CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK INVICTUS GAMES and para-perspectives for CISM. Report to CISM Europe by CDR Senior Grade Peter Tolderlund Chief of Delegation - Denmark
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK The Invictus Games 2014 Held in London on 7-14 September • 2014 3 day sporting event plus Opening • March and Closing Concert Hosted in iconic London 2012 venues in • the Olympic Park 400 participants • Approx. 600 volunteers • Significant media coverage across all • platforms before, during and after the event
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK § An international Paralympic-style multi-sport event § ”Invented” by the British Prince Harry, inspired by US Warrior Games § 400 Competitors wounded/injured/ sick soldiers § 14 (13) countries represented
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK The vision of the UK organizers To harness the universal power of sport to inspire recovery, rehabilitation and respect of those who risk their lives so others may live in a safer world
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK WHAT IS INVICTUS GAMES 2014 § ”Meet and Compeet” and Elite, § The competitors were from the wars of the last 25 years, § Physically or mentally injured.
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK 9 disciplines 9 sports • Athletics • Archery • Swimming • Cycling • Indoor Rowing • Power lifting • Wheelchair Basketball • Wheelchair Rugby • Sitting Volleyball
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK What did DENMARK do ? • Establishing the project • National Steering Group • Project organisation • Find the Athletes • Train them • Bring them to competition • Sounds easy but !!!!!!!!!!!! • Require funding • Require manpower • Where to find the Athletes ? In /out of service • How to deal with Wounded, Injured and Sick • Respect rehabilitation plans • Families ?
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK THE PROJECT TEAM • Chief of delegation. • Deputy • Project Coordinator • Training coordinator • Physio therapist • Psychologist • Bandagist • Press/media
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK THE ATHLETES • Facebook was primary contact • 27 soldiers went (initially 32 Athletes) • 25 % suffer from PTSD • Back injuriees and amputees • Individual sports • Team sports • Primary sports • Secondary sports
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK What did DENMARK do ? • 4 pre INVICTUS assemblies • Social purpose • Team building • Get aquainted to limits • Sports training • Arrange training on a day to day basis • Use local sport clubs • Pay for trainer capacities • Deal with group 24/7 • Deal with relatives • Travel arrangements etc • Total delegation of 80 persons including relatives
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK What did DENMARK learn? • Requirements • Manpower • Budgetting • 24/7 commitment • Amazing results • Sports is not rehabilitation…. but it helps… a lot… • PTSDs are difficult to deal with, but develops immensely…… • ”Meet and Compeet” quickly becomes ”elite” • Relatives • Can be nescessary to bring but it is a planning and execution nightmare
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK What’s in it for CISM? • CISM already has para-initiatives; • Get inspired by INVICTUS…. • We must include PTSDs • Use categorisation, let everybody participate • Overall Para-Policy • Sport is not rehabilitation… but it is a means to assist in a rehabilitation process. • It is also part of a process to set up new personal goals after rehabilitation. • Active duty and those who have retired.
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK PARA SPORTS IN CISM FOR PARA SPORTS TO BE RELEVANT IN CISM THERE ARE 2 OBSTACLES. • include PTSDs, Use categorisation, let everybody participate • Include soldiers in service and those who have left service… the last ones are also veterans
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK PARA SPORTS IN CISM • FRANCE february 2015; swimming. PTSDs:yes, there is an open class!! • CISM WORLD GAMES; Archery and Athletics …… Open class for PTSDs???? • And both events active duty only.!!!!!
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK PARA SPORTS IN CISM FOR PARA SPORTS TO BE RELEVANT IN CISM THERE ARE 2 OBSTACLES. • include PTSDs, Use categorisation, let everybody participate • Include soldiers in service and those who have left service… the last ones are also veterans….
CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK ANY QUESTIONS ??? INVICTUS GAMES and para- perspectives for CISM.
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