Rijeka Sport's Association

The Programme of public sports programme co-funding has been based on targets which lead the development of sports in a systematic and well organized manner through programme fields described in the procedures provided for in the Rijeka’s Sports Association Rules and Regulations. It is the determination of objective interests and targets that is considered crucial for further development of sports in Rijeka, since it is only possible for a socially justifiable development to be planned and programmed after the determination of interests has been completed. In the Development strategy of the city of Rijeka 2014 -2020 sport is also defined. 2020 Vision of sport in Rijeka: Talent of our athletes Rijeka athletes, knowledge and competencies of coaches and excellence of sports facilities are irreplaceable value and wealth of our city. Rijeka Sports Association has initiated the development of the development Strategy of sport for a period 2014 -2020t, and set following goals: • Improving functioning of competitive sport conducted by sport clubs through predefined fixed co-funding that allows programmed activities in accordance with international and national regulations in order to achieve top athletic performance. • Encouraging the development and maintenance of stable sport clubs that attract high media attention, and whose activities and sport achievements directly affect how the image of the sport and the city of Rijeka in general is created. • Involvement of top athletes in the social life of the city and sports programs, opening a Multimedia sports center and a start-up incubator for developing new programs and their integration with existing ones • Bidding for hosting major international sports events and the further development of existing recognizable sporting events that have high promotional value for the city • Easy access to organized sports programs for all interested youngsters, regardless of their status and financial abilities, encouraging their participation thorough better co-financing. • Creating better conditions for employment of professional coaching staff through incentive programs for hiring coaches as the primary need for the proper functioning of sport • Development of joint programs that connect sports activities preschool and school education, universities, health and social welfare. • Integrating and adapting existing sports programmes to demands of modern society in order to achieve high quality while reducing costs and optimizing resources • Increase the number of people covered by public programs in the sport of Rijeka in order to reach other European countries standards. • Transforming Rijeka in true center of the region for the development of Kinesiology and complementary sciences in collaboration with the University of Rijeka and the development of congress tourism based on a themes connected with sport. 9. Planning, construction, maintenance and utilization of sporting facilities and structures of significance for the local/regional self-governing unit. Programme fields of public sports programme co-funding within the City of Rijeka comprise all the above-mentioned activities, with differences concerning certain programmes timing. Either these activities are allocated regular and occasional financial support for approx. 180 sports clubs with approx. 18.000 active athletes of different age, out of which 9,500 registered or unregistered sports club members and over 5,000 students and recreative users. Rijeka Sport's Association cooperate with Croatian Olympic Committee, Croatian Paralympic Committee and Croatian Deaf People’s Sporting Society Sport is known to contribute largely to public health, to education in wider sense and to economic development of society as a whole, in addition to contributing to human relationships in general. Going in for sports, fostering promotion through sports events and through top achievements represent good motivation for investments in sports in any progress-oriented community. Sport activities are based on one’s own free will, yet they represent a civilizational achievement based on human co-funding and abilities, ethical and moral principles and scientific understanding. Sports are therefore categorized within public services of special interest for both the city and the state.