The Institute for International Sport

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORT NEWS Volume 3, Number 9

19^th Annual National Sportsmanship Day
March 2, 2010
(NSD is always celebrated on the first Tuesday in March)

Pierre Garçon
Chair, 19^th Annual National Sportsmanship Day

• Pierre Garçon named 19^th Annual National Sportsmanship Day Chair (Pierre succeeds Jackie Joyner-Kersee) View press release.

• View details on the 19^th Annual National Sportsmanship Day, considered by many to be the largest sportsmanship initiative in the World. Details include how to enroll your school, team or league.

• USA Today Essay Contest. View information on how to enter. Deadline is February 28.

• The Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford University, official NSD partner, introduces Responsible Sports Season Evaluation. To view this creative and useful evaluation tool, click on this link: Responsible Sports Season Evaluation.

• From the Institute for International Sport "Recommended Book List". The Institute highly recommends Our Boys by Joe Drape, one of the finest sport-themed books written in a number of years.
  

20^th Year
National Sportsmanship Day Celebration!

We are already preparing for our 20^th year National Sportsmanship Day celebration, which will take place on Tuesday March 1, 2011! Our next newsletter will contain full details. World Youth Peace Summit Update

The World Youth Peace Summit was recognized at a half-time ceremony of the February 13 UConn-Cincinnati men’s basketball game at the XL Center in Hartford. The ceremony included the participation of Congressman John Larson, UConn President Mike Hogan and UConn Trustees Larry McHugh and Tom Ritter. Donald "Dee" Rowe, UConn Special Advisor for Athletics and long-time Institute supporter gave a magnificent speech to the crowd of 15,000 about the Summit and its impact. Look for major World Youth Peace Summit announcements in our next newsletter.