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Police sports in European countries Epp Jalakas, MA

Police sports in European countries Epp Jalakas, MA. About the author, EASS and EPSA. Epp Jalakas is D irector of Physical Education at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS) and Member of the Board of the Estonian Police Sports Association (EPSA)

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Police sports in European countries Epp Jalakas, MA

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  1. Police sports in European countries Epp Jalakas, MA

  2. About the author, EASS and EPSA • Epp Jalakas isDirectorofPhysicalEducation at theEstonianAcademyofSecuritySciences (EASS) and Member of theBoardoftheEstonianPoliceSportsAssociation (EPSA) • Main researchinterests: physicalabilitiesand actvitiesintheareaofinternalsecurity; sedentarybehaviour. • Estonia hasonlyonepoliceeducationalestablishment - thePolice and BoarderGuardCollegewhichisoneofthecolleges at EASS. • Estonian police sport isheaded and managedby EPSA, whichorganizesEstonianPolicechampionships and otherpolicecompetitionsin Estonia. The president of EASS is Kalle Laanet – a former minister oftheinterior;thegeneralsecretaryis Maili Arro.

  3. Collecting data about police sports in Europe • Materials of USPE conference in 2009 • Supervison of Diploma thesis about Estonian police sports in 2011 • 2011 USPE conference - questions were raised whether new USPE championships were necessary and what are the most popular sports in member countries • A questionnaire was sent to police sports contacts in European countries in August and a second time in September 2013 • Answers were collected from 15 countries up to the end of October • A police sports seminar at EASS was held on 08.11.2013

  4. Members of USPE /CEPOLhttp://www.uspe.org/mitgliedslaender.htmlhttps://www.cepol.europa.eu/index.php?id=police-colleges

  5. Countries in the summary Full answers Partially given or data found from the internet Sweden Bulgaria Austria Switzerland Italy United Kingdom Russian Federation Lithuania Holland • France • Germany • Finland • Latvia • Hungary • Belgium • Luxembourg • Serbia • Slovenia • Ireland • Estonia

  6. Candidates to the police schools and academies per one place(regarding to the answers to the questionnaire)

  7. Physical abilities entrance tests used in European countriesStrength excercises • Push-ups • Pull-ups, arms bent hanging • Bench press • Pulling and pushing on a isokinetic machine with handle bars • Dragging a simulated body (45 kg, 80 kg) • Sit-ups

  8. Physical abilities entrance tests used in European countries • 4x10m, 10x10m shuttle run, 100m sprint • 1000m, 1500m, 2000m, 2400m, 3000m runs, shuttle endurance run, Cooper test • Circuit; tracks with series of obstacles (pushing and pulling weights, jumping over or/and running around or/and going through obstacles, running up and down on stairs, walking along a beam) • Jump over a barrier 2m/2,3m • Standing longjump * swimmig 100m, diving for an item • 3kg ball throw

  9. Practical guidelines for candidates http://www.sporttest-polizei.de/in-8-wochen-zur-topform.html http://www.poliisiradio.fi/poliisi/poliisiradio/home.nsf/archive/0991366BFD0DD1DAC2257A17002EB3EF

  10. http://www.sporttest-polizei.de/anforderungen-der-bundeslaender.htmlhttp://www.sporttest-polizei.de/anforderungen-der-bundeslaender.html

  11. http://www.polizei.mvnet.de/cms2/Polizei_prod/Polizei/de/bi/Auswahlverfahren/Sporttest/index.jsphttp://www.polizei.mvnet.de/cms2/Polizei_prod/Polizei/de/bi/Auswahlverfahren/Sporttest/index.jsp

  12. Many combined exercises are used for entrance tests http://jobpol.be/fr/home/agent_selectieprocedure_cv

  13. Other demands for candidates • Thoughnotusual, suggestions are still made regardingheight and BMI inevaluatingwhethercandidates are suitableforpolicework http://www.polizei-nrw.de/artikel__134.html

  14. Evaluation of physical abilities is actual. Table from the last german police sports magazine http://www.dpsk.de/images/docs/Polizeisport-Depesche/02-2013_Polizeisport-Depesche_ARred.pdf

  15. The amount of physical education in curricula (vocational/(applied) higher ed.)(related to the answers to the questionnaire) * Some countries showed in their answers only the amount of PE classes in one week

  16. Self-defence and similar disciplinesin curricula (vocational/(applied) higher ed.)(related to the answers to the questionnaire) * Some countries showed in their answers only the amount of SD classes in one week

  17. More examples in the area of physical education and self defence • Holland police academy - 356hours of training including judo, self defence, swimming (lifesaving), handling a weapon, handling an escalated conflict situation, arresting a (dangerous) suspect, etc. • Just for judo - approx. 70 hours • Police officers need to take judo and self-defence classes twice a year

  18. Competitions organized for police officers (mostly police championships; in some cases other competitions) • Germany 4-6 in a year;someevents are doneevery 2, othersevery 3 years • Hungary 9+ • Slovenia 10 • Finland 10-15 • Estonia 12 (+ 6 othercompet.) • Latvia 15 • Denmark 16 (+35 localcompet.) • Holland 18 • Lithuania18 • France 19 • Sweden 20 • Russia 20 • Austria 20-25 (+ summer and wintergames) • Luxembourg 30-35 • Ireland 32 • Belgium 76

  19. Example: German police sports championships calender

  20. Indoor sports Various races Joint competitions http://www.policesportuk.com/

  21. The most popular sports in past years • Soccer (Finland, Slovenia, Sweden, France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Lithuania) • Cross-country and long-distancesruns, (Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, France) • Shooting (Finland, Slovenia, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia) • Cross-countryskiing (Finland, Slovenia, Sweden) • Martialarts (France, Bulgaria) • Bicyclesports (Belgium, Denmark) • Triathlon (Belgium, Irland) • Police summer games (Austria, Latvia) • Volleyball (Finland, Denmark) • Handball (Denmark, Germany)

  22. Popular sports in past years,mentioned only in one country • Basketball (Lithuania) • Alpineskiing (Slovenia) • Floor hockey (Sweden) • Golf (Sweden) • Swimming (Germany) • Judo (Germany) • Boxing (Ireland) • Track and field (Luxembourg) • Walking (Luxembourg) • Gaelicfootball (Ireland) • Hurling (Ireland) • Rugby (Ireland) • Rowing (Ireland)

  23. Joint competitions • The fourth Estonian internal security area and military forces games will take place in August 2014. Participants in these games besides police personnel are prison, tax and customs, rescue service and other personnel. • There are military and police games in the Lihtuanian police sports calender http://www.policija.lt/index.php?id=22585 • There are also joint competitions for police, fire and prison departments in the UK police sports calendar

  24. http://www.spul.fi

  25. Second largest competitions in the world www.fairfax2015.com

  26. EAAS homepage: http://www.sisekaitse.ee/eass/ http://www.sisekaitse.ee/ametkondlik-sport/ Thankyouforyourattention!

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