Company sports is organized sport activities within companies, occupational groups, trade unions and public agencies, with the goal to improve the working atmosphere. The form of organization is an alternative to the offerings through regular national sport federations and their special federations. Company sport members can sometimes also participate in sport events under those national federations, like for instance in some marathons, but then often in their own separate classes.
Motivations behind company sport groups includes increasing the health and well-being by maintenance of social contacts, to have fun, recover, promote activation and physical activity, to achieve good results for oneself or for the team, or to acquire a good performance. Company sports can help compensate for the physical and mental stresses in everyday working life.
Organization
edit- World Federation for Company Sport (WFCS) was founded 2 June 2014.
- European Federation for Company Sport (EFCS) was founded 1962.
Company sports are organized internationally through the World Federation for Company Sport (WFCS).[1] The WFCS was founded 2 June 2014 after a series of communications between the European Federation for Company Sport (EFCS) was founded 1962.[2]) and company sport organisations in Asia.[3]
Members
editMember organizations in the World Federation for Company Sport include:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
World
edit26 Nations (17 Europe + 5 Asia + 3 Americas + 1 Africa) in May 2022:[18]
Former Members:
Europe
edit34 Nations (36 Organization) in May 2022:[19]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium (FROS - LFBSEL)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
North Macedonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Russia
Serbia (Serbian Federation for Company Sport - Association Sport for All Serbia)
San Marino
Slovenia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine
Games
editSummer Games
editworldcompanysport.org/events/
Palma de Mallorca has hosted the 1st edition of the World Company Sport Games from June 1st to June 5th.
La Baule WCSG 2018 | 23 > 27 May 2018.
Athens WCSG LOGO 2021 Athens WCSG 2021 | 6 > 10 October 2021
Winter Games
editNo games until 2022.
www.efcs.org/european-company-sport-games/
www.efcs.org/erasmus-projects/
Summer Games
editFrom 800 participants in 1977 to more than 7000 in Salzburg in 2019.
www.cs-fs.cz/en/ecsg-2013/
European Company Sport Games 2013 in Prague
7416 participants it was the biggest sport even of 2013 in Prague. The participants came from 22 countries and competed in 30 sport disciplines.
European Summer Games 2021 Arnhem (European Company Sport Games 2021 postponed to 2022)
Summer Games 2019 - Salzburg, Austria, 22nd European Company Sport Games sixteen years after hosting them in 2003.
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Winter Games
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Slovakia
Strbske Pleso will host the 15th Winter Sport Games. It will be larger than ever before.
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Insurance
editIt varies whether the company sport federations can be held liable for accidents during company sport events. Company sport federations may offer insurance to its members.
In some jurisdictions, like in Germany, injuries during company sports can be regarded as a "work accident" if certain requirements are fulfilled.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The World Federation for Company Sport". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11.
- ^ [PDF] European Federation for Company Sport - Free Download PDF
- ^ "Home - European Federation for Company Sport (EFCS)". EFCS - European Federation for Company Sport. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Members organisation". The World Federation for Company Sport. Archived from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Betriebssport | Österreichischer Betriebssport Verband | ÖBSV Home". Firmensport (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Media, OXUS. "ASSOCIATION of TRADE UNION SPORT ORGANISATIONS OF AZERBAIJAN » AHİK". AHİK. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Bedrijfssport Brussel & Omstreken". Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Danish Federation for Company Sports celebrates its 75th anniversary! - EFCS - European Federation for Company Sport
- ^ "Accueil - Fédération Française du Sport d'Entreprise (FFSE)". Fédération Française du Sport d'Entreprise (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Home". www.betriebssport.net. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Εργασιακής Άθλησης & Υγείας |". www.hocsh.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "C.S.A.In. (Centri Sportivi Aziendali e Industriali)". CSAIn (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Latvian Sports for All Association, Vaļņu 32-513, Rīga, LV-1050". balticexport.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Norges Bedriftsidrettsforbund". Norges Bedriftsidrettsforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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- ^ Korpen. "Korpen - Bäst på motion". www.korpen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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