The President’s Solidarity Fun Run 2019, which also happens to be the 11th edition,  will be organised in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation, and will be held on Sunday 24^th November at 10:00hrs.

Whilst the Run will depart from Rabat (Saqqajja Hill) and carry on for 11.3Km, the walks will commence at Paola (5.35Km), University of Malta (4.69Km) and St Venera (4.49Km).

Applications are now open, and those who’d like to join can do so by applying atSan Anton Palace, the MCCFF offices, at the The Palace in Valletta, or online here through www.mccf.store

A special commemorative T-shirt will be given to all those attending.  Upon presentation of the BIB, all holders are eligible to free public transport after the Fun Run from Valletta to all locations across Malta from 07:00hrs – 14:00hrs.

Please print and present your ticket/s at any Enemed Petrol StationMCCFF Offices at The Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta or at the Reception at San Anton Palace in Attard to collect your t-shirt and participation bib. All the outlets listed above, are also fully equipped to be a point of sale, whereby one can visit, apply, pay and be given a tee & bib there and then.  All Enemed Petrol Stations are also a point of sale.

The 5^th meeting of the ONSIDE project partners took place on the 17^th and 18^th of September 2019 in Malta. The meeting was hosted by project partner Sport Malta. This innovative EU funded project aims to enhance the skills of sport officials in Europe through the development of new education and training products covering the generic skills which are relevant to all sports.

The project is implementing the lifelong learning strategy for the sport and physical activity sector, also known as the 7 Step Model. The project is now past the half-way point and is starting to produce tangible results for the sector.

The Occupational Map and Occupational Descriptors set the scene by describing the area of sport officiating as a whole and the main positions and roles of sport officials.  These project outputs were signed off in final draft form and are ready to be published later in the project.

The focus of Day 1 was the production of the Functional Map and Occupational Standards. EOSE Skills Development Manager Geoff Carroll led the group through a series of activities to refine the functional map and develop content for the standards.

The partners analysed the functions of the sport official under the “key roles” of:

1. Development
2. Health and Safety
3. Working Relationships
4. Rules/laws and Regulations
5. Administration

On the evening of Day 1 partners enjoyed the fantastic hospitality of hosts Sport Malta, enjoying a walking tour of Valetta, and dinner in the traditional fishing village of Marsaxlokk.

On Day 2 the partners turned their attention to the educational outputs of the project including the Training Module Handbook and E-Learning Courses. The group brainstormed how to proceed with these outputs which will result in the development of new e-learning modules being made available to the sector. Moreover, pilot seminars will take place in the UK and Malta.

The group also heard an update on the new International Federation for Sport officials (IFSO). There is a close synergy between the ONSIDE project and IFSO and these links will be strengthened next year. It is envisioned that IFSO will be a key route to ensuring sustainability of the ONSIDE project outputs after the end of the project.

At the end of the meeting delegates had the chance to say how they felt about the meeting where comments included “very good work on functional map”, “good practical steps on education”, “very nice personal links and friendship between partners” and “great hospitality from Sport Malta”.

Patrick Vajda, President of French sport officials association AFCAM had the last word, saying “I am totally convinced that the conclusion of ONSIDE will be a real added value to the world of judges and referees”.

#OnTheMove offers a dynamic programme in over 50 different sports in over 10 localities in Malta and Gozo. The programme runs from October to May. The programme is open from babies of 6 months up to adulthood.

The popular programme Parent and child is open to young children from 6 months up to 3 years. This programme invites parents to join the session and learn ways how to keep young children motivated and engaged in physical activity. This programme is offered in swimming, SportsFUN and gymnastics.

From 4 years up to 6 years, children can join SportsFUN or gymnastics where special focus on body awareness and the fundamentals are the objective of these sessions. This foundation programme covers the development of movement and literacy. As a result of this programme children should then be sufficiently motivated and ‘movement literate’ to participate in specific sports and start developing their sports performance. This programme is concerned with ensuring that all children learn basic movement skills, enjoy being active and develop knowledge and understanding of their bodies and how they move following a specific syllabus based on: ABCs (agility, balance, coordination and speed).

