CSIT World Amateur Sports Forum

The platform for discussions and presentations this time in Loutraki

As the first part of the congress, the traditional 4th CSIT World Amateur Sports Forum "Sport Impacts All" took place in the beautiful setting of the amphitheatre in Loutraki. The public forum was organised for the first time in Rome in 2019 and since its inception has been a platform for discussions on current issues and innovative ideas in and around sport, as well as a showcase for the many EU co-funded CSIT projects. It also serves as a collection of best practices in sport promotion with regard to healthy lifestyles, equality and social inclusion and as inspiration for all members and partners.

In Loutraki, the interactive part for all visitors was a demonstration of Catch'n Serve Ball, the new world association recently founded by CSIT. Participants from Greece, who had taken the day off from work to come to Loutraki, as well as numerous Forum participants, played a show match under the guidance of Catch'n Serve Ball President Elisabeth Speiser-Havel and visibly enjoyed the performance. Before the show, Goergios Gionis, the Mayor of Loutraki, HOCSH President Nikos Kerassovitis, the organiser of the Forum and WSG2025, and CSIT President Bruno Molea gave the opening speeches.

After the lunch break, there were some very interesting presentations in the congress centre of the facility. The first was about energy-efficient heating of swimming pools by extracting heat from the ground. This is a very interesting technology that is already being used in the public swimming pool in Loutraki and could even set a precedent worldwide. Elisabeth Speiser-Havel then gave an overview of the Catch'n Serve Movement, which has gained enormous momentum in recent months with the support of CSIT President Molea and the CSIT Office in Vienna and Rome.

In the end, CSIT's EU co-funded projects were the big topic. In particular, each of the three projects that will be finalised in 2024. GRENNACA is an academy focussing on environmental sustainability in grassroots sports, in which five CSIT member associations (AICS, HLA, TUL, UCEC, Sport Camp) and the CSIT itself took part. YouCAMP is about youth camps that were developed and organised in six nations (Italy, Croatia, Spain, Austria, Greece, Finland). PLAYS is about practical learning to advance Youngsters in Sports. Find here an overview of all current und completed EU co-funded Projects from CSIT.

Program Sports Impacts All 2024

25. october 2024 / CSIT News World Amateur Sport Forum