| Developing a youth programme in your federation? Interested in starting a schools programme? Want to share resources from UIAA Youth Leader training Seminars? Look here for useful information topics and resources. |
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Articles
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 Age adjusted programme for Mountain Climbing
Written by Mateja Peršolja, Professor of mathematics and physics, Alpine Association of Slovenia guide, UIAA Youth Leader training Seminar, Dolomites Italy, translated to English by the UIAA Youth Commission.
Article topic: Taking young climbers into the mountains. Advice on activities for different age groups in the mountains. Alpine Association of Slovenia has a wealth of experience of running programmes in the mountains with young people, families and clubs. For more information download the full article here, for young climbers age 6+ in different age groups. |
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Auxology and environment sports
Written by F.Coscia, P.V.Gigliotti, A. Cavicchioli, A.Biscarini, G.E.De Medio, Laboratorio delle Attività Motorie e Sportive, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Comando Truppe Alpine Esercito Italiano
Environment sports offer the possibility of multidisciplinary approach to all physical activities and thus become a support of training for all other sports activities. They facilitate the development of different physical capacities related to the specific period of growing up. Emphasis on biological age. To find out more download the full article.
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Growing pains
Written by Audry Morrison - BSc(Hons) in Human Nutrition.
Children and adolescents are not mini-adults. Audry Morrison has some recommendations for monitoring the training of dedicated young climbers.
Climbing can be addictive, and climbers are often guilty of overtraining. In adult climbers this can lead to niggling injuries and a lack of progression, but the consequences for those still growing can be more serious.
Click here to download the article
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Seminar reports
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| In this section you can find reports from seminars on youth and mountaineering held by the Youth Commission. At the seminars, participants are taught by international experts and exchange experiences, so that everyone can develop their skills on leadership, mountain training and safety. |
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2006 The mountain of youth- seminar for youth leaders
Pordoi Pass, Italy. A seminar for youth leaders on topics such as via ferrata, pedagogy and group management. Click here for seminar programme schedule and menu of the seminar CD. The seminar CD is available from the UIAA Office. |
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2005 Rocks are for everybody-route setting course in Russia
Part of a project with two goals: to run an educational course in route setting with international participation and to set new classified routes in the Ural for all styles of climbing in an environmentally considerate way.
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Youth mountain environmental working meet “Umweltbaustellen”
Ten Austrian and Russian young mountaineers met at the Lienzer Hut to discuss environmental issues. Organised by Alpenverein Jugend, Austria Read more (report in German)
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Train the trainers- Youth Leader Education
A seminar for those who train youth leaders was organised in Wassen, Switzerland, by the Swiss Alpine Club as a member of the UIAA YC. The Swiss Alpine Club has an excellent training programme for young people in sport climbing. Look here to find out more. Click here for the notes from a session on how to teach different age groups in climbing.
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2001 Seminar on Youth Leader Education for Mountaineering
A UIAA Seminar on Youth Leader Education for Mountaineering was organised in Obernberg, Austria.
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2000 Youth Leader training seminar
A Youth Leader Training Seminar was held in Chamonix.
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Grant Information
This report provides details on opportunities for UIAA member associations and the UIAA to apply for EU grants for events and projects. There are usually not announced grants for sport, but sport activities can qualify if they are meeting the targets set out in the call for proposals (for example actions that combat discrimination, social exclusion etc.). Information on the latest calls for project proposals is available from the EU Europa website |
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