The programme SportSTART focuses to introduce the different sports to the children between the ages of 7 and 10. The key role in this programme is to introduce children to a broad range of activities so that they are sufficiently proficient and knowledgeable to have the confidence and competence to make the choice to take up a sport. Our programmes also ensure to bridge the gap between the fundamentals and the specific sport.

Fundamentals of dance is offered from the age of 4. Different styles are taught in our programme, namely: Hip Hop, Ballet, contemporary and jazz. Line dancing, sequence and salsa are offered for the 17+. Over 30 types of sports are offered at different complexes for children aged 9 onwards. Youngsters can choose a sport from an extensive list and learn the skills, tactics and rules of that sport. Sport Associations and Clubs partner with SportMalta in the provision of training for most of the sports.

The Adult Programme is designed to encourage parents, especially, but also the general public to take up activity at least once a week. Our programme is flexible enough to embrace all abilities, from the very beginner to the most veteran and trained athlete. During most of the children’s’ sessions, adults are invited to support their children and join in the fun by taking part in the adult activity class held concurrently with the children’s activity. Adult sessions include: HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), Fit Mix, Pilates, Yoga, Salsa Fitness, Aerobics, Swimming, Zero to 5k running

Swimming sessions are also available. Lesson objectives are specifically related to the age and ability of the participants. For beginners, these include increasing confidence in water, learning how to float without floatation devices, and enjoy water safely. More advanced courses aimed at teaching and improving the stroke technique for each of the four strokes.

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On the 27th September, around 25,000 students attending schools from all Educational Sectors joined students from over 40 Pan European Countries in the European School Sport Day (ESSD). The ESSD is an annual sports day during which students are engaged in activities aimed at increasing physical activity and encourage students to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Notwithstanding the event happening on the first Friday of the scholastic year, 82 schools recognised that the ESSD is an ideal team building opportunity for school staff and students.

A variety of sports activities were organised within school premises and local open spaces such as beaches, parks, promenades and village squares. Other than promote health and lifelong well-being, activities are aimed to develop students’ social competencies by being inclusive, fun, foster social inclusion, boost self-esteem, encourage gender equality and develop school ethos. This year’s edition saw a substantial increase in participation of Church and Independent Schools, in particular schools for foreign students.

This event was attended by Dr Clifton Grima, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sport and Voluntary Organisations, who visited a number of schools, amongst which San Gwann Primary School, San Giljan Primary School and the National Sports school. Activities culminated with the Flagship Event being held at Tal Qroqq Sports Complex where students of various ages attending State, Church, Independent and Migrant schools participated in 120 minutes of different sports disciplines. Dr Clifton Grima, addressed those present for the event.

The ESSD is an EU Commission initiative and forms part of the European Week of Sport’s (EWoS) #BeActive Campaign. SportMalta supported all participating schools in the successful organisation of their ESSD2018.

Malta ingħaqdet ma’ 41 pajjiż minn madwar l-Ewropa għall-ħames edizzjoni tal-Ġimgħa Ewropeja tal-Isport li saret bejn  it-23 u t-28 ta’ Settembru. Mijiet ta’ maltin ħadu sehem f’waħda mill-bosta attivitajiet organizzati minn SportMalta jew assoċjazzjonijiet sportivi lokali. Attivitajiet organizzati f’għadd ta’ lokalitajiet u li involvew tipi differenti ta’ sports.

Il-Ġimgħa Ewropeja tal-Isport hija inizjattiva tal-Kummissjoni Ewropeja bil-għan li tippromwovi l-importanza ta’ ħajja  attiva u b’saħħitha. SportMalta hija l-entita’ li għall-ħames sena konsekuttiva ħadet ħsieb dan l-avveniment f’pajjiżna. Din is-sena, SportMalta iddeċidiet li tmur aktar viċin in-nies billi torganizza l-attivitajiet prinċipali fil-lokalitajiet minflok fil-kumplessi sportivi tagħha.

