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

BACKGROUND TO THE KISL PROJECT:

• Backgrounds of participants

• Breaking down Barriers

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