International School Sport Federation

International School Sport Federation
Fédération Internationale du Sport Scolaire
Abbreviation ISF
Motto We Are School Sport
Formation 1972
Type Sport federation
Headquarters Antwerp, Belgium
Official language
 French, English, German, Spanish[1]
President
 Laurent Petrynka
Secretary General
 Coolen Jan
Website www.isfsports.org

The International School Sport Federation (ISF) is a international sports governing body for school sport. Founded in 1972 with 13 signatory nations (all European), the federation has been organising international competitions to encourage education through sport and student athletes. It now has 84 member nations from five continents.[2] It is a member of SportAccord and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[3][4][5] It is based in Antwerp, Belgium.[6]

The ISF limits itself to activities with school children between the ages of 14 to 17 (roughly contiguous with high school age).[2] This distinguishes its role from the longer-established International University Sports Federation, which governs student sport from the ages of 17 to 28.[7][8]

The foremost competition held by the ISF is the Gymnasiade – a quadrennial multi-sport event first held in 1974 that features athletics, gymnastics and swimming events. There are 25 recognised ISF sports, each of which has its own championship once every two years.[9] Among their other major events are the Pan-American School Games and the World Schools Athletics Championships (also known as the Athletic Cup Jean Humbert Memorial).[10] The first official ISF championships were in football and volleyball, which both took place in 1972, athletics, basketball, handball and skiing championships followed a year later.

History

Around the mid 1960s, international sporting contests between schools has been increasing. Besides occasional and haphazard meetings between two or more schools, tournaments were beginning to be organised regularly in different disciplines: in handball from 1963, in volleyball from 1969, in football one year later and from 1971 also in basketball. Each of these annual tournaments produced basic regulations and a standing committee.

The large number of international competitions requiring eliminating heats at the national level soon gave rise to a desire to co-ordinate these events, within a specific International Federation. To help promote this idea, the Federal Minister of Education and Arts of the Republic of Austria convened a Conference at Raach in the Autumn of 1971. Here the conditions were discussed for setting up a European School Sport Federation.

After very lengthy debates, the project was approved. However, bearing future development possibilities in mind, the ISF was not limited to European countries alone. A Provisional Committee, the members of which were chosen from among the 21 nations present, was set up, and the meeting of the constituent General Assembly was fixed for 4 June 1972 at Beaufort/Luxembourg. This meeting adopted the Statutes and proceeded to elect the members of the first Executive Committee.

Philosophy

The ISF aims to promote the school sport and to stimulate the establishment of national organisations of school sport. It rejects the interference of any outside influence on the national associations of school sport. It is ready, however, to respond to all demands of information and moral support. The ISF pursues these objectives without any discrimination on political, religious and ethnical grounds.

Logo

The logo of the ISF is presented in a figurative and symbolic context. Its oval line, which skirts the logo, symbolised the movement in and the attraction by the ISF. The two figurines represent a boy and a girl, who enroll in the movement. The 5 squares (black - red - green - yellow - blue) represent all the inhabitants of the world. The sixth little square (white) represents the opening and the broadmindedness of the the ISF. It is like an empty chair for a unfortunate person at the table during a meal. Whatever the color of the shin, whatever the living place, whatever the religion and customs, the youth brings a multiple wealth through its differences and its diversity. Violet was chosen as it is the colour of moderation, which contains equal proportions of blue and red. Purple symbolises the balance between the sense and the intellect, passion and intelligence, love and wisdom, clear thinking and reflected thought.

Structure

General Assembly

The General Assembly brings together ISF’s national school sport federation members which meet every two years. In the assembly, members elect an Executive Committee for a four-year period, and approves the budget and the programme proposed by the Executive Committee. The most recent General Assembly was held in June 2014 in Besançon, France.

Management Committee

FUNCTION NAME COUNTRY
President PETRYNKA Laurent France
Vice-President DASKALAKIS Stelios Greece
Secretary General COOLEN Jan Belgium / Flanders
Treasurer FUSENIG Guy Luxembourg
Executive Director KEVER Norbert Belgium / German Speaking Community

Technical Commission

Member of Technical Commission for the term 2012-2016 was appointed on the basis of sports.

SPORT NAME COUNTRY
Athletics KOUKAL Jaroslav Czech Republic
Badminton PICARD Laetitia France
Basketball BOYANOVA Julia Bulgaria
Football BERCHTOLD Konrad Austria
Gymnastics AG BASLA Carmen Italy
Gymnastic RG VALENTI Ana Maria Spain
Handball CHRISTENSEN Tom Denmark
Orienteering KEUPPENS Karl Belgium/Flanders
Skiing STAUDACHER Arno Austria
Swimming DELGADO Fernando Puerto Rico
Table tennis SCHIPPERS Pieter Belgium/Flanders
Tennis BURRAGE Pam The United Kingdom
Volleyball KRECKE – GIVER Monique Luxembourg

