OLYMPIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE P R E S E N TAT I O N

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1 OLYMPIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE P R E S E N TAT I O N

2 BACKROUND OYDC is a partnership between the Government of the Republic of Zambia, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) in their aim to create a multi-purpose facility to provide positive sport and life style opportunities for athletes, coaches, administrators and underserved women, youth and children, through high quality facilities, training, competitions, education, health and support services, to promote the principles and values of Olympism. The Centre was opened on 11 May 2010 by the Zambian President Rupiah Banda and the IOC President Jacques Rogge

3 VISION To be the leading and most inspiring sport institution for athlete and sport leadership development in the region

4 MISSION To provide positive sport and lifestyle opportunities for athletes, coaches, sports administrators and underserved women, youth and children, through high quality facilities for community development and high performance sport training and competitions, and to promote the principles and values of Olympism

5 Objectives 1. To ensure that the multi-purpose facility is available and accessible to children, youth, sports administrators, match officials coaches and high performance athletes for better sport development and performance 2. To ensure the facility and Olympic solidarity programmes enhance sport development in Zambia by providing organized sport competitions, camps, clinics and coaches and sport administrators seminars 3. To provide community development services and Olympic education, girls empowerment, civic education, health services to athletes including malaria and HIV & AIDS

6 TARGET GROUP a) Primary Targets The Community 1. Youth 2. Children 3. Adults from the OYDC host community Sport Organisations: 1. National Sport Federations 2. Sport NGOs 3. Clubs b ) Secondary Targets 1. Government (and related agencies) 2. Development aid institutions 3. Corporate institutions 4. Non-sport NGOs

7 OYDC PROGRAMMES Sports Offered 1. Athletics 2. Badminton 3. Basketball 4. Boxing 5. Chess 6. Football 7. Handball 8. Hockey 9. Judo 10.Netball 11.Swimming 12.Table Tennis 13.Taekwondo 14.Tennis 15.Volleyball 16.Weightlifting

8 SPORT EDUCATION, FITNESS & LEADERSHIP 1. Athlete training and camps 2. League matches and competitions 3. Sport Administrators courses 4. Coaching courses 5. Competition officials courses 6. Sport Science courses 7. Sports conferences/ seminars 8. Sport shows and exhibitions

9 SPORT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 1. Gender education and girls empowerment 2. Life skills training 3. Peer education programmes 4. Psychosocial support 5. Sport for development leadership training courses 6. Entrepreneurship training 7. Literacy education 8. Information and Communication Technology training 9. Expressive and fine arts training

10 Health and Education 1. Sport nutrition 2. Dental checks 3. ENT 4. Eye checks 5. First aid 6. HIV and AIDS awareness programmes 7. Environment and Sport programmes 8. Olympic Values Education

11 Sport Science 1. Physiotherapy 2. Sports Psychology 3. Sport Nutrition 4. Strength and Conditioning

12 OYDC 3 Year Key Achievements 1 Over 13, 000 athletes engaged in various sports and non sport programmes 2 3 Successfully hosted a number of national and international events such as the 2012 Zone VI Games, 2011 OVEP conference, UN Secretary General s Visit, 1 st Edition of Samsung Olympafrica Youth Games, Completion of a 51 room lodge to accommodate athletes, coaches and technical personnel 4 Successfully attached a number of athletes to national teams Trained over 500 coaches, sport administrators and competition officials in conjunction with partners such government, NOCZ, Olympic Solidarity, sport and non sport NGOS, NFs and Ifs, UN Agencies Established lower leagues for under 15 athletes for 12 sports. 10 sports having them for the first time in Zambia Hosted a number of local, regional and international Games such as the 2012 Zone VI Games, 2012 Zone VI Senior Volleyball Championships, African Schools Badminton Championships, 2011 Afro basketball Championships, CANA Swimming Gala etc

13 OYDC Sport in Pictures

14 OYDC Facilities Athletics track and field Out door multi purpose courts Boxing hall Multipurpose hall Football Pitch Hockey field

15 OYDC Facilities Tennis and Netball Courts Swimming Pool Gazebo and Restaurant OYDC Lodge

16 Visits in Pictures Visit by Ban Ki Moon and Jacques Rogge Visit by HRH Princess Anne of the UK

17 The End Aerial View of OYDC

SPORTS FOR HOPE OLYMPIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

SPORTS FOR HOPE OLYMPIC YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LUSAKA, ZAMBIA sports FOr hope To provide young people and communities in developing countries with positive sport and lifestyle opportunities and to promote