| Activities · Youth Sports
Fest
Organized by the Physical Education Section –
Education Division & Private Schools Association
in Collaboration with the Malta Olympic Committee. The
aim of Youth Sportfest is to introduce specific sports
in secondary schools. It is the responsibility of the
school to build up their students’ knowledge,
physical fitness levels and engage them in various sports
activities under the guidance of highly qualified instructors
in the respective fields.
They are then given the opportunity to compete in their
chosen field in various tournaments carried out over
4 months against different schools. Towards the end
there are a week of finals in the respective sport disciplines.
The tournaments are carried out mainly during school
hours with a few events being held on weekends, this
is not the norm.
As these tournaments are held mainly during school
hours these are consider as a school activity. Those
students not participating as an athlete are allowed
to go along to the venues to offer support for their
school. One of the objectives of these Games is to stimulate
friendly competition between schools whilst at the same
time encouraging students to be active in sports.
Participation forms and Calendar of the YouthFest are
distributed through the Education Dept to all Heads
of Schools/attention P.E. Teachers (Secondary School,
Junior Lyceums, Trade School), State & Private.
Schools are to ensure and encourage student participation
and students may participate in a team sport and any
other individual sport.
These activities also provide opportunities for various
sporting disciplines to scout for potential talent and
generate awareness for their sport.
The Malta Olympic provide for all the medals. The Education
Dept carries out all the promotions within the schools
and provides transport to the venues for the students.
The Sporting federations pay for the sports hall and
for organizing the event.
Sport disciplines
- Football
- Chess
- Netball
- Cross-Country
- Swimming
- Wrestling
- Athletics
- Weightlifting
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Handball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Hockey
- Table Tennis
- Fencing
- Judo
- Bowling
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