France

Venue by the County of « La Vienne » FRANCE : Venue by the County of « La Vienne » FRANCE 10th-11th september 2004 Darmstadt - Germany « E.A.S. » Project European Athlete as a Student


ID Presentation : ID Presentation Poitou-Charentes Region counts 4 counties: - La Charente-Maritime (La Rochelle) - La Charente (Angoulême- Cognac) - Les Deux-Sèvres (Niort) - La Vienne (Poitiers) La Vienne in figures : - 400 000 inhabitants – 281 communes - 38 ‘cantons’ = 38 ‘departmental’ councillors - Regional capital: Poitiers = 100 000 inhab. - Big university: 26 000 students. POITIERS 1hour and 30 mn from Paris by ‘TGV’ PARIS


ORGANIZATION OF HIGH LEVEL SPORTS IN FRANCE : ORGANIZATION OF HIGH LEVEL SPORTS IN FRANCE Disciplines which have the ‘High Level’ label The list of ‘High Level’ athletes Structures in charge of High Level sports activities


sporting disciplinesare indexed as High Level Sports : sporting disciplines are indexed as High Level Sports Those are managed by 56 Federations 69 Olympic disciplines 65 non-Olympic disciplines 8 criterias (conditions) to be fulfilled, from which the existence of 60 National Federations (worldwide), and participation of 25 countries into the World Championships.


NATIONAL LIST OFHIGH LEVEL ATHLETES : NATIONAL LIST OF HIGH LEVEL ATHLETES 6 000 athletes -aged between 12 and 30 years old - 1/3 are girls, 2/3 are boys- Secondary & high school students (under 18) : 28% Students (univ) : 29% Employed : 39% Unemployed : 4% established by the National Committee of High Level Sports, and the Ministry of Sports


Slide6 : …6 000 athletes shared into 4 categories 16% : ‘ELITE’ Athletes who have obtained results (good performances) at the Olympic Games, ‘World’ or ‘Europe’ Championships 37% ‘SENIOR’ Grown-ups athletes preparing the Olympic Games, ‘World’ or ‘Europe’ Championships 45% : ‘YOUNG’ Goal: Olympic Games, ‘World’ or ‘Europe’ (within 3 or 4 years) 2% :‘RECONVERSION’ Athletes who have been registered at least 4 years in the ‘SENIOR’ category or 1 year in the ‘ELITE’ category, and having stopped their sports career + having got a project of professional integration activity


ADVANTAGES OF THE STATUS OF HIGH LEVEL ATHLETE : ADVANTAGES OF THE STATUS OF HIGH LEVEL ATHLETE Arrangements for timetables, curriculum, and exams dates Help for professional integration Personalized help by the Government: 10 millions € / year Special conditions to have access to the exams/ competitions for Public Function jobs Some good marks may be kept in case of failure to the ‘A-degree’ exam (‘baccalauréat’)


HIGH LEVEL CURRICULA : HIGH LEVEL CURRICULA Managed by the Ministry of Sports & the Federations: National level: 1 INSEP (National Institute of Sports and Phys. Educ.) 132 “pôles FRANCE” 341 “pôles ESPOIRS” (“HOPES poles”) Local level: 650 “CREF” (Regional Centers for Training and educ.) 300 “CDEF” (“Departmental” – County- Centers id.) Managed by the Ministry of Education & the Federations: National level: Sports University Centers Local level: School Sporty Sections PUBLIC STRUCTURES


Slide9 : Training Centers of Professional Clubs football; basket-ball; volley-ball; rugby; handball Training ‘Camps’ football; tennis; golf PRIVATE STRUCTURES


Slide10 : 300 “CDEF” (“Departmental” Centers for Training and educ.) - 1 per sport & per « departement » (County) - children attending secondary school (aged from 11 to 15) - arranged timetables: 2 afternoons free / week - financing: Ministry of Sports + Federations - Selection: Federations 650 “CREF” (Regional Centers for Training and educ.) - 1 per sport & per REGION - children attending secondary and HIGH school (11 to 18) - timetables, financing and selection: same as ‘CDEF’


Slide11 : 341 « pôles ESPOIRS » (« hopes poles ») Athletes who are registered on the High Level list, « YOUNG » category 132 « pôles FRANCE » (« France poles ») Athletes who are registered on the High Level list « ELITE », or « SENIOR », or « YOUNG » category Member of the « French Team » Group (‘Collectif’) « pôles ESPOIRS » + « pôles FRANCE » = 15 000 ATHLETES


