HOW TO REVIVE SPORTS HOW TO REVIVE SPORTS CULTURE IN ARMYCULTURE IN ARMY

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

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TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS OF PAKISTAN ARMY TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS OF PAKISTAN ARMY REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS CULTURE IN ARMY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE CULTURE IN ARMY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PAKISTANTO PAKISTAN

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• PART IPART I– HISTORYHISTORY– ROLE OF SPORTSROLE OF SPORTS– BENEFITS OF SPORTSBENEFITS OF SPORTS

– OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

• PART II PART II – TRAINING PHILOSOPHY OF PAKISTAN ARMYTRAINING PHILOSOPHY OF PAKISTAN ARMY– SPORTS CULTURE IN PAKISTAN ARMY SPORTS CULTURE IN PAKISTAN ARMY

• RECORDS SET BY PAKISTANI ARMY RECORDS SET BY PAKISTANI ARMY PERSONNELPERSONNEL

• PAKISTAN ARMY CONTRIBUTION IN SPORTSPAKISTAN ARMY CONTRIBUTION IN SPORTS

• GREY AREAS OF PAKISTAN ARMY SPORTSGREY AREAS OF PAKISTAN ARMY SPORTS

HISTORY (HISTORY (ROMAN SPORTS)ROMAN SPORTS)

• ASSIMILATION OF IDEASASSIMILATION OF IDEAS

• GREEK INFLUENCE GREEK INFLUENCE

• SPORTS FOR MILITARY TRAININGSPORTS FOR MILITARY TRAINING

• GLADIATORS GLADIATORS

THE ATHLETES WERE THOSE WHO THE ATHLETES WERE THOSE WHO CONTENDED FOR A PRIZE IN THE CONTENDED FOR A PRIZE IN THE

FOLLOWING CONTESTSFOLLOWING CONTESTS

• RUNNINGRUNNING

• WRESTLING WRESTLING

• BOXING BOXING

• THE PENTATHLON WHICH CONSISTED OF:THE PENTATHLON WHICH CONSISTED OF:

– JUMPING OR LEAPINGJUMPING OR LEAPING

– THE FOOT-RACETHE FOOT-RACE

– THROWING OF THE DISCUSTHROWING OF THE DISCUS

– THROWING OF THE SPEARTHROWING OF THE SPEAR

– WRESTLING WRESTLING • THE PANCRATIUM - A COMBINATION OF THE PANCRATIUM - A COMBINATION OF

WRESTLING, BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTSWRESTLING, BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTS

ANCIENT GREECEANCIENT GREECE

• OLYMPIC GAMESOLYMPIC GAMES

– FREQUENCY OF GAMESFREQUENCY OF GAMES

– CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATIONCRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION

– VENUE OF GAMESVENUE OF GAMES

POST WORLD WAR 1 ERAPOST WORLD WAR 1 ERA

• MORALMORAL

• MILITARY EFFICIENCYMILITARY EFFICIENCY

• DEVELOPMENT IN SPORTS IN ARMY'S DEVELOPMENT IN SPORTS IN ARMY'S

• RECREATIONAL SPORTSRECREATIONAL SPORTS

• INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL

ROLE OF SPORTS IN ARMYROLE OF SPORTS IN ARMY

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIT MORALE AND ESPRIT DE THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIT MORALE AND ESPRIT DE CORPS IN THE ARMY. CORPS IN THE ARMY. 

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEAMWORK, SKILLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEAMWORK, SKILLS AND DEXTERITY RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ARMY DEXTERITY RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ARMY TASK.TASK.

• COMRADESHIP AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG ARMY COMRADESHIP AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG ARMY PERSONNEL.PERSONNEL.

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIRABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIRABLE PERSONAL QUALITIES AND CHARACTER.AND CHARACTER.

• THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE IMAGE OF THE ARMY IN THE THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE IMAGE OF THE ARMY IN THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

• THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENHANCE MORALE AND THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENHANCE MORALE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS BY SPIRITED COMPETITION PHYSICAL FITNESS BY SPIRITED COMPETITION AND A PERCEIVED WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT AND A PERCEIVED WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT SOLDIERS IN ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN THOSE OF A SOLDIERS IN ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN THOSE OF A

PRECISELY MILITARY NATUREPRECISELY MILITARY NATURE..

