ISCA members are constructing, developing or managing facilities in the field of sport, culture and tourism. The non-profit ISCA members managing facilities operates in the same field as ‘for-profit’ companies managing facilities on 100% commercial basis, but with very different perspectives and goals.
The current financial challenges have in various ways put pressure on the area of sport facilities, both when it comes to construction, renewal and management.
Facility development in the direction and perspective of grassroots sport is crucial for the sector and to assist this process a network of members are joining forces in the Facility Management Network.
The aims are to:
To assist the inspiration and knowledge-sharing on facility management within the ‘Sport for All’ sector.
To inspire and to initiate contacts and cooperation between facility operators and managers.
There have been several bi-lateral meetings between Network partners over the last year, where ideas, strategies and tools for facilities management have be shared and discussed.
One very interesting development is the realization of the first sport facility in Ljubljana, Slovenia established by an international joint company between Sports Union of Slovenia and UBAE/Eurofitness (Spain). The international non-for profit company opened its first facility in Ljubljana in November 2010. The facility is based on the experiences from facilities managed by UBAE/Eurofitness in Barcelona and Catalonia.
Members
The following organizations have indicated interest in Facility Management:
SESC Sao Paulo, Brasil
Homepage: http://www.sescsp.org.br/
Facility page: http://www.sescsp.org.br/sesc/quem_somos/index.cfm?lg=ing&forget=14&inslog=16
Contact: Mrs. Maria Luiza Souza Dias.
UBAE/Eurofitness Catalonia, Spain
Homepage: http://www.ubae.cat/
Contact: Mr Toni Llop
INATEL foundation, Portugal
Homepage: http://www.inatel.pt/
Contact: Mr Rui Lanca
German Gymnastics Federation, (DTB) Germany
Homepage: http://www.dtb-online.de/
Contact: Mrs Pia Pauly
Ungmennafelag UMFI, Iceland
Homepage: http://www.umfi.is/
Contact: Mrs Helga Gudjonsdottir and Mr Sæmeundur Runolfsson
Danish Gymnastics Association (DGI), Denmark
Homepage: http://www.dgi.dk/
Contact: Mr Per Nedergaard Rasmussen
Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils /South Lanarshire Leisure
Homepage: http://www.slleisure.co.uk/
Contact: Mr Gerry Campbell and Mr Millar Stoddart
The Network is open and interested organizations can contact ISCA secretariat at info@isca-web.org to join the Network.
Badminton Network
Introduction
The ISCA Badminton Network has been active for 8 years. The purpose of the network is to continuously develop badminton in our countries, both at a national and international level.
ISCA Badminton Network aims to be the platform
• creating network between badminton leaders and organizations
• where we discover a variety of badminton perspectives and ideas
• for development through international cooperation
• for partnership agreements
Network partner organisations
The Network consists of 20 organisations, among these
• DGI, Denmark (Network Leader)
• Czech Sokol, Czech Republic
• Scottish Associations of local Sport Councils, Scotland
• UFOLEP, France
• Iceland Badminton Samband and UMFI, Iceland
• Lithuanian Badminton Federation, Lithuania
• USK ISKRA Babimost, Poland
• Greenland Sport Confederation
All organizations interested in “Badminton for all” are most welcome to contact the network leader Benny Andreasen (benny.andreasen@dgi.dk) or the ISCA secretariat.
Activities in the network
The network’s recurring activities include
• ISCA Badminton Festival (every 2 years)
• Other open tournaments by network members
• Youth Camp (14-18 years) every year
• Coach/player Camp (18-30 years) every year
• Badminton Culture and Tourism Trips
• Special events (national festivals etc.)
• Badminton network meetings
Future strategies and activities in the network
The latest badminton network meeting was held in Babimost Poland 1 October 2011.
The network has devised a plan whereby the core members are to recruit further interested members to the network. This will improve the sustainability and sharing of tasks in the network.
It is the intention of the network that members should inspire each other with their national or local badminton initiatives to enhance each organisation’s continued development.
Environment and Sport Network
The ISCA network on Sport and Environment is organized with an overall aim of promoting sustainable development and environment protection within the Sport for All movement. ISCA has been involved in the field of sport and sustainable development since 2003, when it signed a memorandum of understanding with UNEP. Since then several ISCA member organizations have taking up the challenges of adopting an environmentally-friendly approach in which sport and nature are interrelated.
