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Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
traditional sports were probably the
first sports-for-all initiatives
The active participation in traditional sports and
games are a valuable, living sportive and cultural
heritage.
How do we safeguard their popularity?
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
What do we call traditional sports?
for the common man (woman)
not for the elite
What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
- regional
not spread over the whole country
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
- the factor luck is often built in the rules of the game
it is not always the best player who wins
What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
- accessible
you mostly do not need to follow a training
course before you participate
What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
easy going – family activity can be competitive but not professional
Traditional sports that are practised in competitions or tournaments
tug of war
handboogschieten op de staande wip
handboogschieten op de liggende wip
klepschieten
buksschieten
flessenschieten
katapult
Kruisboog
VlaS
Krulbol
VlaS
Trabol
VlaS
Kegelen
VlaS
Gaaibol
VlaS
Stopschieten -
paapgooien
sjoelen
golfbiljart
Traditional sports and traditions
Handball tournament /
Brussels ‘Grote Markt’
Old Limburg
Shooting celebration
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
Traditionele sporten in Flanders = superactive
tradition
VlaS counts
11.627 players
530 clubs
23 different disciplines
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
46% of the VlaS
members are
older than 55
vrouwelijke leden
40-
340-
334-
317-
556-
562-
435-
212
29-
mannelijke leden
65
860
768
958
1489
1798
1692
1572
453
0-9 j
10-19 j
20-29 j
30-39 j
40-49 j
50-59 j
60-69 j
70-79 j
80-99 j
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
VlaS gives advice on following subjects:
VlaS is active in PR and lobby activities on behalf of traditional sports
VlaS publishes a quarterly magazine (named ‘Trend’)
VlaS secretary in Bruges: two staff
VlaS is founding member of ETSGA
VlaS has a good insurance for accidents for all volunteers and members
VlaS helps organising two courses:
- initiator bow shooting
- initiator traditional sports
VlaS events 2015:
West-Vlaanderen Vlamt – Eernegem – zondag 7 juni 2015
Europese Spelen van traditionele sporten – Doornzele
– zondag 16 augustus 2015
Bokrijkspelen – Genk – zondag 9 augustus 2015
SETS-conference North-East Europe – Vilnius – feb’15
SETS-conference South-East Europe – Martfu – mar’15
Participation festival Ga.M.E.S.Net Narni (Italy) 23 may 2015
[also AG ETSGA]
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
intangible heritage
The VlaS-activities were part of the Flemish project
‘Ludodiversity’which was recognised by Unesco as best practice
for saveguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage.
VlaS cooperated to put the traditional sport ‘krulbol’on the
Flemish list of valuable ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’.
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw
SETS
VlaS leads a project founded by the EU: ‘Strengthening European
Traditional Sports’
It aims at:
-Enlarging the existing ETSGA-network to South and East Europe
- safeguard and promote European TSG
We pursue this by:
-Organising three international conferences
- Creating a website and an online forum to exchange information
about European traditional sports and games
thank you,
Hein Comeyne
Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw

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Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw - Hein Comeyne

  • 1. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw traditional sports were probably the first sports-for-all initiatives The active participation in traditional sports and games are a valuable, living sportive and cultural heritage. How do we safeguard their popularity?
  • 2. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw What do we call traditional sports? for the common man (woman) not for the elite What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
  • 3. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw What do we understand to be traditional sports ? - regional not spread over the whole country
  • 4. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw - the factor luck is often built in the rules of the game it is not always the best player who wins What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
  • 5. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw - accessible you mostly do not need to follow a training course before you participate What do we understand to be traditional sports ?
  • 6. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw easy going – family activity can be competitive but not professional
  • 7. Traditional sports that are practised in competitions or tournaments tug of war
  • 8. handboogschieten op de staande wip handboogschieten op de liggende wip
  • 20. Traditional sports and traditions Handball tournament / Brussels ‘Grote Markt’ Old Limburg Shooting celebration
  • 21. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw Traditionele sporten in Flanders = superactive tradition VlaS counts 11.627 players 530 clubs 23 different disciplines
  • 22. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw 46% of the VlaS members are older than 55 vrouwelijke leden 40- 340- 334- 317- 556- 562- 435- 212 29- mannelijke leden 65 860 768 958 1489 1798 1692 1572 453 0-9 j 10-19 j 20-29 j 30-39 j 40-49 j 50-59 j 60-69 j 70-79 j 80-99 j
  • 23. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw VlaS gives advice on following subjects: VlaS is active in PR and lobby activities on behalf of traditional sports VlaS publishes a quarterly magazine (named ‘Trend’) VlaS secretary in Bruges: two staff VlaS is founding member of ETSGA VlaS has a good insurance for accidents for all volunteers and members VlaS helps organising two courses: - initiator bow shooting - initiator traditional sports
  • 24. VlaS events 2015: West-Vlaanderen Vlamt – Eernegem – zondag 7 juni 2015 Europese Spelen van traditionele sporten – Doornzele – zondag 16 augustus 2015 Bokrijkspelen – Genk – zondag 9 augustus 2015 SETS-conference North-East Europe – Vilnius – feb’15 SETS-conference South-East Europe – Martfu – mar’15 Participation festival Ga.M.E.S.Net Narni (Italy) 23 may 2015 [also AG ETSGA]
  • 25. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw intangible heritage The VlaS-activities were part of the Flemish project ‘Ludodiversity’which was recognised by Unesco as best practice for saveguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage. VlaS cooperated to put the traditional sport ‘krulbol’on the Flemish list of valuable ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’.
  • 26. Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw SETS VlaS leads a project founded by the EU: ‘Strengthening European Traditional Sports’ It aims at: -Enlarging the existing ETSGA-network to South and East Europe - safeguard and promote European TSG We pursue this by: -Organising three international conferences - Creating a website and an online forum to exchange information about European traditional sports and games
  • 27. thank you, Hein Comeyne Vlaamse Traditionele Sporten vzw