THE BENEFITS OF SPORTTHE BENEFITS OF SPORT

• BETTER MOTIVATION BETTER MOTIVATION

• BETTER REACTION IN STRESSBETTER REACTION IN STRESS

• EMOTIONALLY STABLE BEHAVIOREMOTIONALLY STABLE BEHAVIOR

• LESS ANXIETY AND DEPRESSIONLESS ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

• BETTER SOCIAL SKILLSBETTER SOCIAL SKILLS

• TIME MANAGEMENTTIME MANAGEMENT

• BETTER IN COPEING WITH SUCCESS AND FAILURES BETTER IN COPEING WITH SUCCESS AND FAILURES

PART - IIPART - II

TRAINING PHILOSOPHY OF PAKISTAN ARMYTRAINING PHILOSOPHY OF PAKISTAN ARMY

• A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL, COMBAT WORTHY ARMY A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL, COMBAT WORTHY ARMY THROUGH BETTER TRAINING, SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THROUGH BETTER TRAINING, SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE ENEMY. THE ENEMY.

• TO WIN WHILE OUT NUMBERED, OUR ARMY MUST TO WIN WHILE OUT NUMBERED, OUR ARMY MUST POSSESS AND DISPLAY AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE AND POSSESS AND DISPLAY AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE AND OFFENSIVE SPIRIT. OFFENSIVE SPIRIT.

• ALL RANKS ESPECIALLY LEADERS MUST DISPLAY ALL RANKS ESPECIALLY LEADERS MUST DISPLAY HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM, GREATER HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM, GREATER AMOUNT OF INITIATIVE AND SELF RELIANCE. AMOUNT OF INITIATIVE AND SELF RELIANCE.

• THE TRAINING SYSTEM WORTHY OF ABSORBING THE THE TRAINING SYSTEM WORTHY OF ABSORBING THE SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS/EQUIPMENT AND AT THE SAME SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS/EQUIPMENT AND AT THE SAME TIME ENSURING HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF TIME ENSURING HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO OFFSET THE QUALITATIVE EDGE MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO OFFSET THE QUALITATIVE EDGE IN WEAPONS/ EQUIPMENT OF OUR ADVERSARY. IN WEAPONS/ EQUIPMENT OF OUR ADVERSARY.

• DESIRABLE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ENDURANCE/FITNESS. DESIRABLE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ENDURANCE/FITNESS.

• SELF DISCIPLINE AND ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP SELF DISCIPLINE AND ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP

SPORTS CULTURE IN PAK ARMYSPORTS CULTURE IN PAK ARMY

• RECORDS SET BY PAKISTANI ARMY PERSONNELRECORDS SET BY PAKISTANI ARMY PERSONNEL– SUBEDAR MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND JAMEDAR JALAL SUBEDAR MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND JAMEDAR JALAL

KHAN HAVE HELD THE BRITISH COMMON WEALTH KHAN HAVE HELD THE BRITISH COMMON WEALTH THROW AND JAVELIN THROW RESPECTIVELY.THROW AND JAVELIN THROW RESPECTIVELY.

– SINCE THE START OF NATIONAL HOCKEY SINCE THE START OF NATIONAL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP, THE ARMY HAS WON TWICE AND HAS CHAMPIONSHIP, THE ARMY HAS WON TWICE AND HAS BEEN RUNNER UP ON THREE OCCASIONS.BEEN RUNNER UP ON THREE OCCASIONS.

– THE ARMY’S STANDING IN NATIONAL GAMES AND THE ARMY’S STANDING IN NATIONAL GAMES AND SPORTS CAN BE GAUGED FROM THE FACT THAT IT HAS SPORTS CAN BE GAUGED FROM THE FACT THAT IT HAS CONTINUOUSLY HELD QUAID-E-AZAM TROPHY SINCE CONTINUOUSLY HELD QUAID-E-AZAM TROPHY SINCE 19501950

PAKISTAN ARMY’S CONTRIBUTION IN PAKISTAN ARMY’S CONTRIBUTION IN SPORTSSPORTS

• OFFERS EXPERT COACHING FOR CIVILIAN SPORTSMEN AND OFFERS EXPERT COACHING FOR CIVILIAN SPORTSMEN AND TRAINING FACILITIES.TRAINING FACILITIES.

• IT GUIDES PAKISTAN SPORTS CONTROL BOARD IN ORGANIZING IT GUIDES PAKISTAN SPORTS CONTROL BOARD IN ORGANIZING MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.

• THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE DO SHARE THE SERVICES OF THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE DO SHARE THE SERVICES OF THE ARMY EXPERT.THE ARMY EXPERT.

GREY AREAS OF PAKISTAN ARMY SPORTSGREY AREAS OF PAKISTAN ARMY SPORTS

• LACKLACK OF GOOD TRAINING FACILITIES IN UNITS RESULTS IN OF GOOD TRAINING FACILITIES IN UNITS RESULTS IN LOW MORALE OF SOLDIER AND SPORTSMEN.LOW MORALE OF SOLDIER AND SPORTSMEN.

• EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MEN.EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MEN.• LACK OF PROPER COACHING EXPERTS.LACK OF PROPER COACHING EXPERTS.

• DECLINING SPORTS EVENTS DUE TO OPERATIONAL DECLINING SPORTS EVENTS DUE TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS.COMMITMENTS.

• LESS PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO SPORTSMEN IN ARMY.LESS PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO SPORTSMEN IN ARMY.

• LACK OF AWARENESS OF SOLDIER REGARDING THE SPORTS LACK OF AWARENESS OF SOLDIER REGARDING THE SPORTS SUBJECT SUBJECT

RECOMMENDATIONRECOMMENDATION

• THERE SHOULD BE AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THERE SHOULD BE AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLATFORM WHERE ARMY PERSONAL FROM ALL OVER THE PLATFORM WHERE ARMY PERSONAL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CAN EXERCISE THEIR ABILITY AND SKILLS, IN ORDER TO WORLD CAN EXERCISE THEIR ABILITY AND SKILLS, IN ORDER TO ELEVATE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION.ELEVATE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION.

• GOOD TRAINING FACILITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR GOOD TRAINING FACILITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR SPORTSMAN IN ARMY.SPORTSMAN IN ARMY.

• SPECIAL PRIVILEGES SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO SPORTSMEN IN SPECIAL PRIVILEGES SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO SPORTSMEN IN ARMY.ARMY.

• SPORTS DIRECTORATE SHOULD MAKE AN ENDEAVOR TO DISPATCH SPORTS DIRECTORATE SHOULD MAKE AN ENDEAVOR TO DISPATCH EXPERT COACHES IN EVERY UNIT.EXPERT COACHES IN EVERY UNIT.

• SPORTS LECTURES SHOULD BE DELIVERED IN THE UNITS BY SPORTS LECTURES SHOULD BE DELIVERED IN THE UNITS BY QUALIFIED OFFICERS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY MONTH.QUALIFIED OFFICERS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY MONTH.

• SPORTING COMPETITIONS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED AT SPORTING COMPETITIONS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED AT REGULAR INTERVALS.REGULAR INTERVALS.

• ANNUAL SPORTS GALAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL SPORTS GALAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM AT DIV LEVEL.PROGRAM AT DIV LEVEL.

• YOUNG BOYS SHOULD BE PICKED UP THROUGH A YOUNG BOYS SHOULD BE PICKED UP THROUGH A TALENT HUNT AND TRAINED IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS TALENT HUNT AND TRAINED IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS TO FETCH MEDALS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.TO FETCH MEDALS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.

• THE QUALIFIED COACHES OF PAKISTAN ARMY IN THE QUALIFIED COACHES OF PAKISTAN ARMY IN DIFFERENT GAMES CAN BE EMPLOYED FOR TRAINING DIFFERENT GAMES CAN BE EMPLOYED FOR TRAINING GOOD PLAYERS AT DIV LEVEL.GOOD PLAYERS AT DIV LEVEL.

• COACHING PROGRAMS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED ON COACHING PROGRAMS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED ON MODERN LINES TO ENABLE OUR SPORTSMEN TO MODERN LINES TO ENABLE OUR SPORTSMEN TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

• TRAIN THE TRAINERS PROGRAM SHOULD BE RUN AT ARMY TRAIN THE TRAINERS PROGRAM SHOULD BE RUN AT ARMY LEVEL TO BRING OUR COACHES AT POWER WITH THEIR LEVEL TO BRING OUR COACHES AT POWER WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.

• SPORTSMEN SHOULD BE ENROLLED AT A YOUNG AGE SO THAT SPORTSMEN SHOULD BE ENROLLED AT A YOUNG AGE SO THAT THEY COMPETE AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WHEN THEY ARE AT THEY COMPETE AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WHEN THEY ARE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR GAME. THE PEAK OF THEIR GAME.

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