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KILBURN INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE
INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS
PRESENTATION BY JOE TUNGARAZA
SPORTING CHANCE PROJECT OFFICER
LUTHERAN COMMUNITY CARE
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION:
• BACKGROUNG TO THE PROJECT: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
• GENERAL FACTS: BENEFIT OF SPORT
• BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS
• BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY
KISL: DIVERSITYA VERY DIVERSE LEAGUE
There are twelve teams registered:
• Mainstream Australians• Afghans: four teams Liberians• Cambodians• Ethiopians• Former Yugoslavians• Sudanese• Ugandans• Iraq
GENERAL FACTS:
• Less physical activity, More hours in front of the television, and a car obsessed culture = health problem
"Obesity Harder on Health than Smoking," Reuters, March 12, 2002.
• According to Australian Government Research: People who
participate in sports and recreation during adolescence are much more likely to be physically active in later life.
• And the list of facts on benefits of sport and recreation i.e., physical activity is long:...
BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS
• "You can learn more about a man in one hour of play
than a lifetime of discussion."
- Plato
• "Play for grown people is recreation -- the renewal of life; play for children is growth -- the gaining of life."
- Joseph Lee, Father of the American Playground
Physical, emotional and mental
benefits
• Individual skill development
• Improving self-esteem and
self-confidence
• Young people become happier and healthier
Social benefits
• Fun and socialization
• To meet friends and make new friends
• To Eliminate loneliness and to conquer boredom
• Being part of a team and working together
• Enhance relationship skills.
BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS
BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY
• "Play for grown people is recreation -- the renewal of life; play for children is growth -- the gaining of life."
- Joseph Lee, Father of the American Playground
BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY
• breaking down cultural barriers • Creating Safe and Supportive Communities• Strengthen community involvement and cohesiveness
CONCLUSION
• The benefits of Recreation and sport for young people are well established
• Apart from physical and emotional benefits – organised sport play a big role in breaking down cultural barriers
• Due to significant community benefits - Recreation and sport professionals and community development workers have to work closer