Switzerland
Land: 41,284km2 Population: 6,874,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
Walking, Swimming, Biking, Skiing, Football, Gymnastics
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
1) Walking (63 %)
2) Swimming (53 %)
3) Biking (51 %)
4) Skiing (32 %)
5) Jogging (28 %)
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
1) Ski Races
2) Track and Field
3) Tennis
4) Football
5) Hockey
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
The Confederation promotes physical education and sport in the interest of the development of young people, as well as the health an physical fitness of the whole population. In accordance with the legislation of the Confederation the cantons are responsible for physical education and sports in schools by:
* providing 3 hours physical education per week
* providing sports lessons in vocational schools
* the training of teachers in the field of sport
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
Bundesamt fur Sport BASPO
Address: CH-2532 Magglingen
Tel: (41)32.327.61 . I l
e-mail: info@baspo.admin.ch
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
Lamprecht und Stamm, Sozialforschung und Berarung AG, 8006 Zurich, conducted"Sport Swiss 2000" in August 2000, taking sample from 2,200. The result shows that 12% practice sport every day, 30% more than 3 times a week, 21% once a week, 10% once a month, 27% none.
7.NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
1) 27,000 sport clubs
2) One million sport club members
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Swiss Olympic Association
Address: Laubeggstrasse 70, Postfach 202 CH-3000 Bern 32
Tel: (41)31.359.71.11 Fax: (41)31.352.33.80
e-mail : matthias . baumberger @ swissolympic.ch
1.FOUNDED YEAR
April, 1922
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Walter Kagi
Title: President
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
The Swiss Olympic Association is the headorganization of the Swiss Sport federations. Swiss Olympic Association works for the benefit if is member-federations and their clubs:
1) it promotes sport in our society as an element of health and quality of life.
2) it aims to motivate the population for a regular sports activity.
3) it supports the internationally oriented competition sport.
4) it supports and co-ordinates the activities of its member-federations.
5) it supports the Olympic Movement
5.NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff: 30 Part-time staff: 10
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx. US$12 million (2000)
Approx. US$12 million (2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
NA
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
1) School children (Age 6 to 12), Adolescents (Age 13 to 16) :
Youth+Sport (Y+S)
2) Adult women :
Women and Sport
3) Aged people :
Sport for Seniors
9. LEADERSHIP TRAlNlNG AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
"Allez Hop ! "
Type: "Allez Hop!", is the first national, standardized campaign in the field of sport, exercise and health with the following objectives:
1) We want to get the Swiss population moving
2) We want to demonstrate the connection between sport and health promotion
3) We want to demonstrate the connection between exercise and quality of life
Level: walking, gym fun, water gymnastics
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
1) The Federal Government
2) Cantons and Communes
3) 81 member federations of Swiss Olympic Association
4) Health insurance companies
5) Sponsors
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
IOC, TAFISA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
To find enough volunteers for the 27,000 sport clubs.
