Chile deportes

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Chiledeportes is the name of the National Sports Institute of Chile (also IND = Instituto Nacional de Deportes). It is the authority of national sports policy and has the following functions:

  1. Establishing the provisions of the national sports policy
  2. Promotion of the sport culture in the population
  3. Allocation of funds for the development of sport
  4. Supervision of sports clubs

History of the State Institutions for Sports in Chile

Although Chile was the only South American country from which an athlete took part in the first modern Olympic Games (Athens 1896 ), the development of Chilean sport was fickle. Government planning and funding were lacking. In 1948 the government established the “General Sports Department” (Spanish: Direccion General de Deportes y Regreacion, DIGEDER), a national sports policy agency that was dependent on the Ministry of Defense. Their task was to distribute the funds to the "District Sports Council" (Consejo Provincial de Deportes), a regional organization that divided these funds between different sports clubs.

In 2001 the DIGEDER was replaced by the “National Sports Institute of Chile” (“IND” Instituto Nacional de Deportes). The IND was created on February 9, 2001 by Article 10 of Law 19.712 and has been known as the Sports Law ever since . It is a civil service related to the Ministerio Secretaria General de Gobierno with the national praesidium. The sports institute can use the name “Chiledeportes”.

Structuring the National Sports Institute

  • National management : The national management is in Santiago and is responsible for the administration of the National Sports Institute. It is headed by the national head, chosen by the presidential republic and holding the rank of national sub-secretary.
  • Administration and finance department : The task of this department is the administration of the workforce and the funds, as well as resolutions for the financial planning of the IND. It is divided into the following departments:
    • Finance department: It takes over the economic and financial transactions of the IND.
    • Human Resources: Takes over the employment, evaluation and payment of salaries for the personnel of the IND.
    • Computer center and IT department: It takes care of the maintenance of the computer programs and devices of the IND.
  • Administration & Development Department: This department is instructed to ensure the strategic planning, design and implementation of the goals of the IND:
    • Planning & Research Department: Coordination of the structures and working methods of the IND, as well as the observance of the goals and purposes.
    • Evaluation and control project department: formulation of the criteria for evaluating the sports projects and monitoring the projects
    • Club development department: Advice on founding, organizing, developing and supporting sports clubs.
    • Grant, concession and grant department: Administration of the grant system for sport, as well as for the sport projects that have received grants.
    • Infrastructure department: determination of the sports infrastructure projects financed by the IND and participation in the evaluation process
  • Sports Department : The aim of this department is to introduce the general guidelines that define the tasks of the IND in sports. Through its four “modalities” (name mentioned in the Sports Act), the IND encompasses the various areas of physical exertion and sport. These modalities have two tasks:
    • You have to determine what type of project, what modalities you will finance and carry out the evaluation.
    • Creation of exercise and sports programs with their modalities. These include:
      • Sport and Education: This is the department for educational sport, activities, teaching & learning process of ethical, technical and regulatory bases, development of the necessary skills to practice the sport. The aim of this model is the growth and improvement of sports activities through educational sports for children, adolescents and adults.
      • Sports projects of educational sports models: Most of these sports projects are sports schools for children and young people, as well as for the training of teachers and trainers who work with them; but also for the dissemination of activities.
      • Strategic schools: These are schools for strategic sport (defined by the IND), which aim to teach and train the technical and tactical fundamentals of a discipline.
      • 300 soccer schools: These soccer schools are spread all over Chile. Its aim is to teach and train the technical and tactical basics of football.
  • Popular Sports Department: This is the recreational and recreational sports department that is performed during leisure time; with simple requirements for everyone, according to physical condition and age, to improve the quality of life and health of the population; as well as promoting family and social life. The aim of the recreational sport modality is to improve and increase the systematic use of relaxing physical stress in the population. The sports projects of grassroots sport have a social character, mainly for people of advanced age, housewives and the disabled. The popular sports programs are aimed at public schools and deal with physical stress and recreational sports on the school's sports grounds.
  • Competitive Sports Department: This is the competitive sports department . It includes the activities that are dependent on the rules, with planning, schedule and competition meetings. The aim of this modality is to promote, organize and participate in local, regional and national competitions. Competitive sports projects are used to organize, participate and prepare for competitions. The competitive sport programs deal with:
    • “Juegos del Bicentenario” (Bicentennial Games): These are competitions for schoolchildren held across the nation with different disciplines. You have local, regional and national stages. The students who have won these games will represent Chile in the South American Student Games.
    • "Juegos Binacionales" (Games of Two Nations): These are sporting competitions for young people, between Chile and Argentina (in the south and the center) and Peru and Bolivia (in the northern zone). They are held every year. The host changes every time. The games are called:
      • Transandan youth games , in the northern region
      • Savior Christ Games , in the center
      • Aracania Games , in the southern region
  • Competitive Sports Department: This is the department for competitive sports - sports with very high requirements. She has a direct relationship with the national teams and the leading athletes who represent the country in international competitions. The aim of this modality is to improve the conditions for the athletes so that Chilean sport can compete internationally.

This department manages the national top-class sports center, the CAR (in Spanish Centro de Alto Rendimiento), based in Santiago. The building is equipped for various sports. It also has a doctor service, physiology laboratory, hotel service, etc.

