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Contribution of sport to development

Contribution of sport to development. CARIFTA Games – Youth Track and Field and Swimming CARIBACO – Caribbean Badminton Championships Cricket – T20, WCIB 50 over Tournament, etc. Football – Caribbean Digicel Cup Cycling – Caribbean Cycling Championships. Regional Competitions.

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Contribution of sport to development

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  1. Contribution of sport to development

  2. CARIFTA Games – Youth Track and Field and Swimming • CARIBACO – Caribbean Badminton Championships • Cricket – T20, WCIB 50 over Tournament, etc. • Football – Caribbean Digicel Cup • Cycling – Caribbean Cycling Championships Regional Competitions

  3. A healthier and more active lifestyle reduces the incidence of preventable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension which reduces the health bill for a country, increase productivity and stimulates personal, national and regional development in all spheres 1. Health and Fitness

  4. Sport builds socialisation skills, mental skills and motor skills; provides an avenue for alleviating aggressiveness, aimlessness, substance abuse and crime. It also builds discipline, bridges barriers between groups in the society and develops the all round individual. Social Benefits

  5. Builds community cohesion • Creates a collective sense of goodwill • Helps to integrate senior citizens and the disadvantaged into community life • Builds national pride when there is international recognition • Contributes to cultural identity and promotes civic values Community and National Development

  6. Ticket sales • Advertisements • Government and private sponsorship • Wages and salaries paid to sportsmen and staff • Multiplier effect on local economy especially when major meets are hosted e.g. hotel accommodation, taxi fares, security etc. Economic Benefits

  7. Several Caribbean nationals have received sports scholarships to study in the US. Local tertiary institutions such as UTT and UWI have also been offering sports scholarships not only for athletes but to study courses that would qualify one for coaching, refereeing, and administrating in international institutions such as FIFA and the Olympic Commission. Educational opportunities

  8. Cricket has been especially helpful in promoting integration in the region more that any other institution. • Out of the experience of cricket cam songs such as “Rally ‘round the West Indies” by David Rudder and oral works such as “Tantie at the Oval” by Paul Keens Douglas which has added to our culture Caribbean identity

  9. Over recent years, the Caribbean has played host to several international competitions including Cricket World Cup, and Under 17 Football World Cup which has aided in promoting the region as a major tourist destination especially for water sports. Sports tourism

  10. A brief look at the history of cricket in the Caribbean

  11. Mode of transmitting British culture and value system • Respect for order, the umpires' decision • Breaks for ‘tea’ even in hot climate Colonisation tool

  12. Fete matches • Playing styles – attacking bowling styles, ‘cutting’ style of batting • Wild celebrations of victory • These can be seen as social protest against the status quo Caribbean transformation of the game

  13. Intermingling of all levels of society • Promotes social mobility • Relinquishing of island allegiance to regional allegiance Social Impact of cricket

  14. Promotes regionalism • C.L.R. James(1963) Beyond the Boundary saw cricket as more than a match but as something that encapsulated issues of race, politics, high and low culture and success in cricket as reflecting a larger right to self determination and cultural legitimisation Political implications

  15. Cricket has become a way of life for some people • Cricket provides material for calypso and storytelling Cultural Implications

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