The network serves as a platform for exchanging knowledge and inspiration and for providing learning opportunities and access to new partnerships in the field of sport and environment. Several of the network members have ongoing bilateral contacts on the issue of sustainable development.
UFOLEP is network leader and is as an organisation fully committed to this agenda, which is considered in all activities and targeted in specific projects. As a specific example, UFOLEP and ISCA in June 2011 implemented the international ACTIVE youth training course which focused on Environment and volunteering.
Network partner organizations
The following partner organizations are part of the network:
UFOLEP - France
SUS – Slovenia
UISP – Italy
JUUS – Germany
UMFI – Iceland
SALSC – Scotland
NKS – The Netherlands
Atemia - France
Past activities in the network
- The Network itself was established in October 2007
- Report “Environmental Commitments” published by ISCA containing an overview of environmental commitments of ISCA member organizations.
- Network meetings held in connection with ISCA’s General Assemblies since 2007
-A European training on Sustainable Development, CarbonFoot© print and ASSER© Method (Eco-friendly Sport events) was externally funded but dit not materialize in 2010 due to lack of interest or availability.
Future strategies and activities in the network
-The network’s work currently revolves around fulfilling four main objectives: 1. Transform current sport events to eco-friendly manifestations, 2. Create a policy and plan the conception of different communication tools, 3. Create training opportunities for managers and event organizers, and 4. Create new partnerships.
The network is open for all and we welcome all organizations with an interest in the field of sport and environment. More information about the network can be obtained by contacting the network leader Mr. Jean-Claude Besnard (UFOLEP) by e-mail jclbesnard@wanadoo.fr or the ISCA office: info@isca-web.org.
ISCA Health Network report – establishment of HESE Network
In the last years, ISCA has carried out two important Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) projects, supported by EU grants (PATHE; SANTE) and another one has just been initiated, namely the MOVE project. These initiatives have increased the awareness of for HEPA programs and stimulated encouraged the willingness to invest into this field of action. At the same time, Health as a topic remains on the top of the sport for all political agenda in ISCA and beyond.
The successful initiated process needs to be continued into a sustainable development.
The approaches to health enhancing physical activities in sport associations are diverse, and we can differentiate between two main streams:
• the general health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) approach, aiming to increase the activity level through promoting all kinds of sportive activities.
• the health-enhancing sport exercise (HESE) approach, with high quality, well structured, dose-response based health programs.
Until now, ISCAs Health Network has been covering both streams. Yet, many of ISCA’s stakeholders have expressed an interest in advanced cooperation in the field of health enhancing sport exercises (HESE) with the ambition to enlarge, assure and improve the quality of HESE initiatives. Beside the exchange of knowledge and expertise, the meeting will address common quality standards for HESE programs, including the need for a common quality mark, and adequate education offers for instructors. Also a common quality mark is seen to become an ambitious goal for the network.
The following organizations have committed to join the network:
• DTB
• DGI
• SUS
• SVOLI
• UBAE
• FFEPGV
• SESC
• FIAF
• Finnish Kunto
By now, there is agreement with the ISCA Health-Network leaders (DTB/DGI) to set up this new initiative instead of the existing ISCA Health Network. The three ISCA presidents have approved of the approach.
The above organizations will meet in Paris on the occasion of the MOVE2011 congress to define next steps.
Gymnastics Network – and the new European Gym Festivals Network
ISCA Gymnastics Network has as its main objectives to promote an understanding among people across borders through Gymnastics and to encourage international participation among affiliated organizations.
To extend those objectives, the network has been working to create and stimulate events and experiences in Gymnastics, discuss and define policies and programs, develop international exchanges at seminars, conferences, training courses and festivals, disseminate relevant information and develop actions to improve Gymnastics as part of the Sport for All movement. For instance the Gymnastics Forum in Brazil which is now being planned for the sixth time with ISCA institutional support.
Bilateral contacts between the ISCA members with interest in gymnastics are numerous; and so the network itself has not been initiating new actions to that end.
Future strategies and activities in the network
After a meeting during the MOVE 2010 congress, the European Gym Festivals (EGF) Network has been established. The goal of EGF is to promote and to establish an European Calendar of Gym Festivals and to support the development of general gymnastics. Its primary purpose is to promote the European Gym Festival in the following
areas:
• Dates & Scheduling Coordination
• Quality policy for the participants in terms of standards
• Brand & Communication synergies
• Promotional Program & Data Base
• Contacts with European Gym Associations
EGF encourage European Gym Festivals activities by organizing:
• Gym Festivals
• International Conferences, Workshops & Exhibitions
• Health & Wellness Programs
For further information about EGF, please contact Jörg Hoppenkamps at Joerg.Hoppenkamps@stb.de
Youth Network Introduction
The ISCA Youth Network is a large group of more than 2000 young people that are active in Youth, Sport and Culture organizations in their respective countries and communities. They continue to receive updates and possibilities inside the ISCA portfolio.
