Youth resources for federations and leaders

'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.

Articles
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. Click here to find out more, for young climbers age 6+ in different age groups.

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. Click here to download article  

Seminar reports 

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.

2006 The mountain of youth- seminar for youth leaders
Taking place 18-25th June 2006 in Pordoi Pass, Italy, this was 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.

2005 Rocks are for everybody-route setting course in Russia
Taking place 8.06.2005 - 19.06.2005, the seminar was 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”
17 - 23 August 2003 10 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
26 July – 2 August 2003 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. Programme information contact : Anita Rohner or Bruno Hasler, SAC: To request Youth Leader Training information or assistance from the UIAA YC contact by email.   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
7-10 October 2001 a UIAA Seminar on Youth Leader Education for Mountaineering was organised in Obernberg, Austria.
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2000 Youth Leader training seminar
23 - 25 June 2000, 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