Slide12 : NATIONAL STRUCTURE MANAGED BY THE MINISTRY OF SPORTS INSEP (National Institute of Sports & Phys.Educ) based in Paris 1 000 athletes 38 disciplines 140 trainers / coaches High school students follow their curriculum at the INSEP: 8 am - 11 am / 14’30 – 16’30 2 trainings / day 2/3 of the Olympic medallists are athletes from the INSEP


Slide13 : Education Centers of the Professional Clubs Entrance (recruitment) at 14-15 years old Studies through the ‘CNED’ (National Center for Distance Learning) Professional contract proposed to the best athletes at 18 Training Camps Often managed by former “great” players/ athletes Located in big cities and sea-side regions from Southern France High cost, entirely paid by families (10 000 €/year)


Slide14 : ORGANIZATION OF HIGH LEVEL SPORTS IN « LA VIENNE » County 1 ‘CDEF’ 10 ‘CREF’ 5 ‘pôles ESPOIRS’ (‘HOPES poles’) 3 ‘pôles France’ 2 University centers 9 School ‘Sporty Sections’ 1 training center in a professional club No training camp Local National Education


Slide15 : 1 CDEF - Tennis - Poitiers Financial support from ‘la Vienne County Council’ to the local federation Financing: State + Federation 10 CREF Financing: Region + State + Federation Athletics - - Badminton - - Basket-ball - - Gymnastics - - Hand Ball - Poitiers - Judo - - Swimming - - Table tennis - - Triathlon - - Volley-ball -


Slide16 : 5 ‘pôles ESPOIRS’ (‘HOPES poles’) Financing: State + Federation 3 ‘pôles France’ Financing: State + Federation - Athletics - - Basket-ball - - Canoeing - - Hand Ball - - Swimming - - Canoeing - - Judo - - Tennis -


Slide17 : 2 University centers - Tennis: support by the County Council - Golf: support of the County Council for maintaining the golf course 9 School ‘Sporty sections’ - Football Secondary School in Châtellerault - Basket-ball Secondary School in Lusignan - Gymnastics “ in Poitiers - Judo “ in Poitiers - Swimming “ in Poitiers - Figure skating “ in Poitiers - Volley-ball “ in Poitiers - Handball High School in Saint-Benoît - Handball Secondary School in Poitiers The County Council supports each Sports Federation within the frame of annual ‘Objectives Conventions’ (‘Goals contracts’)


Slide18 : HIGH LEVEL SPORTS POLICY OF « LA VIENNE » County 700 000 € / year as direct support to: the athletes the teams involved into National French Championships The ‘Great Clubs’


Slide19 : 53 ATHLETES Annual grants from 300 € to 12 000 € SUPPORT TO THE ATHLETES Brian JOUBERT, 19 : Figure Skating European Champion of Figure Skating 2004 World Vice-Champion 2004 supported by La Vienne County Council for 6 years World Champion of Super-bantam Weight (under 54 kgs) Employed by the County Council for 2 years, has been recently appointed as Deputy-Director of the Sports department Mahyar MONSHIPOUR, 29 : Boxing


Slide20 : 37 teams are supported by the County Council SUPPORT TO THE TEAMS involved into a National French Championship 27 « Men » teams: Basket-ball (3) - Torball (1) - Handball (2) - Volley-ball (1) - Hockey (1) - Judo (2) - Motoball (2) - Athletics (3) - Water Polo (1) - Rugby (2) - Biking (2) - Tennis (3) - Table tennis(2) - Squash (1) - Bowls (1) 8 « Ladies » teams: - Basket-ball (1) - Judo (2) - Athletics (2) - Bowling (1) - Tennis (1) - Table tennis (1) 2 mixed teams: - Billiards - Chess


Slide21 : 12 teams are supported by the County Council SUPPORT TO THE « GREAT CLUBS » 7 « Men » teams: Volley-ball - Handball - Rugby - Football (3) - Basket-ball 5 « Ladies »teams: - Basket-ball - Handball - Rugby - Football - Volley-ball


MERCI ! : MERCI ! For any further information : Mr. Daniel POULAIN Ms. Florence FORSANS Director of Sports European Affairs Officer Conseil Général de la Vienne Hôtel du Département – B.P. 319 86008 POITIERS Cedex – France : +33(0)5 49 55 66 00 : +33(0)5 49 00 55 70 : (currently changing) : +33(0)5 49 00 55 79 E-mail: dpoulain@cg86.fr E-mail: fforsans@cg86.fr


Slide23 : FUTUROSCOPE PARK in la Vienne