L-attivita’ tal-ftuħ saret fil-pjazza taż- Żejtun. Protagonisti kienu dixxiplini sportivi minn pajjiżi differenti fosthom il-Basketball (Stati Uniti), Zumba (Kolombja), KUBB (Zvezja), Tai Chi (Cina), il-Futbol (Italja) u l-logħba tradizzjonali maltija tal-Boċċi. Saru wkoll sessjonijiet ta’ fitness, mixjiet madwar ir-raħal taż-Żejtun flimkien ma’ attivitajiet oħra immirati għall-etajiet differenti, fosthom dawk ta’ ‘l fuq minn sittin sena.

Kien hemm ukoll wirja ta’ karozzi imtella’ minn Land Rover Owners Malta Club. Kienu involuti wkoll bosta organizzazzjonijiet volontarji u klabbs sportivi fosthom il-klabb tal-basketball ta’ Hibernians, il-klabb tal-Hockey ta’ Hal Qormi, il-Bicycle Advocacy Group u l-Malta Health Students Association.

Attivita’ oħra fil-lokalitajiet kienet serata ta’ żfin li saret fil-pjazza ta’ Raħal Ġdid.  Il-pubbliku seta’ mhux biss isegwi iżda anke jieħu sehem f’varjeta’ ta’ żfin li mhux biss offra divertiment iżda serva ta’ mezz biex dawk preżenti jagħmlu attivita’ fiżika.

Kien hemm stili differenti ta’ żfin fosthom Zumba, Salsa u Line Dancing. Serata li għaqqdet divertiment ma’ attivita’ fiżika permezz ta’ żfin sempliċi li seta’ jieħu sehem fih kulħadd.

Saru wkoll workshops fis-Salsa u l-Line Dancing fejn dawk preżenti setgħu jitgħallmu il-bażi ta’ dawn l-istili ta’ żfin u jesperjenzaw il-pjaċir li joffru.

Apparti l-attivitajiet organizzati direttament minn SportMalta ittellgħu oħrajn minn assoċjazzjonijiet jew klabbs differenti.

Waħda minnhom kienet ġurnata ta’ attivitajiet sportivi organizzata f’Birzebbuġa bil-kollaborazzjoni tal-Kunsill Lokali tal-lokal.

Bosta klabbs u għaqdiet ta’ Birzebbuga ingħaqdu flimkien u ħadu sehem f’ nofs ta’ nhar ta’ sport fosthom Waterpolo, Futbol, Ibburdjar, Qdief , BMX Jams u Skating. Ġurnata li kienet eżempju ta’ kif l-isport jista’ jgħaqqad komunita’ sħiħa.

Ftit tal-ġranet wara, fil-kumpless sportiv Tal-Qroqq, sar turnament għall-veterani tal-Handball li fih ħadu sehem ex plejers ta’ din id-dixxiplina sportiva u li għal bosta snin lagħbu fil-kompetizzjonijiet u kampjonati ewlenin. Ħafna minn dawn il-plejers kienu jagħmlu parti mit-timijiet nazzjonali.

Għal din l-okkazjoni, dawn il-plejers tal-Handball insew ir-rivalita’ sportiva u qattgħu ħin twil jilgħabu l-logħba li tant ikkompetew fiha ħafna snin ilu. Il-plejers kienu ġejjien minn klabbs differenti u ewlenin u t-turnament bejniethom sar fi spirtu sportiv u ta’ ħbiberija.

Il-Malta Employees Sports Association organizzat ġurnata ta’ sports fil-kumpless ta’ Ħal Kirkop għall-ħaddiema u impjegati. L-attivita’ bl-isem Workplace Sport Event kienet tinkludi turnaments tal-Volleyball, Table Tennis, Futbol tan-nisa u għall-plejers irġiel ta’ ‘l fuq minn 35 sena flimkien ma’ ġirja ta’ ħames kilometri.

Filgħodu ġie organizzat turnament tal-Volleyball (Mixed), li fih ħadu sehem erba’ timijiet, kif ukoll turnament individwali tat-Table Tennis bis-sehem ta’ disa’ plejers. Wara nofsinhar saru żewġ turnaments tal-Futbol, wiehed għall-irġiel li għalqu l-35 sena fejn ħadu sehem sitt timijiet, u ieħor għan-nisa bis-sehem ta’ tlett timijiet. Sar ukoll turnament tal-Badminton, li fih ħadu sehem sittax -il plejers.

