The European Week of Sport is an initiative by the European Commission to promote sport and physical activity across Europe during September. SportMalta is the national coordinating body of this activity which is now into its fourth year.

In order to reach all members of our society in an effort for everyone to be part of this activity, SportMalta coordinated a series of meetings led by CEO Mark Cutajar together with his organising team.

Starting in May invites for the first meeting were given to registered sport organisations, voluntary organisations, the youth sector and local councils.

The subsequent meeting targeted sports journalists during which the Malta Sports Journalists Association joined forces with SportMalta to help spread the message in an effort to increase the number of participants.

During the first week of June a meeting was held in Gozo and the Gozo Sports Board in an effort to involve Gozitan Sport organisations whilst the last meeting was with Primary and Secondary school physical education teachers inviting them to help motivate students.

Apart from the flagship event at the National Pool Complex and Cottonera Sports Complex another two big events will be held which are the European School Sports Day and the Night Event at the Kirkop Sports Complex.

Further details about the various activities and how everyone can participate can be obtained by following the local media.

Wieħed mill-proġetti li SportMalta investit biex tieħu sehem fih huwa il-Move Transfer Project. Dan huwa proġett iffinanzjat mill-Unjoni Ewropea (Erasmus+ Sport Programme,  SmallCollaborativePartnerships) u l-għan tiegħu huwa li nippromovu l-attivita fiżika filwaqt li ntejbu is-servizz li qed jingħata mill-għaqdiet sportivi madwar l-Ewropa. Il-Ħsieb ewlieni huwa li l-għaqdiet jinvestu f’servizz multi-dixxiplinarju ħalli l-individwu jiġi moqdi ħolistikament ; kemm mill-att tekniku, psikoloġiku, soċjali u edukattiv.

Il-proġett  beda f’Jannar 2017 u ntemm f’Ġunju 2018. L-għaqdiet jew entitajiet li jippromovu l-attivita fiżika, kienu mistiedna japplikaw. L-għaqdiet riedu:

1. Jaraw li coaches/instructorsikunu kkwalifikati u professjonali.
2. Jagħmlu attivitajiet regolari li ser jibbenifika minnhom kulħadd (kemm dawk li huma tajbin fl-isport kif ukoll dawk li m’humiex).
3. Jħaddnu s-sistema tal-inklużjoni soċjali biex b’hekk ħadd ma jiġi eskluż.
4. jagħtu l-għajnuna meħtieġa lill-individwu minn kull aspett.
5. Jippromovu healthylifestyle mhux biss bħala eżerċizzju fiżiku (fl-isport li jipprattikaw) imma wkoll bħala nutrizzjoni, kura u żvillup personali fost oħrajn.

Kull klabb li applika u pparteċipa fil-proġett,ried jinvesti kemm fl-edukazzjoni tal-istaff tekniku u amministrattiv kif ukoll jaħdem ma’ nies professjonali oħra, minn oqsma differenti. Dan l-impenn għen biex il-parteċipanti fl-għaqdiet, jieħdu servizz professjonali. B’dan il-mod l-iżvillup tal-klabb/entita` jkun qed jinbena fuq pedament sod b’viżjoni konkreta u ta’ kwalita’.

L-assessjar biex jingħata l-award sar minn organizzazzjonijiet barranin bħal ISCA (International Sport andCulureAssociation) u Sport Union of Slovenia flimkien ma’ SportMalta, li kienet strumentali biex dan il-proġett isir. Is-sebgħa klabbs li ġew ppremjatibil-Healthy Club Quality Mark huma:

• Assoċjazzjoni Sportiva Hibernians
• Birżebbuġa Sailing Club
• Birkirkara St Joseph Sports Club
• Dar Kenn għal Saħħtek
• Għajnsielem Redcoats
• Marsaxlokk FCYN
• Sirens ASC

Dawn il-klabbs wrew inizzjattiva u daħlu għall-impenn li jsegwu l-prinċipji tal-proġett. Ta’ min jgħid li meta ġew ir-rappreżentanti minn barra biex jaraw fiżikament xi jsir f’dawn il-klabbs,  kollha kellhom kliem ta’ tifħir u osservaw li dawn il-klabbs  qed iħallu impatt pożittiv fil-komunitatjiet tal-madwar b’mod differenti.

