Der Leibnitz-Effekt?

“During the last few years a lot of changes have been made to the international elite event program. IOFs reason for all the changes is publicity. Have we seen any more publicity? I don`t think so.”

Holger Hott in 2002 (rezitiert von Adrian Bailey auf World of O)

Nachtrag Randsportarten/OL olympisch

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BUND: Sie haben zuvor die zunehmende Verflechtung Sport-Wirtschaft angesprochen. Warum klagen viele Funktionäre, es mangle an finanziellen Mitteln, obwohl immer mehr Geld in den Sport fliesst?
Es wir zwar immer mehr in den Sport investiert und mehr darüber berichtet, aber das Interesse konzentiert sich auf immer weniger Sparten - es ist selbst unsicher, ob der Skirennsport auf dieser Ebene Zukunft hat. Die Globalisierung hat diese Tendenz noch verstärkt. Heute kennen bei uns alle 16-Jährigen die Basketballstars aus der NBA, die auch in Europa vermarktet wird. Fussballklubs verpflichten Japaner, um sich auch auf dem japanischen Markt Einnahmequellen zu erschliessen - zum Beispiel durch den Verkauf von TV-Rechten und Fanartikeln. Aufgrund dieser Entwicklung bleiben die Olympischen Spiele die letzte grosse Bühne für die kleineren Sportarten.

BUND: Sind die Randsportarten also letztlich die Verlierer?
Ob sie letztlich die Verlierer sind, ist gelangen zwar nicht an die grossen Geldtöpfe, behalten dafür aber ihre Ursprünglichkeit.

BUND: Dennoch wird versucht, sie durch Regeländerungen attraktiver zu machen.
Auch wenn Volleyballerinnnen in knappen Dresses spielen müssen und im Tischtennis Sätze kürzer sind, wird das den Zugang zum grossen Geld nicht ermöglichen.

BUND: Werden solche Sportarten sterben?
Nein, es werden weiterhin Leute Volleyball oder Tischtennis spielen.
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Markus Lamprecht, Sportsoziologe in einem Interview im Bund vom 21.12.2001

Holger Hott zur Selektion von Baptiste Rollier

I am of course frustrated about my own situation, but I get directly mad when I think about the currently 12th best ranked man in the world. With the current rules he is not good enough for WOC. I wonder what advantages IOF thinks this gives our sport? To me it is quite obvious that it’s time to evaluate the changes made in Leibnitz...

Holger Hott über seine Nicht-Qualifikation für das Norwegische Team für die WOC10, die Selektion von Baptiste Rollier, aktuell 12.ter des IOF Rankings, bloss als Ersatz für das Schweizer WOC10-Team und über den Segen der Leibnitz Convention.

N (11.07.10): Dass Baptiste Rollier nicht an die WM kann, ist schlussendlich die Folge des Entscheides der Kader-Leitung den zweifachen Langdistanz 2.ten (WOC 05 und WOC 06) Marc Lauenstein (IOF 21.) vorzuziehen. Der Entscheid ist insofern diskutabel, dass Rollier seit zwei Jahren in Norwegen lebt und seine Leistungskurve grundsätzlich aufsteigt (siehe IOF Ranking), während Lauenstein auf dieses Jahr hin vom selben Gremium ins B-Kader zurückgestuft wurde.

N (05.08.10): "Dieser Entscheid ist mir sehr schwer gefallen", sagt Thomas Bührer vor seiner letzten WM als Trainer. "Aber letztlich haben die Resultate knapp gegen ihn gesprochen und das hat er auch verstanden." Aufgeboten ist dafür Marc Lauenstein, dessen Leistungskurve wieder nach oben zeigt. (www.swissorienteering.ch)

Leibnitz Convention

XX IOF CONGRESS HELD IN AUSTRIA
The XX IOF Congress and General Assembly was held at Leibnitz, Austria, on 31 July - 5 August 2000.
41 member countries from five continents participated in the Congress week activities and attended the 20th IOF General Assembly held on 4 August. Sue Harvey (GBR) was re-elected President of the IOF.
The General Assembly approved Council's strategy paper 'IOF Elite Events - a concept for development', decided to introduce a World Championship in sprint orienteering and agreed on the criteria for introduction of a World Championship in Trail Orienteering.
A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SPRINT ORIENTEERING TO BE INTRODUCED
After a lengthy and lively discussion the delegates of the 41 IOF member federations represented at the General Assembly decided to introduce a World Championship in sprint orienteering. The championship shall be held every second year and, if technically possibly, it may start already in 2001.
The further details were left to be worked out within the IOF. At its meeting held the day after the General Assembly, Council decided on the first steps to be taken in order to realise the decision in relation to the sprint distance. The Finnish Orienteering Federation has been asked to look into the possibilities of including a sprint race in the programme of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships.
The Swiss organisers of the World Orienteering Championships in 2003 have already agreed to include the sprint in the programme, and also Japan, the host nation of the 2005 WOC, has declared its willingness to put on a sprint race.
The Leibnitz Convention:
EVENT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ORIENTEERING ON TV AND INTERNET
Event quality improvement was the main theme of the Presidents' Conference held in conjunction with the World Orienteering Championships in 1999. At the seminar held on the day preceding the XX IOF General Assembly, this topic was discussed more in detail under the heading "Event quality improvement and orienteering on TV and Internet".
Fast, exciting, compact - those were the three key elements emphasised by Björn Persson, Sweden, who gave an appreciated introduction to the theme. The introduction was followed by a lively discussion and the delegates agreed to gather around a statement, "The Leibnitz Convention", expressing their expectation that the measures included in this document shall be considered by all future organisers of IOF events. The Convention was unanimously adopted by the 41 member federations attending the General Assembly.

"WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE IOF, attending the 20th IOF General Assembly in Leibnitz, Austria, on the 4 August 2000, hereby declare that
It is of decisive importance to raise the profile of the sport to further the spread of orienteering to more people and new areas, and to get orienteering into the Olympic Games. The main vehicles to achieve this are:
to organise attractive and exciting orienteering events which are of high quality for competitors, officials, media, spectators, sponsors, and external partners
to make IOF events attractive for TV and Internet
We shall aim to:
- increase the visibility of our sport by organising our events closer to where people are
- make our event centres more attractive by giving increased attention to the design and quality of installations
- improve the event centre atmosphere, and the excitement, by having both start and finish at the centre
- increase television and other media coverage by ensuring that our events provide more and better opportunities for producing thrilling sports programmes
- improve media service by better catering for the needs of media representatives (in terms of communication facilities, access to runners at start/finish and in the forest, continuous intermediate time information, food and beverages, etc)
- pay more attention to promoting our sponsors and external partners in connection with our IOF events
We, the Members of the IOF, expect that these measures shall be considered by all future organisers of IOF events."