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KILBURN INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE

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

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KILBURN INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE

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  1. KILBURN INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PRESENTATION BY JOE TUNGARAZA SPORTING CHANCE PROJECT OFFICER LUTHERAN COMMUNITY CARE

  2. SCOPE OF PRESENTATION: • BACKGROUNG TO THE PROJECT: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS • GENERAL FACTS: BENEFIT OF SPORT • BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS • BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY

  3. BACKGROUND TO THE KISL PROJECT: • Backgrounds of participants • Breaking down Barriers

  4. KISL: DIVERSITY A VERY DIVERSE LEAGUE There are twelve teams registered: • Mainstream Australians • Afghans: four teams Liberians • Cambodians • Ethiopians • Former Yugoslavians • Sudanese • Ugandans • Iraq

  5. 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:...

  6. 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

  7. BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS 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 andto conquer boredom • Being part of a team and working together • Enhance relationship skills.

  8. 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

  9. BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY • breaking down cultural barriers • Creating Safe and Supportive Communities • Strengthen community involvement and cohesiveness

  10. 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

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