European Traditional Sports Games Association (ETSGA) - Association Européenne des Jeux et Sports Traditionnels (AEJeST)

 

President: Guy Jaouen

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Type of Organisation : International NGO – Association Européenne des Jeux et Sports Traditionnels

A private body; A non-profit organisation

Total number of associates = 67 organisations in 2015

Total number of staff = 0

Total number of volunteers = 40 leaders

Total number of learners = 0 directly, hundred thousands undirectly

 

• Background and Experience:

The AEJeST is an International NGO registered in France. It was created in April 2001, in Brittany, during an international event. 70 people were present at the constitutive AGM, from 37 different organisations from 18 European regions. This creation was the result of about 12 years of cooperation between an existing network of organisations.

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It comprises sports or cultural federations, associations, educational institutions or companies whose aim is the management, the promotion and the safeguarding of traditional games and sports in Europe. It has three areas: the University network, the Federations and Confederations network and the Association network (museums, associations organisers of learning courses, etc.)

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The aims of the AEJeST are to promote and to develop the practice of traditional sports and games in agreement with its members.

The practical tasks of the AEJeST are:

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- To represent the traditional sports and games in general, from the organisation members or not

- To support the affiliated members by the creation of an information network

- To support the setting up of other national or regional associations

- To support the setting up of international meeting and conferences 

- To support study, research and the creation of inventories and educational play applications of traditional games and sports

- To support research in the area of resource creation

- To support the publishing of reports, booklets or books and the use of informational technology

- To support any initiative or youth educational policy which improves the quality of life of the population in general.

 

In 2015 the AEJeST has 67 organisation members, from 14 European countries, representing several hundred thousand regular players and thousand of clubs.

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In 2009 the AEJeST participated in creating a world NGO in the field of traditional sports and games, the ITSGA, International Traditional Sports and Games Association. The members of ITSGA are continental or sub-continental organisations (see more on the website  www.jugaje.com).

 

The activity relevant for this application is the organisation, in cooperation with the members, of gatherings, festivals, seminars, congresses, symposiums, projects of research, cultural exchanges, at a European regions, national and international level.

 

• International festivals:

Puerto Del Rosario, December 1996 (Spain) with dozens of games; Noyal Pontivy, May 1999 (France) with the demonstration of 45 games; Plonéour Lanvern, May 2000 (France) with 27 different throwing games; Santander, August 2000 (Spain) with the skittles games from Spain; Lesneven, April 2001 (France) with the demonstration of 52 games and 5 in competition; Pavullo, August 2002 (Italy) with 15 Italian games 3 of which in competition; Evergem, August 2003 (Belgium), with 27 games and 5 international competitions; Lesneven, May 2004 (France); Aosta, July 2004 (Italy) with 6 games in competition; Santander, August 2005 (Spain) with the games of the region Cantabra and 4 championships; Rodez, August 2006 (France) with the skittle games of France and 2 championships; Angers, July 2007 (France) with the games of Anjou and 1 championship; Perugia, June 2008 (Italy) with the 17 games of the FIGeST; Valencia, March 2009 (Spain) with the games of Bat & ball; Aranda de Duero, July 2009 (Spain) with 45 international different games and 2 championships; Noyal Pontivy, June 2010 (France); Guarda, July 2010 (Portugal) with 30 games from Portugal and Spain; Mauvezin, June 2011 (France) with the European skittle games; Rodez, August 2012 (France) with 40 games and 4 championships; L’Hospitalet de l’Infant, June 2014 (Spain) with the Catalan skittle games; Narni, May 2015 (Italy) with 30 different games.

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• International seminars:

Santander and Campo Huesca, November 2001 (Spain); Louvain, May 2002 (Belgium); Rodez, January 2003 (France); Quimper, December 2003 (France); Valencia, March 2007 (Spain); Lama Macogno, October 2007 (Italy); Zaragoza, March 2010 (Spain); Aosta, October 2010 (Italy); Aranda de Duero, March 2012 (Spain); Berlin, September 2012 (Germany); Civitanovas, May 2013 (Italy); Verona, March 2014 (Italy); Angers, April 2014 (France); Amsterdam, November 2014 (The Netherlands); Vilnius, February 2015 (Lituania); Martfu, March 2015 (Hungary); Verona, March 2015 (Italy).

 

• International symposiums and conferences:

Puerto Del Rosario, Islas Canaria, December 1996 (Spain); Plouguerneau, December 1999 (France); Santander, August 2000 (Spain); Nantes, October 2002 (France); Angers, February 2005 (France); Corinaldo, March 2006 (Italy); Santander, September 2006 (Spain); Verona, September 2007 (Italy); Ariana, April 2008 (Tunisia); Perugia, June 2008 (Italy); Bejiing, July 2008 (China); Lleida, October 2008 (Spain); Mexico, November 2008 (Mexico); Sete, June 2009 (France); Aranda de Duero, July 2009 (Spain); Verona, September 2009 (Italy); Ariana, April 2010 (Tunisia); Guarda, July 2010 (Portugal); Leon, October 2010 (Spain); Valencia, February 2011 (Spain); Bechar, March 2011 (Algeria); Lesneven, June 2011 (France); Nantes, September 2011 (France); Verona, September 2011 (Italy); Mora La Nova, May 2012 (Spain); Rodez, August 2012 (France); Amravati, January 2013 (India); Cebu, June 2013 (Philippines); Ourense, June 2013 (Spain); Santiniketan, February 2014 (India); San Marcos, May 2015 (Honduras); Khanty-Mansiysk, July 2015 (Russia).