CONADE

CONADE logo

CONADE is Mexico's National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport ((Spanish) Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte).^[1] It is the arm of the Mexican government charged with fostering and promoting physical education, recreation and sport in the country. CONADE's goals are for the population to:

• exercise consistently,
• use free time in a positive way, and
• practice sport regularly.^[2]

CONADE's headquarters are located in Mexico City.

ENED

Escuela Nacional de Entrenadores Deportivos (National School of Sport Trainers) is a group affiliated with CONADE in charge of forming the future trainers of the country.

Its goal is to develop and provide educational services to train professional trainers in eight specialties.

SINADE

Sistema Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte (National System of Physical Culture and Sports) is a collegiate body which both represents and governs CONADE. SINADE's purpose is to direct, control and accomplish the goals established by the government and CONADE. They are represented in a Directive Council (Collegiate Body).

Financing

One of CONADE's goals is to fund athletes both for support and training, so that the athletes are better able to dedicate themselves to training.

National Olympics

CONADE is in charge of organizing the National Olympics, and the qualifying events in which athletes need to participate in order to be eligible for the National Olympics.

References

1. (Spanish) CONADE website (www.conade.gob.mx); retrieved 2010-07-10.
2. (Spanish) CONADE: ¿Quienes Somos? (trans: CONADE: Who are we?). Published by CONADE; retrieved 2010-07-21.