LEADER 2012_International Structures and Regulations for Children and Family Adventure Racing

As a large part of the attraction of adventure racing is the discovery of remote rural areas, effective and responsible development of adventure racing is synonymous with the development of effective and responsible tourism and youth activities in rural areas. Our cooperation project aims to establish International Structure and Regulations for Children and Family Adventure Racing. Céüze Sport Nature is a nonprofit making association based in the French Alps which developed an expertise in multi-sport activities for children. In 2000 we organized an adventure event for 100 children from 7 to 17- Starting as an event for local children, it has gradually grown to bring children from all over France, with support of local, regional and national governments.

Although there is a great variety of adventure races and events organized by many different organizations around the world, there is virtually no official structure for this rapidly growing sport, nationally or internationally. Individual organizers are isolated unable to benefit from each other experience. Building on a foundation of 11 years of experience in the field of Children events, we wish to initiate wider international cooperation in this area so as to enrich and enlarge the sport. As one of the nine countires present at a meeting on the international organization of Adult Adventure Racing, held at the Euro Meet in Annecy in Oct 2011, we are aware that there is an increasing demand within the sport worldwide for such cooperation.

Our organization will visit our partners in the Czech Republic and Canada in the early part of 2012 to establish the viability of the project. Our partners plan to bring delegations of children and experts to the International Junior Adventure from the 16th to the 21st of July 2012 in the French Alps. After his event, we will lay down provisional plans for regulations and structures and a series of further events over the next two years to test our ideas. Throughout 2013 and 2014, each of the partners will organize an event in their country and attended the events in the other countries. Over the two years we aim to evolve and refine the proposed regulations and structures and enlarge the number of countries participating in the project.

Anyh organization with proven competence in the field and an interest in developing Adventure Racing.

Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Malta, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Romania, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Lithuania, Latvia

English, French

Leisure, Nature/environment/land management, Tourism

28/04/2012