L-aħħar attivita’ kienet il-ġirja ta’ hames kilometri li fiha ħadu sehem 76 atleta, fejn fil-kategorija maskili ħareg rebbieħ Jean Paul Debono mill-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta.

Żewg attivitajiet oħra kienu jinvolvu l-isparar u s-Snooker. Fir-ranges il-ġodda tal-isparar f’Ta’ Kandja sar il-Be Active Sport Shooting Cup, b’kompetizzjonijiet tat-Trap u Skeet. Min-naha tagħha il-Malta Billiards and Snooker Association organizzat turnament tas-Snooker fil-Ħamrun.

Anke l-istudenti kellhom iċ-ċans li jieħdu sehem fil-Ġimgħa Ewropeja tal-Isport b’ġurnata iddedikata lill-isport fl-iskejjel. Attivita’ li ssir kull sena fl-iskejjel madwar il-pajjiż fl-istess ġurnata, fejn kull tifel u tifla jieħdu sehem f’120 minuta t’attivita fiżika.  L-iskop ewlieni huwa li tħajjar lil dawk it-tfal li, għal xi raġuni jew oħra, jżommu lura milli jinvolvu ruħhom fl-isport, sabiex jibdew ikunu aktar parteċipi permezz t’attivitajiet li huma addattati ghall-kull livell ta abilta’.

Bħal ma hija t-tradizzjoni l-egħluq tal-Ġimgħa Ewropea għall-Isport sar bil-BeActive Night fil-kumpless sportiv ta’ Ħal-Kirkop.

Mijiet ta’ nies kellhom iċ-ċans li jieħdu sehem f’diversi attivitatjiet li kienu kollha mingħajr ħlas u li koprew firxa wiesgħa ta’ sports. Fost dawn kien hemm  ir-Rugby, Judo, Badminton, Table-Tennis, Table Football, Mini-Snooker, Foot-Volley, sessjonijiet tal-Yoga u Aqua Fitness. Attivitajiet oħra kienu jinkludu ċ-Ċikliżmu u l-Mini-Moto.

Bosta midalji ġew mirbuħa fl-Indoor Rowing Challenge filwaqt li saret ukoll kompetizzjoni għat-timijiet fil-Weightlifting

Interessanti l-preżenza tal-logħba tradizzjonali għawdxija tal-Birilli.

Żagħżagħ u tfal kellhom ċans jippruvaw l-Abseiling bis-serata intemmet bi spettaklu ta’ żfin fis-sala prinċipali tal-iskola ta’ Hal Kirkop.

F’nofs il-BeActive Night, Malta ingħaqdet mal-pajjiżi l-oħra tal-Ewropa fil-#5minchallenge fejn il-kontinent sħiħ ħejja xi tip ta’ attivita’ bil-għan li jkun fiżikament attiv għall-ħames minuti.

Malta għażlet l-Indoor Rowing u fiha ħadu sehem ħaddiema ta’ SportMalta immexxija mis-segretarju parlamentari għaż-żagħżagħ, sport u għadiet volontarji Dr Clifton Grima.

Il-Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ SportMalta Mark Cutajar wera s-sodisfazzjon tiegħu għall-parteċipazzjoni kbira li kien hemm fl-attivitajiet ta’ din is-sena. Parteċipazzjoni li turi li l-messaġġ li SportMalta trid twassal dwar l-importanza tal-isport f’ħajjitna qiegħed jasal dejjem aktar għand il-poplu. Ic-Chairman Dr Lucianno Busutill ukoll wera sodisfazzjoni tieghu bis-success ta’ edizzjoni ohra tal-avveniment hekk importanti.

Min-naħa tagħha Rose Marie Mercieca, koordinatriċi nazzjonali tal-Ġimgħa Ewropeja tal-iSport, qalet li permezz tal-Gimgha Ewropeja tal-Isport, SportMalta tagħti l-opportunita’ lill-pubbliku sabiex jipprattika xi sport jew jieħu sehem f’attivitajiet fiziċi bil-għan li l-poplu malti jibqa’ jieħu sehem f’dawn l-attivitajiet sportivi tul is-sena kollha.

