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St Kitts and Nevis Included in IAAF Athletics World Plan
2010-01-30 21:55:35 by
When talking about the IAAF Athletics World Plan, which was set up in 2003 to provide strategic impetus in all aspects of athletics? development, President Lamine Diack always underlines the vital importance of creating a thriving and dynamic school and youth programme that ensures that athletics is not just left to clubs but returns to education systems as well.
?I believe that my greatest legacy would be to know that I have placed the sport of athletics back where it deserves to be ? at the heart of society ? and as a key tool in the education, health and fitness of young people all over the world. And by this, we are not only looking at primary schools, where our well established Kids Athletics programme is reaching the under 12s ? but crucially, the 13-15 age group. If we can hang on to youngsters of this age group, then we really are building the athletic adults of the future, which benefits athletics, sport in general and society as a whole. But as well as that, school and youth initiatives work at all levels ? it is not just the IAAF working centrally, because we have great initiatives also from our Area Associations, our Member Federations and real interest from national authorities as well. For his reason in particular, the School and Youth project symbolises what the IAAF Athletics World Plan stands for,? said President Diack.
IAAF Member Services Director, Elio Locatelli, said recently: ?We are starting to have real success in seeding our Kids Athletics programmes for primary school kids, throughout the world, often in association with education systems which means that the effects are going to be long lasting. But we don?t want all these kids who enjoy Kids Athletics at a young age to then drop out when they reach adolescence. The 13 to 15 year old age group is vital, although there are obviously big differences between a 13 and a 15 year old, which is why our system is flexible and allows us to select, and prepare athletes gradually, depending on their own physical maturity. Our aim is to have as many 15 year olds not only staying in the sport but with an excellent all-round athletic ability. In other words, they should be ?ready to train? by that age and be on the right road to begin specialising in different events in time for the IAAF?s first age group competition which is the World Youth and open to 16-17 year olds.?
St Kitts and Nevis is a member nation of the IAAF, and has received a Kids Athletics Kit, for younger age groups. In the world of Kids Athletics, one of the goals for 2010 and beyond are to insist on a direct partnership approach with institutions that can see the benefit of athletics as a core sport and a way to encourage health and fitness. Kids Athletics aims to make the sport fun and relevant to the young age group ? competing with friends in a team, which is something that is appealing to kids, rather than individual efforts and commitment.
This is a great program for the youth of St Kitts and Nevis and can only pay positive dividends in the future.
?I believe that my greatest legacy would be to know that I have placed the sport of athletics back where it deserves to be ? at the heart of society ? and as a key tool in the education, health and fitness of young people all over the world. And by this, we are not only looking at primary schools, where our well established Kids Athletics programme is reaching the under 12s ? but crucially, the 13-15 age group. If we can hang on to youngsters of this age group, then we really are building the athletic adults of the future, which benefits athletics, sport in general and society as a whole. But as well as that, school and youth initiatives work at all levels ? it is not just the IAAF working centrally, because we have great initiatives also from our Area Associations, our Member Federations and real interest from national authorities as well. For his reason in particular, the School and Youth project symbolises what the IAAF Athletics World Plan stands for,? said President Diack.
IAAF Member Services Director, Elio Locatelli, said recently: ?We are starting to have real success in seeding our Kids Athletics programmes for primary school kids, throughout the world, often in association with education systems which means that the effects are going to be long lasting. But we don?t want all these kids who enjoy Kids Athletics at a young age to then drop out when they reach adolescence. The 13 to 15 year old age group is vital, although there are obviously big differences between a 13 and a 15 year old, which is why our system is flexible and allows us to select, and prepare athletes gradually, depending on their own physical maturity. Our aim is to have as many 15 year olds not only staying in the sport but with an excellent all-round athletic ability. In other words, they should be ?ready to train? by that age and be on the right road to begin specialising in different events in time for the IAAF?s first age group competition which is the World Youth and open to 16-17 year olds.?
St Kitts and Nevis is a member nation of the IAAF, and has received a Kids Athletics Kit, for younger age groups. In the world of Kids Athletics, one of the goals for 2010 and beyond are to insist on a direct partnership approach with institutions that can see the benefit of athletics as a core sport and a way to encourage health and fitness. Kids Athletics aims to make the sport fun and relevant to the young age group ? competing with friends in a team, which is something that is appealing to kids, rather than individual efforts and commitment.
This is a great program for the youth of St Kitts and Nevis and can only pay positive dividends in the future.