Members

Code Country Association
ALB Albania Albania Ministry of Education and Sport of Albania
ALG Algeria Algeria Federation Algerienne du Sport Scolaire
AND Andorra Andorra Secretariat d'état aux sports, de la jeunesses et du volontariat
ARM Armenia Armenia Federation Sportive Republicaine Des Ecoliers
AUT Austria Austria Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen
AUS Australia Australia School Sport Australia
AZE Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Ministry of Youth and Sports
BLR Belarus Belarus Republican Center of Physical Education and Sports for Pupils and Students
BOL Bolivia Bolivia Ministerio de Deportes
BOT Botswana Botswana Botswana Integrated Sport Association
BUL Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgarian Association Sport for Students
BRA Brazil Brazil Confederação Brasileira do Desporto Escolar
COL Colombia Colombia Coldeportes
CHI Chile Chile Club Deportivo Universidad Catica de Chile
CMR Cameroon Cameroon Federation Nationale des Sports Scolaires
CPV Cape Verde Cape Verde Coordination de Nationale I'Education et Sport Scolaire
CIV Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Office Ivoirien des Sports Scolaires et Universitaires
CUB Cuba Cuba INDER
CHN China China China School Sport Federation
CRO Croatia Croatia Croatian School Sport Federation
CYP Cyprus Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture
CZE Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech school sports clubs association
DEN Denmark Denmark Danish Schoolsport
DOM Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Instituto Nacional de Educacion Fisica
ENG England England National Council for School Sports
EST Estonia Estonia Estonian School Sport Union
FIN Finland Finland Finnish School Sport Federation
FRA France France Union Nationale du Sport Scolaire
GEO Georgia (country) Georgia Children and Youth Sports National Federation of Georgia
GER Germany Germany Kommission Sport der KMK
GUA Guatemala Guatemala Direccion General de Education Fisica
GRE Greece Greece Directorate of Physical Education
HUN Hungary Hungary Hungarian School Sport Federation
IND India India School Games Federation of India
IRL Republic of Ireland Ireland Irish School Sport Federation
ITA Italy Italy Ministero dell Instruzione dell universita e della Ricerca
IRI Iran Iran Iran School Sport Federation
ISR Israel Israel Ministry of education, culture and sports
KAZ Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Military Sports Clubs Federation
KOS Kosovo Kosovo School Sport Federation of the Republic of Kosovo
KUW Kuwait Kuwait Ministry of Education
LAT Latvia Latvia Latvian School Sport Federation
LIE Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Liechtensteinische landesverwaltung
LUX Luxembourg Luxembourg Ligue des Associations Sportive Estudiantines Luxembourgeoises
MAR Morocco Morocco Federation Royale Marocaine du Sport Scolaire
MEX Mexico Mexico Fundacion Para El Dessarollo Del Deporte Escolar
MGL Mongolia Mongolia Mongolian School Sport Federation
MLT Malta Malta Malta School Sport Federation
MKD Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Macedonian Schools Sports Federation
NED Netherlands Netherlands Koninklijke Vereniging van Leraren Lichamelịke Opvoeding
NZL New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Secondary School Sports Council
NCA Nicaragua Nicaragua Instituto Nicaraguense de Deportes
NGA Nigeria Nigeria Nigerian School Sport Federation
NOR Norway Norway Landslaget Fysisk Fostring i Scolen
PAR Paraguay Paraguay Secretaria Nacional de Deportes
POL Poland Poland Szkolny Zwiazek Sportowy
POR Portugal Portugal Gabinete Coordenador Desporto Escolar
PUR Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Propulsores del Deporte
ROU Romania Romania Scholar and University Sports Federation
RSR Republika Srpska Republic of Srpska Ministry for Family, Youth and Sport
RUS Russia Russia Russian Socio - State Society of Physical Training
QAT Qatar Qatar Qatar Sport School Federation
RSA South Africa South Africa South African Sports Confederation
KSA Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education
SRB Serbia Serbia School Sports and Olympic Education Federation of Serbia
SIN Singapore Singapore Singapore School Sport Council
SUR Suriname Suriname Ministry of School and Youth Affairs
SCO Scotland Scotland Scottish SchoolSport Federation
SLO Slovenia Slovenia Zavod za sport RS Planica
SVK Slovakia Slovakia Slovak School Sport Association
ESP Spain Spain Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia
SWE Sweden Sweden Svenska Scolidrottsforbundet
SUI Switzerland Switzerland Schweizerischer Verband fur Sport in der Schule
TUN Tunisia Tunisia Federation Tunisienne des Sports Scolaires et Universiateires
TUR Turkey Turkey Turkiye Okul Sporlary Federasyonu
THA Thailand Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports
TPE Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation
UKR Ukraine Ukraine School Sport Federation of Ukraine
UAE United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates UAE Interschool Sports Association
USA United States United States Amateur Athletic Union of the United States of America

Sports

References

  1. ↑ Charter. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  2. 1 2 The International Charter of School Sport at the Heart of the ISF. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  3. ↑ About ISF. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  4. ↑ Organisations recognised by the International Olympic Committee . Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  5. ↑ Members. SportAccord. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  6. ↑ Contact. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  7. ↑ FISU Today. FISU. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  8. ↑ Li, Ming et al. "International School Sport", pgs. 291–2. International Sport Management (2012). Human Kinetics. ISBN 978-0-7360-8273-0.
  9. ↑ Sports. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
  10. ↑ ISF Calendar. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.

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