1 – The 5^th Edition

Being the 5^th Edition it brought something more special to this year’s Edition. The effort from the EU Commission in investing in such an important cause is finally bearing the fruit as more and more Europeans are opting for a more active lifestyle. We’re proud to say that this trend is also showing in Malta.

2 – More Participation, More Events

SportMalta organised more events for the 5^th edition, with the Flagship event at the beginning of September, the main event at Zejtun, the Dance Night at Paola and the #BeActive night at Kirkop.

3 – Dance Event in Paola

Without a doubt the best event we had this year. We turned the Paola square into a #BeActive dancefloor. Kicking off with Salsa and Zumba, we finished off with line dancing for a truly fun and active night.

4 – Jake Vella as EWOS Ambassador

Jake is a remarkable person and has inspired so many people of all ages with his determination and story. Jake Vella joined us as one of the ambassadors to help us with our effort to influence more and more children of his age to start with an active lifestyle.

5 – Malta is getting #BeActive

During the last Eurobarometer report, Malta has shown the best increasing rate of people starting to get active and healthy. Still, a long way to go, but quite encouraging results that continue to inspire us at SportMalta to continue to develop the European Week of Sport and the #BeActive campaign.

#SeeYouIn2020

A full week of events and activities all over Malta and the other 28 European Member States will come to an end this Saturday with the so called #BeActive night, an activity organised simultaneously in all Europe between 19:00 hours and midnight.

The Kirkop Sports Complex and the adjacent school will be the venue for the local event and SportMalta, the national coordinating body of the event, prepared a wide spread of sport and physical activity exercises for the general public to take part and celebrate the need to exercise. This goes at par with SportMalta’s mission.
Sports like teqball, pickleball, table tennis, mini-snooker, badminton, cycling, motor sport, foot-volley and fitness classes will be in the format of ‘come and join’. Others like mini football and mini waterpolo will be in the format of a friendly tournament where friends and families of the young players are invited to join the different ‘open for all’ stations. The event will end at midnight where all sports will join for the last hour of fun for an active party to end the active night in style. For all those participating a number of freebies will be distributed in order to promote the campaign while doing exercise elsewhere.

For the last five year the European week of Sport has helped to tackle inactivity across Europeans. Malta is already benefitting from the effect of this week with the Eurobarometer showing continuous improvement in our local doing physical activity.

This year the Week opened with a big crowd pulling activity in Zejtun, followed by an big gathering for employees on Tuesday organised in collaboration with Malta Employee Sport Association, a great dance event in Paola Square on Thursday evening and a sports day in all school on Friday. Today a snooker tournament and a shooting competition is also organise in SportMalta complex in Maria Assunta and Ta` Kandja.

This big sporting success wraps an excellent week for SportMalta with the European Commission nominating them as finalist of the BeActive workplace award which final will be help on the 18th of October in Budapest.

Another event as part of this year’s European Week of Sport was held on Saturday at the Malta National Shooting Range. These were the results from the event:

Skeet

1st place: Clive Farrugia

2nd place: Liam Sciberras

3rd place: Marcello Attard

Trap

1st place: James Galea

2nd place: Silvio Attard

3rd place: William Chetcuti

Photos from the Event: CLICK HERE

L-impjegati u l-veterani kienu protagonisti f’żewġ attivitajiet organizzati fil-ġimgħa ewropeja tal-isport.

Fit-23 ta’ Settembru, fil-kumpless sportiv Tal-Qroqq, sar turnament għall-veterani tal-Handball. Fih ħadu sehem ex plejers ta’ din id-dixxiplina sportiva u li għal bosta snin lagħbu fil-kompetizzjonijiet u kampjonati ewlenin. Ħafna mill-plejers kienu jagħmlu parti mit-timijiet nazzjonali.

Dawn il-plejers tal-Handball insew ir-rivalita’ sportiva u qattgħu ħin twil jilgħabu l-logħba li tant ikkompetew fiha ħafna snin ilu. Il-plejers kienu ġejjien minn klabbs differenti u ewlenin u t-turnament bejniethom sar fi spirtu sportiv u ta’ hbiberija. L-attivita’ intemmet b’riċeviment li matulu l-istess plejers veterani setgħu jaqsmu l-esperjenzi li kellhom fil-passat. Għalihom kienet esperjenza pożittiva u żgur li se sservi bħala pjattaforma biex fil-futur jerġgħu jiġu organizzati attivitajiet bejniethom ta’ dan it-tip bil-għan li jibqgħu attivi fl-isport.

