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IFA President Jörn Verleger virtually attended the UN Sports for Climate Action Annual General Meeting in London yesterday.
In 2018 the Sports for Climate Action Framework was launched with two main objectives: to provide a clear path for the global sports community to combat climate change and to use sports as a tool to create awareness and drive action among global citizens.
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The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has announced in the presence of IFA President Jörn Verleger 17 new members for its Sports for Nature Framework during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. IFA signed the commitment as one of 24 International Federations already at the IF Forum in Lausanne in November 2023.
During the event, Samuel Ducroquet, Ambassador for Sport, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France, explained that there were four key motivations for Paris 2024: leading by example, offering a strong voice for change, creating a new model for major events, and making the practice of sport more responsible and respectable.
Additionally, Marie Sallois, Corporate and Sustainable Development Director for the International Olympic Committee, said there was no other sector that could inspire like sport could, and that this platform should be used to educate around sustainability and responsibility.
This responsibility has been demonstrated by the Paris 2024 organising committee, which committed to reducing carbon emissions, limiting the construction of new venues, lowering plastic waste and more. The organisers also looked to incorporate eco-construction where possible, enhance biodiversity, offer plant-based food and locally sourced products, utilise public transport, create a circular economy, champion inclusivity and, of course, clean up the River Seine to be used for events.
As part of TAFISA’s Girls Positive and Safe Coaching Pathway, the workshop on coaching girls and women took place on July 20 in Mannheim within the framework of the Fistball World Tour Finals. Gender inequalities still prevent girls and women from participating in certain sports. Girls positive and Safe Coaching pathway is a project that aims to break down these barriers by educating coaches on how to coach girls and women appropriately.
The aim of the presentation was to provide the almost 50 participants aged 15-30 with strategies to create a safe environment for young girls and women in sport, training, competition and club life. The lecture focused on verbal and non-verbal communication between coaches and athletes. Supposed taboo topics such as menstruation in sport were also addressed in order to illustrate the major impact the female cycle has on the athlete’s performance and general well-being and how important it is for coaches to be aware of this. Through interactive exercises and the sharing of their own experiences in particular, the participants were given numerous strategies and guidelines on how to best respond to and pay attention to the needs of their female athletes.
All teams have arrived at the venue and were welcomed by Ralf Eisenhauer – the mayor of Mannheim reponsible for sports matters – and IFA President Verleger Joern.
In his opening speech at the official welcome dinner Verleger thanked the host of VfR Mannheim 1896 e.V. and the Stadt Mannheim for their support of the event. Today the competition started at 9.00 a.m. and all participating teams are fighting for the title best Fistball club team in the world.
In the Sports Committee of the German Bundestag: IFA President suggests better integration, networking and financial support for the international work of non-Olympic associations
Berlin (hib/HAU) German sports policy lacks a structural approach to better assert German interests at the level of world sports federations. This was made clear by Thomas Konietzko, President of the International Canoe Federation (ICF), Jörn Verleger, President of the International Fistball Association (IFA), Ingo Weiss, Treasurer of the World Basketball Federation (FIBA) and sports scientist Professor Jürgen Mittag from the German Sport University Cologne (DSHS), who were invited to a public meeting of the Sports Committee of the German Bundestag on Wednesday.
ICF President Konietzko said to the MPs: “You must decide whether you prioritize the representation of Germans on the committees differently in the future.” This would require appropriate political decisions “so that in future it is no longer dependent on chance that Germans can assume high offices in sport”.
The path to the presidency of an international sports organization usually requires a combination of experience, network, commitment and personal qualities, said sports scientist Jürgen Mittag. In addition to holding other leadership positions, establishing strategic alliances and gaining support through a consensus-based program of one’s own are decisive factors in the bid.
Jörn Verleger, President of the International Fistball Association (IFA), who is also a member of the informal group of so-called “International Germans” established by the German Olympic Committee (DOSB), presented the perspective of a non-Olympic association. So far, however, the circle of ” International Germans ” has not been considered in a targeted manner, for example via an invitation distribution list maintained by the DOSB and taken into account by the associations at events. “This means that opportunities are missed,” said Verleger. This applies in particular to non-Olympic sport and its indirect opportunities to exert influence. It is striking that other nations are much better at “placing national representatives at international level and supporting each other in this work”.