    • Sports projects in competitive sports: These projects are intended solely for national sports associations, for the organization, participation and preparation in international competitions.
    • Competitive Sports Programs: The competitive sports modality has many programs, but the most important are:
      • National team program: preparation of national teams that will take part in the Pan American Games, World Championships and Olympic Games.
      • Elite Athlete Program: Scholarship for athletes who receive medals at South American level (or more).
      • Regional training center: Center for training the talents who live in the respective region.
      • Participation in the major competitions: Funding support to enable Chile to participate in the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and South American Games.
  • Sports science department : The aim of this department is to support and promote sports science and to disseminate knowledge.

This department funds research projects on various aspects of physical activity and sport.

  • Regional Department : The Regional Sports Department is represented in each individual region of Chile by the IND. It finances sports projects to promote sport in the regions. They have the same departments (in theory) as the national management.

National sports policy

National sports policy began in 2002 . The government must use it as a guide with regard to the promotion, support, dissemination and improvement of sport in Chile. To work out this policy, congresses have been formed in every region where people have been active in sports. In these congresses, the current problems in sport were discussed and possible solutions presented. With these results, strategies for problem solving were developed. The final document, which will act as a national sport policy, will:

  • Dissemination and improvement of the programs and quality of sport in the national population
  • Inclusion and improvement of sports clubs in the development and implementation of sports programs
  • Establishing the values ​​and gains from sport in the population.
  • Development and improvement of the level and position of national competitive sport in international competitions

Each of these goals has several specific goals which are mentioned in relation to the modalities in the Sports Act.

Funds to promote sport

The National Sports Institute (IND) has 4 types of funding for the further development of sport:

  • National funds for the promotion of sport (FONDEPORTE)
  • Donate for sport
  • Grants for sport
  • Concession of sports grounds

FUND PORTS

The “National Funds in Support of Sport” , FONDEPORTE (Fondo Nacional para el Fomento del Deporte), are the most important basis that the IND has for the further development and promotion of sport. The allocation of funds from FONDEPORTE takes place on request or through direct withdrawals.

The objective of FONDEPORTE is to finance projects in order to further develop sport in its various “modalities” (sport projects): educational sport, popular sport, competitive sport, club development and sport science. Competitive sport is financed through direct payments and through the "ADO Plan"

The FONDEPORTE awards one share at the national and thirteen at the regional level (national / regional quota). The national quota is administered by the national management. This finances sports projects of a national nature. The regional quota is administered by the regional management and its aim is to finance sports projects for development in the respective region.

The selection of the sports projects financed with FONDEPORTE is made anew every year. The IND publishes the tenders nationwide. Sports clubs in particular can apply for these tenders. Universities and local councils can also apply. This application takes 60 days and the evaluation process 30 days. Only then will the result be announced and the selected projects formalized.

In order to formalize the selected projects, the IND and the clubs must sign a contract. Then the IND awards the funds (in whole or in installments) and the sports projects can begin. The funds invested in the sports projects, which the respective club has indicated, must be supported by the IND with the invoices and purchase receipts. If the association cannot document the expenditure, or if it proves it incorrectly, it cannot receive any more funds from the IND until it is correctly documented.

Donate for sport

The donations are funds raised from private businesses to fund sports projects that the IND has accepted. The private individuals who have made these donations can receive a tax reduction of up to 58% of the donation.

Grants for sport

The grant for sports is funds that the IND gives to sports clubs to buy or build sports grounds. If a sports club wants to receive this grant, it must have a bank account where the money for the purchase or construction of the sports site is collected.

Concession of sports grounds

The clubs can also use the sports grounds of the IND. For this, the IND issues regulations (for administration as well as technical) in order to determine the precise conditions of use.

Problems and criticism of the IND

Since its inception, the IND has received much criticism, particularly for the way its funds are managed and the political nature of the agency. In October 2006 many irregularities arose in the sports projects financed by the IND. This scandalized the government and caused public uproar. However, this situation has also created new opportunities for a change in sports administration. These irregularities were:

  • Many projects that received funding from the IND were never realized. The clubs justified their expenses with bills, but those bills were bogus.
  • Other projects carried out different activities than planned.
  • Many projects have been proposed for direct funding for political reasons.
  • For the implementation of sports programs of an international character, such as the "Juegos del Bicentenario" (Games for the bicentenary) or "Juegos Binacionales" (Games of two nations), the IND had to ask other organizations to apply for the implementation of the projects, since the IND was not authorized to use his own funds from FONDEPORTE. Because of this, they had to triangulate the funds.

This scandal exposed other problems that had been around for a long time, such as:

  • The high positions (and high salaries) were mainly in the national leadership, where many of the leaders came from the leading political parties and had no knowledge of sport.
  • All regional leaders were appointed by the political parties, so these leaders often had no idea about sport.
  • The then State Secretary (national director) made false statements in her résumé. She said she had a degree in philosophy, but she had only studied at university for one semester.
  • Since October 2006 the IND had 6 state secretaries (national leaders).
  • At the end of August, the employees were on strike because they wanted to find a solution to all these problems.

Because of these issues, the government has taken the following measures to change the situation:

  • Every manager has to go through an application process based on experience and resume.
  • There are no more direct payments.
  • The selection processes were handed over to a private, independent company.
  • People were hired to monitor spending on sports projects.
  • The sports law has been changed.

However, some points of criticism still remain unanswered because some of these measures are not considered to be effective (e.g. that a private company does the selection process and the elimination of direct purchases). In addition, important topics such as B. has not yet addressed the monitoring of activities.

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