SportMalta, li hija l-entita’ li tieħu ħsieb il-ġimgħa ewropeja tal-isport f’Malta, fdat lil-assoċjazzjoni maltija tal-Handball bl-organizzazzjoni ta’ din l-attivita’, b’mod speċjali mill-aspett tekniku.

Ir-rappreżentanta ta’ SportMalta Rose Marie Mercieca irringrazzjat lil dawk kollha li ħadu sehem u fakkret li l-għan ewlieni tal-ġimgħa ewropeja tal-isport hija li nkunu dejjem attivi xi ħaġa li l-plejers veterani urew li hija possibli.

L-għada t-tlieta il-Malta Employees Sports Association organizzat ġurnata ta’ sports fil-kumpless ta’ Ħal Kirkop għall-ħaddiema u impjegati. L-attivita’ bl-isem Workplace Sport Event kienet tinkludi turnaments tal-Volleyball, Table Tennis, Futbol tan-Nisa u għall-plejers irġiel ta’ ‘l fuq minn 35 sena flimkien ma’ ġirja ta’ ħames kilometri.

Filgħodu ġie organizzat turnament tal-Volleyball (Mixed), li fih ħadu sehem erba’ timijiet, kif ukoll turnament individwali tat-Table Tennis bis-sehem ta’ disa’ plejers. Wara nofsinhar saru żewġ turnaments tal-football – wiehed għall-irġiel li għalqu l-35 sena fejn hadu sehem sitt timijiet, u ieħor għan-nisa bis-sehem ta’ tlett timijiet. Wara nofsinhar sar ukoll turnament tal-Badminton, li fih hadu sehem sittax -il plejers.

L-ahhar attivita’ kienet il-ġirja ta’ hames kilometri li fiha ħadu sehem 76 atleta, fejn fil-kategorija maskili ħareg rebbieħ Jean Paul Debono mill-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta li għamel ħin ta’ 16-il minuta u 27 sekonda. Fit-tieni post spiċċa Aaron Mifsud (APS Bank) u t-tielet Matthew Xuereb (MCAST). Fil-kategorija femminili, fl-ewwel post spiċċat Margaret Seguna (Mater Dei Hospital) fi 19-il minuta u 34 sekonda. It-tieni spiċċat Caroline Ciappara (Education Dept) u t-tielet Pauline Briffa (St Francis School). L-eta’ tal-parteċipanti kienet tvarja minn 20 sa 60 sena.

Fil-futbol, it-turnament ta’ l-irgiel intrebaħ mill-Universita’, waqt li dak tan-nisa intrebaħ minn selezzjoni minn Għawdex.

Fit-Table Tennis ħarġet rebbieħa Jessica Pace, li kienet l-unika mara minn fost id-disa’ plejers li ħadu sehem.

It-turnament tal-Volleyball intrebah minn Volley Buddies 1 li rebhu t-tliet loghbiet taghhom.

Il-kompetizzjoni tal-Badminton kienet maqsuma fi tlett diviżjonijiet.

L-ewwel diviżjoni intrebħet minn kien Kenneth Vella (Health Dept), it-tieni diviżjoni ġiet mirbuħa minn Rebecca Spiteri (CML Training Centre) filwaqt li fit-tielet diviżjoni kien Joseph Mallia (Malta International Airport) li ħareġ rebbieħ.

L-impjegati parteċipanti kienu ġejjien minn dipartimenti tal-gvern kif ukoll mis-settur parastatali u privat.

Huma kienu maqsuma fi gruppi skond il-wirjiet tagħhom f’attivitajiet u kompetizzjonijiet li l-MESA  organizzat fix-xhur li għaddew.

Wieħed jittama li l-ħaddiema parteċipanti jieħdu fuq il-post tax-xogħol tagħhom l-esperjenza ta’ din il-ġurnata ta’ sports u jħajjru lill-impjegati sħabhom sabiex huma wkoll jibdew jinvolvu lilhom infushom fl-isports.