The challenge of modernity, present and future, for Sport in Portugal. A rabble – Observer
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He arrived unwary, Calisto Elói of Silos and Benevides of BarbudaMorgado Agra de Freimas, province to the capital at the time of the destruction of the XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal in 2019!
A man shaped by the cultural roots of good customs, he rehearsed the debate with Abade de Estevães, a brown figure, but useful for the biting assertion of his eloquence. Despite not being an expert, the subject was known to him as we have an English-style education. The debate promised! It was with Dr. Libório, a man of the “system” that perpetuates itself in power, in the sectoral area of Youth and Sports, who is also a farmer.
Abbot, that we will continue to watch implicitly and serenely the, if serious and profound, translations of the Portuguese Sport Model, MDP, chronic and in a deep source of children and origin of failures that harm Youth and the entire population?
– And don’t forget the perverse effect of COVID and its results Dr. Calisto! I wouldn’t say better! But, has the diagnosis made? — Finish off the Abbot with a blunt force!
– I actually do. I think that, for a simple farmer in the province, this preliminary diagnosis, Mr. Abbot, does not disappoint. Otherwise let’s see:
- Sports activity, broadly considered as non-sports physical activity, physical exercise and sports practice, of all popular groups;
- An operation with results, both Paralympic and Paralympic, which results from an unequivocal consequence of the conditions of growth and development, as a national strategy programmed for a multicycle, without being dependent on anomalous and circumstantial factors, as has been the case;
- As an offer of the national sports literature, for the apostasy of the sport in the different levels of education (preschool, 1st cycle and 3rd cycles, basic education, secondary and university education) and that are not subsumed by cosmetic strategies to thicken the metrics institutional;
- The lack of a true ecosystem of innovation in sport, not taking into account the critical mass of the national technological and technological system and higher education institutions, as well as the basic business sector of the scientific higher education system;
– But Dr. Calisto, don’t get me wrong, does the blame for this state die in the arms only of Dr. Libório and government policy?
-Of course not, Mr. Abbot. However, here we rehearse parliamentary rhetoric! The responsibility, which just because of sin, lies not only in the errors of the State and therefore they are also incompetent, or do not understand what is happening, and therefore they are incompetent. are silent by omission and therefore are conniving. Of course there are other factors of responsibility, which are clear between the various sectors, which are internal external factors either. First, the aging of the population; an economic crisis and austerity; Youth emigration as a public policy solution; a jurisdictional and economic State that conveys the austerity that weakens Sport,
-You know, Dr. Calisto, it almost reminds me of the stanza of Camões’ poem: But, how can you cause your favor, / In human hearts, friendship / If so different from you, is it the same love?
– That’s almost it, Mr. Abbot! I am happy that in this context or we could generate unique conditions, of strategic coordination between different current leading institutions of national sport, to promote substantial changes to the sports model, with other interlocutors. Hence my concrete proposals to discredit Dr. Libório!
- That the future model of the initiative and sports system in Portugal be raised with the discussion, focused on the current reality, as international evolutionary trends, adding the collaborators of all the participants of the initiative, mainly the participants of the sport and sport. in Portugal.
- That this analysis has contact with European sport, the European sport organization model and that a comparative analysis of European sport and evolutionary trends of international sport for 2030 be carried out, with national sport, with indicators (per capita, eurobarometer, results large countries) continental, etc.) and which simply serve to justify our mistakes.
- That, in the face of this, entertain a reform with levels to adjust the need for analysis of the interlocutors and change in the model of organization of sport in Portugal, inserting the state, central; regional and local; such as umbrella sports organizations (Portuguese Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Sport Confederation Portugal, etc.), as sport federations, clubs, associations and all social, business and cooperative environments.
- That the change in the sport organization model in Portugal is sustained in the definition of the system (1) and choice (2) of the critical factors of the sport and sports model and strategy in Portugal, together with the associations that produce exercise and sport in Portugal .
– But does Dr. Calisto know what they are?
-I have an idea, Mr. Abbot! A slight idea! That’s what happens when we’re responsible for the somersault thing when we’re only safe from acorns! I would assume similar logos that seem to me to be the structural factors: the funding of the sport – models and points; the organization and structure of public policies for sport; as Sports facilities; the research, innovation and business institute, as a scientific basis and lever for functional functional systems – the massification of sports and grassroots sport (informal, educational, production system, service provider, exercise, etc.); the talent identification process and performance development system; support for athletes and post-career; the issue of Human resources – technicians and managers; the national and international organizational frameworks of practice.
And in a political apic for the candidate, three years in which Calisto Elói allows himself to be corrupted and by what prevails in the capital, even changing his position as a liberal party, in government. They were approaching like the electoral dispute of the XXIII Government of Portugal, in 2022, and once again Callisto was called, now the defender of what he had proposed and no one had done.
– Let’s rehearse then, Dr. Calisto! Despite the debates nowadays being discursive sound bytes of dubious content – the Abbot’s presentation.
– You know Sir, I thought that it is a thankless task to make this detailed analysis as constitutional administration for Abbot. Since the content of the proposals of the different parties of the party is empty, as it used to be, and then let’s face it, especially for those who, within the framework of policies, will be responsible for the strategic definition of the meetings because we want in a country that is conventionally developing, like me! How to understand Dr. Libório now!
– You know, Dr. Calisto, after all, as a provincial gentleman, you already have nothing! In the universe of sports leaders, policies and organizational interests come together, but they are rarely sports! The status associated with power, the ability to make decisions and influence, intrigue, fascination and seduction stand out. But, as I am saying goodbye, I can also say that I saw in itself an artifice of politics, not as the object of the main action, but the instrument of change! Once again, I was wrong!
Note: all the characters were recovered from the novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, The Fall of an Angel!