Proġett bħal dan għen biex filwaqt li  nirrikonoxxu x’inhu  jsir fl-għaqdiet jew entitajiet differenti, naħdmu flimkien biex naraw kif nistgħu ntejbu s-servizz għal ġid nazzjonali. Iktar minn hekk,  dan il-proġettserva biex naqsmu l-esperjenzi tagħna ma pajjiżi oħra Ewropej,  nitgħallmu minn xulxin u fuq kollox naħdmu biex ngħollu l-livell tas-servizzi li qed noffru bħala għaqdiet sportivi.

Summer on the move opened its doors on Monday.  Sport facilities across Malta and Gozo welcomed over 7000 participants of all ages, from as young as 6 months to the age of 84, some of whom joined SportMalta’s programme for the first time.  The fun-packed sports programme, which this year was fully-subscribed in record time, offers over 50 different sports and activities, giving the right opportunity for all to be active in summer.

Apart from the National Swimming Pool at Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, the other swimming facilities at Siġġiewi and Kirkop were buzzing with activity where as expected, water based activities are among the most popular choices.   Morning sessions as well as those with extra hours, where children spend between 3 to 6 hours swimming and land-based sports attracted the largest number of applicants.  In this programme, apart from working with the children on their swimming awards, they play various fun games and different sport skills.  On the other hand, evening sessions are sport specific where focus is on skills and where possible, on applying these skills to game situations.  Also, SportMalta Academies switch to their summer schedule where athletes specialising in gymnastics, triathlon, synchronised swimming, volleyball and basketball have more time to practice and specialise in their respective sport.

The European Week of Sport is an initiative taken by the European Commission to promote sport and physical activity across Europe. The Week is for everyone, regardless of age, background and fitness level. SportMalta is the national coordinating body of the European Week of Sport and in this regard, we would like to invite you to take part in this year’s edition.

If you have any questions about this message please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to rose-marie.mercieca@sportmalta.org.mt or 22036000.

SportMalta in its effort to promote the European Week of Sport 2018 and the Be Active campaign held the four dissemination meeting with all the Primary School and Secondary School Physical Education Teacher.

During this meeting information was given regarding all events during the week.  The flag ship event which is going to be help at the National Pool and the Cottonera Sport Complex, the night event on the 29^th of September at the Kirkop Sport Complex and the European School Sports day on the 28^th of September. 

The meeting was addressed By Dr Frank Fabri, Permanent Secretary MEDE who encouraged teachers to motivate students to take part in the campaign and schools to do their extra bit to have a successful event.

Mark Cutajar, Chief Executive Officer of SportMalta said that the turn out for this event is a sign of encouragement for the entity.  He said that the teachers should not only organise activities during the European School Sports day but also encourage them to participate in all the activities.

Parliamentary Secretary for Sport Hon Clifton Grima said that this is a very exciting moment for Sport with a number of activities being concentrated over a month.  He said that he looks forward for these events and told teachers that they play a vital role influencing kids to live a healthy life.

There were also interventions by Rose Marie Mercieca, National Coordinator on behalf of Sport Malta, Ruben Baldachino, Be Active Night Coordinator, Roberta Argento, ESSD and 3^rd Party events Coordinator and Marvin Spiteri, Education Officer Physical of Education at the Department of Education.

Is-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żgħażagħ, Sport u Għaqdiet tal-Volontarjat Clifton Grima saħaq li permezz tal-assistenzi minn SportMalta, qed naraw li l-assoċjazzjonijiet u klabbs qed ikunu proattivi u qed jieħdu inizzjattivi biex jiġġeneraw dħul. Dan kollu ma jkunx possibli mingħajr l-għajnuna li jagħti l-Gvern li jikkommetti ammont ta’ flus kull sena sabiex jingħataw dawn l-assistenzi, liema assistenzi żdiedu għaliex fl-2018 il-vot tal-assistenzi żdied għal 1.54 miljun ewro.

B’kollox kienu 151 atleta u assoċjazzjoni b’total ta’ madwar €2,000,000 li bbenefikaw minn assistenza finanzjarja matul l-2018. Dawn jinkludu il-ħlas ghall-iskema tal-assistenzi ta’ SportMalta għall-2017 li jinkludi assistenza finanzjarja għal proġetti, Youth Development Scheme, Flexi Training Scheme u ittri ta’ impenn għall-2018.

