NATIONAL CLUB GAMES RULE BOOK Indian Olympic Association Indian Olympic Association (Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860) (Founded in 1927) Olympic Bhavan, B-29, Qutub Institutional Area New Delhi 110 016 Tel.: +91 11 2685 2479-84 Fax.: +91 11 2685 2386 www.olympic.ind.in Published by the Indian Olympic Association - 2008 NATIONAL CLUB GAMES OUR MOTTO “Building our Nation with sports rooted in our values”. OUR VISION Sports are not merely the exercise of muscles but an arena of moral values and training in confidence building and commitment. These values are of greatest importance for the formations of individual personalities in terms of physical, moral and social development which in turn contributes to building a Nation of Sports. OUR MISSION To build a light house of hope and inspiration that guides impressionable young sportsman by encouraging them to set their sails of positive thoughts and lead them through an ocean of opportunity towards reaching their sports horizon. In doing so our mission is to provide competitive opportunities for all sports to a vide range of sportspersons at Rural, Urban, Regional and National level and engender support for the institution among many constituents including local communities so that we become a Nation where sports will be an abiding National passion. OUR CORE VALUES 1. Transparency & Fairness - To ensure transparency in our processes including financial accountability and fairness in terms of promoting the potential of identified sportsman and encouraging them to achieve the highest International standard. 2. Political neutrality - To ensure that the decision of the National Club Games are not influenced by any Political dictates or decision. 3. Professional Integrity - To maintain the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct among all personal involved in the field of sports. 4. Mutual Respect - To promote team work and recognize the appropriate worthiness of all persons. Mutual self respect is the foundation of physically and emotionally safe environment. It provides the social context for physical. Social and ethical development. 5. Effective Communication - To ensure effective communication for purpose of greater understanding and to provide youth with access to opportunities for advancement and growth in the field of sports including attention to his/her physical, emotional and development needs. 6. Communicate clear expectations - To communicate clear expectation so that individuals are respected and more able to participate in the sports activities. NATIONAL CLUB GAMES Thoughtfully constructed expectation lead to his/her optimum performance. 7. Relationship - To ensure in our relationship with the players and partners that we will be responsive to their needs , consult and endeavourer to reach a common understanding, be open and transparent and accept responsibility for decision and actions. OUR OBJECTIVES National Club Games Endeavour to enrich the lives of all Indians through sports and promote a belief that sports are integral to a fully realized life, while respecting the diversity of people religion and culture as a powerful force for understanding and camaderieship at the Rural, Urban and Regional level. 1) Increased Membership and reach at Panchayat, Block and Urban Sporting Clubs. 2) Best Practice management and Governance of sports with in the framework of National Club Games under auspicious of Indian Olympic Association 3) Increased adoption of values of fair play, self improvement and achievement. 4) Recruitment, retention and wear appropriate accreditation of people within the sports sector. 5) Harmonization, Coordination and Commitment is critical for making major contribution to the development of sports. The State Olympic Committees. Sports Federations etc provide a strong framework for this purposes of harmonization and coordination. We will also secure a wide spread deeply held commitment to the ethics sustainable sports and sportsmanship and to translate this in practice. 6) To inculcate the Olympic Values Education Programme (1. Joy of Effort 2. Fair Play 3. Respect for others 4. Pursuit of excellence 5. Balance between body, will and mind. OUR STRATEGY Our Strategy is to offer a rich year round schedule of participating sports activities that encourage youth to participate in a variety of sports and to provide them opportunities not only to develop their potential in sports but also develop physically, emotionally and socially. The National Club Games to begin at the village/Ward Level. STARTING WITH THE BASICS Beginning with the villages the National Club Games will work its way up to the Zonal level. To give an idea about the spread of the Games here is what it will encompass: NATIONAL CLUB GAMES Villages - 6,39,144 Panchayats - 2,20,142 Blocks 6,485 Districts - States 606 29 Union territories - Zones 6 6 ON A TRULY MEGA SCALE To bring home what this Gigantic Event will entail here are the total number of Sporting Clubs in India. The Rural Clubs outnumber the Urban Clubs 6:1. - Sector Number of Clubs Urban - 1,60,000 Rural - 6,39,000 Total - 7,99,144 UNDERLINED BY THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY The overwhelming majority of Indians live in the villages as the numbers prove. And it’s they who will be seeing the action. Total Sector Female Male Urban - 28,53,54,954 - 15,01,35,895 - 13,52,19,060 Rural - 74,16,60,293 - 38,11,41484 - 36,05,19,109 Total - 102,70,15,247 - 53,12,66,078 - 49,57,38,169 WITH THE TEAMS FOR THE GAMES BEING CHOSEN FROM AMONGST THEM The team structure and strength for the various sports disciplines will be as follows NATIONAL CLUB GAMES Volleyball(Men) - 3players, 2reserves, 1 official 6 Football( Men) - 5players, 5reserves, 2officials 12 Handball(Men) - 4players, 3reserves, 1 official 8 Basketball(Men) - 3players, 3reserves, 1 official 7 Kabaddi(M&W) - oplayers, 2reserves, 1 official 16 Hockey(M&W) - 6players, 2reserves, 1 official 18 Kho Kho(M&W) - 6players, 2reserves, 1 official 16 Total 83 AND HERE’S HOW THE CHAMPIONS WILL EMERGE The National Club Games will be a multi-tiered event based on the following format: Club Panchayat/Ward Club Championship Block Club Championship District Club Championship State Club Championship Zonal Club Championship National Club Championship A CHALLENGE THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY Indian Olympic Association has come a long way since its inception in 1927. Having held National Games in 14 cities through which we have created sports infrastructure around the country. Aided by the hosting of the SAF Games, the other multidisciplinary games through which sports infrastructure of international standards was created in Kolkata & Chennai. NATIONAL CLUB GAMES The Asian Games in 1951 and 1982, the Commonwealth Youth Games held in Pune in 2008 and the coming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010 have further strengthened sports movement in our country. Through the National Club Games, IOA would like to carry the Olympic message right down to the grassroots level. This is a challenge for the Indian Olympic Association, State Olympic Associations and National Sports Federations, but it is a challenge we must take on if we wish to find ourselves in the front ranks of the Global Olympic Movement. For the purpose we would provide support in every way we can. State Olympic Associations 1. Andhara Pradesh Olympic Association 2. Arunachal Pradesh Olympic Association 3. Assam Olympic Asociation 4. Bengal Olympic Association 5. Bihar Olympic Association 6. Chandigarh Olympic Association 7. Chhattisgarh Olympic Association 8. Delhi Olympic Association 9. Goa Olympic Association 10. Gujarat State Olympic Association 11. Haryana Olympic Association 12. Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association 13. Jammu & Kashmir Olympic Association 14. Jharkhand Olympic Association 15. Karnataka Olympic Association 16. Kerala Olympic Association 17. Madhya Pradesh Olympic Association 18. Maharashtra Olympic Association NATIONAL CLUB GAMES 19. Manipur Olympic Association 20. Meghalaya Olympic Association 21. Mizoram Olympic Association 22. Nagaland Olympic Association 23. Orissa Olympic Association 24. Pondicherry Olympic Association 25. Punjab Olympic Association 26. Rajasthan Olympic Association 27. Sikkim Olympic Association 28. Tamilnadu Olympic Association 29. Uttarkhand Olympic Association 30. Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association National Sports Federations 1. Volleyball Federation of India 2. All India Football Federation 3. Handball Federation of India 4. Basketball Federation of India 5. Indian Amateur Kabaddi Federation 6. Hockey India 7. Kho Kho Federation of India NATIONAL CLUB GAMES
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