Astrid Aafjes calls for an integrated approach to using sport to teach and share information on health. Read the rest of her comments in Round 1... Read more
Round 1
The questions in our first round focused on determining the balance between sport and educational elements in Sport & Development programmes. It also had an active aspect: how best to formulate realistic aims... See what each of our experts had to say about these issuesOur experts responded to the following 2 questions:
- How much sport is too much sport? What’s the key to optimising the balance between sport and educational components in health awareness programmes?
- How can we formulate realistic aims for Sport for Development projects aimed at improving health? Can you name examples of realistic aims?
Helen Alderson
Helen Alderson makes recommendations regarding health, sport and physical activity. Find out what her opinions were in Round 1... Read more
Peter Alegi
Peter Alegi looks to the past to find balance between sport and education and cites projects doing good work in the field, relaying health messages through sport. Read the rest of his comments...
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Kylie Bates
Kylie Bates comments on the relationship between sport and behaviour change and cites an interesting example from Nauru in the Pacific region. Read her full comments... Read more
Dik Bol
Dik Bol comments on sport and education, based on his experience in twinning Mutare and Haarlem in sports. Read the rest of his comments in Round 1... Read more
Vladimir Borkovic
Vladimir Borkovic and William Rook comment on the intrinsic benefits of sport in relation to health. A shortened version of their comments are provided below, with the possibility to download the full version... Read more
Kate Cowan
Kate Cowan highlights the need for balance in child development, including educational and sports elements. Read the rest of her comments...
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Trevor Dudley
Trevor Dudley tells us what he thinks, based on his experience and knowledge of the sport and education context in Uganda in Round 1... Read more
Caroline Gutton
Caroline Gutton reflects on the inter-relatedness between sport and education and how one can help the other. Read her full comments below... Read more
Matthijs Huizing
Matthias Huizing urges us to consider a main focus on sport when approaching health issues. Read his comments... Read more
Mogens Kirkeby
Mogens Kirkeby gives straightforward answers to two tough questions in Sport & Development. Read his full comments... Read more
Johann Olav Koss
Johann Olav Koss calls for a holistic, balanced approach to education and relaying health messages through sport, while capitalising on the universal appeal of sport. Read his comments... Read more
Pelle Kvalsund
Pelle Kvalsund takes a firm stand when positioning sport in relation to development and advises us not be too ambitious when considering impact. Read the rest of his comments...
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Daniela Preti
Daniela Preti encourages an integrated approach to sports and learning. Read her full comments... Read more
Jan Rijpstra
Jan Rijpstra reflects on the fun element intrinsic to sport and encourages us to maximise this potential. Read his comments... Read more
Marleen Romeny
Marleen Romeny cites the approach of Right to Play in linking sport and education in Round 1. Read the rest of her comments... Read more
Frank van Eekeren
Frank van Eekeren keeps its simple regarding core questions in Sport & Development and encourages us to bear in mind why children play sport - 'because of sport itself'. Read the rest of his comments...
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Jouwert van Geene
Jouwert van Geene responds to two broad questions in Round 1 with his impressions from the field in Zimbabwe and rural Malawi. Read the rest of his comments...
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Yves Vanden Auweele
Yves Vanden Auweele makes the case for a holistic approach and advises good planning in S&D programmes. Read the rest of his comments...
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Cees Versteeg
Cees Versteeg keeps it simple and practical in his answers to our two questions on Sport & Development. Read his comments in this Round... Read more
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