SportMalta torganizza erba’ ċerimonji sabiex l-assoċjazzjonijiet sportivi u l-atleti ma jkollhomx jistennew żmien twil għall-assistenza finanzjarja. Dawn huma parti mir-riforma ta’ SportMalta għall-benefiċċju tal-assoċjazzjonijiet u federazzjonijiet, biex b’hekk tagħtihom aktar ċertezza biex jippjanaw finanzjarjament.

The European Week of Sport goes to sister island, Gozo. SportMalta, the National Coordinating Body of this European Commission’s initiative, that of promoting sports and physical activity, organised yet another dissemination meeting with the intention of spreading further the message, that of engaging more in sports and physical activity towards a healthier lifestyle.

SportMalta together with other Member States embarked on this mission to promote sports and physical activity with the general public. This meeting was one within the series of similar meetings with different stakeholders within the sector. The meeting took place on 8th June in Victoria, Gozo, where a good number of Gozitan sports organisations showed their interest in partnering up with SportMalta towards this common goal. The representatives of these sport organisations shared their ideas and offered their commitment. Further discussions on the implementation of these ideas and on the way forward are underway.

SportMalta appreciates such collaboration as through these partners, it can reach further towards the whole community. Sports organisations are on the field of play and can be precious contributors in promoting sports and physical activity for all.

#OnTheMove programme reached its end for the 30th consecutive year. On Friday 25th May, Marsa grounds turned into a busy complex. Different sports stations were held to celebrate another successful year. Children filled up the red oval to participate in Athletics and Speedminton. Parents took part in Sportsfun with the younger children. As in previous years, gymnasts eagerly showed their parents their improvement in the last eight months and participants watching the BMX display were in awe of the acrobatic skills performed by our academy participants.

Teenagers made their way to the basketball courts and football grounds where friendly games were organised between the complexes. Auskick and baseball focused on introducing new participants to the sport and the taster sessions were a great success. Adults were not forgotten. A multi-level fitness session was conducted by our professional coaches and parents’ participation did not disappoint.

CoCo the Monkey, Kellogg’s mascot took part in different sports and gave cereals and bars to all those present. Hon. Dr. Clifton Grima, Parliamentary Secretary for Youths, Sports and Voluntary Organisations, visited the manifestation and handed out certificates of attendance to the participants of the programme. To wrap up the event, Dr Luciano Busuttil, chairperson of SportMalta together with Stefan Cassar of Kellogg’s Company drew the lottery and the three very happy winners headed home with a mountain bike and two bluetooth speakers.

Applications for #SummerOnTheMove 2018 are now open, Apply Here.

Din is-sena, L-Isport Promotion Unit fi ħdan Sport Malta, bil-kollaborazzjoni tal-Badminton Association, organizza sensiela ta’ sessjonijiet ta’ taħriġ ghall-iskejjel sekondarji u primarji. L-istudenti tħarrġu fil-Kumpless Sportiv ta’ Ħal- Kirkop, taħt it-tmexxija ta’ għalliema u kowċis esperti u speċjalizzati f’dan il-qasam.

Kemm l-għalliema kif ukoll l-istudenti kellhom l-opportunita’ jitgħallmu minn dawn is-sessjonijiet li jidhru li ħallew il-frott mixtieq, għaliex il-popolarita’ ta’ dan l-isport qieghed kull ma jmur jikber qalb     l-istudenti.

Nhar it-8 ta’ Mejju, iltqajna għall-aħħar sessjoni għal din is-sena fejn kellna parteċipazzjoni sodisfaċenti. Hawn, l-istudenti setgħu jiltaqgħu u jilagħbu kontra studenti ta’ skejjel oħra biex b’hekk jitgħallmu minn xulxin u jkabbru l-esperjenza tal-logħba tagħhom.

Fl-aħħar nixtiequ nirringrazzjaw lill-għalliema kollha tal-interess li ħadu, lill-Badminton Association talli provdiet kowċis u lil kowċis kollha għad-dedikazzjoni li wrew u tal-għajnuna siewja tagħhom.