The Youth Network has been supported and sustained by the ISCA office, and it is volunteers from the network and the office staff that have developed and executed numerous youth projects over the years – including youth trainings, EVS projects, exchanges, training manuals, web platforms (YOURCE), European Youth and Sport Forum etc.
Network partner organisations
Any individual can sign up to be part of the ISCA youth network and receive information. In that way, the network is not similar to the other ISCA networks that are based on organizations. However, in 2010 the multimeasure Youth project ACTIVE has allowed a more sustained contact to a number of ISCA organizations with a special interest and competence in youth work.
Recent activities in the youth network
In the Youth area, ISCA coordinated or was in the implementation team in the following events since the last General Assembly in 2010:
• Active: Healthy Lifestyle and Volunteering (Frankfurt, Germany)
• BYS-DEMO, in partnership with DGI (Belgrade, Serbia)
• Balkan meets East – similar challenges in youth and sport? (Predeal, Romania)
• Inclusive Youth Leader Training, in partnership with Special Olympics and the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, France)
• Non-formal education in youth rural organisations (Bankya, Bulgaria)
• Active: Healhty Environement and Volunteering (Hauteville-Lompnes, France)
• Mobilizing youth through sport and technnology, in partnership with ENGSO-Youth (Vienna, Austria)
• International Children's Games, coordinated by South Lanarkshire Leisure - Health and Wellbeing Conference (Hamilton, Scotland)
• Active Evaluation seminar (Slovenia)
Future strategies and activities in the network
In 2012, we hope to implement a Global Youth and Sport Forum in Brazil, bringing together 100 participants from 3 continents.
Also, a number of European Voluntary Service programmes will be implemented.
ISCA applied for a grant from the European Commission for “Training of Trainers in Education through sport”, a key project in the development of the Youth Network, because it’s aim is to create a pool of trainers who will be resource people for the future educational events. If the application will be successful, than 3 residential meetings of 7 days will be implemented in 2012 and 2013.
Great acknowledgement for the Latin American Youth Committee, which has also done a great job. See the Latin American report for more details.
Contact: Sorin Buruiana (sb@isca-web.org), Youth Network Coordinator, ISCA
Active Children
Sport activities for children are indeed an important area for sport for all organizations, both with respect to considerations of recruitment of members as well as organizational profiling. Children and the challenges that are specific to this population group currently enjoy great political attention in many countries.
The Active Children network serves as a platform for exchanging knowledge and inspiration on children activity, discovering new trends in the field, initiating and implementing international projects and facilitating access to international childrens’ festivals.
Network partner organizations
The following partner organizations are active in the network:
The network leader USEP – France
UCEC – Catalonia, Spain
UISP – Italy
DGI – Denmark
SESC - Brazil
Past activities in the network
- Network meetings were held in connection with ISCA’s General Assemblies since 2007
- as part of the ISCA SANTE project, a workshop called "Engaging Youth/adolescents in physical activity using health as a brand" was organised on 15-17 October 2010 in Rimini, Italy
Future strategies and activities in the network
The activities children’s group wishes to address children from 6 to 12 years.
The network is currently in a process of defining its future work objectives and developing current and new activity areas. It would be interesting for both “old” and new members of the network to take part in this process.
The network is open for all and we welcome all organizations with an interest in the field of activities for children. More information about the network can be obtained by contacting the network leader Mr. Jean-Claude Arnaud (USEP) by e-mail: jeanclaudearnaud@free.fr or the ISCA office: info@isca-web.org.
Active Seniors Network
Since the establishment of the network in 2008, UFOLEP has organised an international seminar, and network members have implemented several bilateral exchanges.
Inside the ISCA project “SANTE” a seminar on Active Seniors was organized (August 30th and 31st – September 1st 2010) by SALSC in Largs (Scotland).
2012 will be The European Year of Active Ageing and intergenerational solidarity, and ISCA Secretariat is seeking EU funding for a large scale project as a contribution to this. ISCA has also joined the official NGO Coalition for the European Year.
Active Seniors Network contact: UFOLEP, Jean-Claude Besnard jclb363@orange.fr