More: https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/kurzmeldungen-1010384
IFA was represented last week at the MEI Hosts and Federations Summit at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne by President Jörn Verleger and at TEAMS Europe in London by Secretary General Chris Oberlehner. Thanks to Major Events International Ltd and Northstar meetings group for the opportunity to update cities, suppliers and sporting colleagues on Fistball and the opportunities through our events.
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The world is moving faster than ever, but people are moving less. According to the World Health Organisation research has found that one in four adults and over 80 per cent of young people do not meet the recommended minimum activity levels needed for optimum health. Not having enough time in the day is one of the most common reasons given for not being able to reach this goal. At the same time, starting with just 30 minutes of movement a day has significant health benefits for hearts, bodies and minds.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new global initiative to inspire and enable the world to move more every day. Led by Olympians and created in collaboration with WHO, Let’s Move will begin on Olympic Day, 23 June 2023, with an invitation to make time every day for movement for better health.
IOC President Thomas Bach said, “On Olympic Day, we celebrate the Olympic Movement’s mission to make the world a better place through sport. When we do sport, it keeps our mind and body strong and healthy. When we do sport, it inspires us to always give it our best and it makes us dream, it spreads joy and it brings us together. This year, together with the WHO, we are highlighting the positive impacts sport has on both physical and mental health. We want to inspire the world to move more every day. Sport and physical activity are the low-cost, high-impact tool for healthy bodies and healthy minds and resilient communities.”
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On World Environment Day, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, together with the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU), invites to the “Week of the Environment”. Amongst others, IFA President Jörn Verleger was guest in the park of Schloss Bellevue.
For the seventh time, the park of the Federal President’s official residence will be transformed into a city of tents and stages – with around 190 exhibitors as well as a stage and expert forum program on current environmental topics and with well-known and high-ranking personalities from politics, society, business and science. The main stage will host four high-profile panels on the topics of hydrogen technology, climate neutrality and energy security, biodiversity and resource conservation as well as transformation and social cohesion.
A healthy environment is essential. Over 3 billion people are affected by degraded ecosystems. Pollution causes around 9 million premature deaths every year. More than 1 million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction.
Sustainability must become the central basis for decision-making for all of us.
From the policies we support, to the food and transportation choices we make, to the companies whose customers we are. We can all make environmentally friendly choices that will collectively bring about the necessary changes.
“To support natural climate protection, it is crucial to promote a sustainable way of life. Sustainability involves using resources responsibly, reducing waste and promoting renewable energy. Individual action can make a big difference. Everyone can make a contribution to climate protection by taking small steps such as reducing energy consumption, using public transport or recycling waste,” says IFA President Jörn Verleger.
World Environment Day was first proclaimed by the United Nations in 1972. It aims to raise awareness of environmental issues and encourage people to take action. In Germany, Environment Day has been celebrated since 1980.
Where today Cannes is celebrating the final day of the international film festival, the “Festival de Cannes” three months ago the WADA Education Conference was run.
With its highest attendance the Global Education Conference staged at the palais de festival in Cannes three months ago, demonstrated that education is an integral pillar of anti-doping, and a central resource in the protection of clean sport.
Under the theme of ‘Cultivating Our Collective Creativity’, more than 400 participants including IFA President Jörn Verleger contributed to a common education agenda.
“The WADA Global Education Conference in Cannes has changed by view on our clean sport education agenda. We have to change our compliance mindset to a prevention mindset and should much more focus on prevention, value based education and collaboration”, said Verleger.
The fourth edition of the Global Education Conference demonstrated the values of education (not only ins sports) and the importance of continuous improvement through monitoring and evaluation of existing programs and guidelines.
Planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of effective education programs are core objectives of the WADA 2021 International Standard of Education.
„Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world“ (Nelson Mandela)
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