PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Provide competitive opportunities for Sailors beyond the base-level intramural sports program.
Open to all active duty and ready reserve sailors and officers.
Coast Guard athletes compete on Navy teams.
Individual and team participation in National and International level competition.
Assist in providing exceptional individuals extended training opportunities.
Retention and recruitment
PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
PROGRAM COMPONENTS All-Navy application process
All-Navy training camps for team sports
All-Navy team selection
Armed Forces Championship competition
Selected athletes for National/International events
Annual calendar of events
Web Site
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PROGRAM SCOPE:
PROGRAM SCOPE Field approximately 600 applications annually for participation.
Navy athletes participate in 12 Armed Forces Sports
22 Armed Forces Championships (10 women’s - 12 men’s)
As part of composite Armed Forces team, Navy athletes participate in 12-15 CISM events annually
As part of composite Armed Forces team, Navy athletes participate in the World Military Games every 4 years (Olympic style event for military athletes only).
Navy presence in the last 2 Olympic Games (1 wrestler / 2 rowers) and 2004 Paralympic Games (track and field gold and silver medalist).
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RECENT PROGRAM CHANGES :
RECENT PROGRAM CHANGES Provide NAF funding in advance of training camps and Armed Forces Championships.
Provide written budget plan to host installations.
Hold 'mini-camps' at major fleet concentration areas.
Homesteading of Armed Forces Championships.
Increased marketing campaign via print media.
FUTURE PROGRAM INITIATIVES:
FUTURE PROGRAM INITIATIVES
Produce Navy Sports DVD for recruiting athletes and informing Navy leadership about the program.
Brief, informative video clips to be shown as previews on NMPS movie releases.
Hold regional qualifiers for individual sports.
CHALLENGES WE FACE :
CHALLENGES WE FACE
Identifying the best athletes in the Navy.
Recruiting female athletes.
Increasing knowledge of the program throughout the fleet.
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