The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement between EDSO and DIBF has been signed by the Presidents on 27 November 2009.
They have discussed on the questions of each role on the organisation of basketball and agree to co-operate in the provision, exchange of information, support deaf youth and referee developments, and managing the events of deaf basketball in Europe.
DIBF and EDSO look forward to sustainable deaf basketball growth in the foreseeable future.
23 December 2009
EDSO - UEFA
UEFA supported EDSO for another 4 more years
The agreement has been made between UEFA and EDSO. EDSO President and UEFA had successfully signed the agreement on 2 July 2009.
EDSO would like to inform you with regret that Latvia would not be able to host the 3rd European Futsal Championship in 2010, due to lack of government support.
Also EDSO is please to inform you that Switzerland had agreed to host the event. EDSO will be visiting Switzerland for inspection in December 2009 and hopefully the report will be sent to you, after the inspection had been made.
The event will probably take place in Winterthur, near Zurich.
The Date shall be in November 2010.
Final entry form will send out to you in December 2009, possible with the initial inspection report.
The President of USA Deaf Sports Federation Dr Lawrence Fleischer has just passed away on sunday 1th November 2009.
On behalf of EDSO Executive Committee, we send our sincere condolences and our heartfelt thoughts go out to his family and to the USA Deaf Sports Federation.
Joseph François (28/02/1929 - 19/08/2009), a benefactor who left us
We are learning with emotion and sadness that our friend Joseph departed for eternity on Wednesday August 19th.
His absence has already left a big gap for everybody seeing him often before : friends, family and a great deal of sports people from a player toward a Belgian or foreigner leader since his sport federation has been attached to him since his early childhood.
EDSO hold a Workshop for all EDSO Member to share information and for the future to enhance it Deaf Sports Reform.
It was successful that everyone agreed to set up 2 working parties for European Clubs Championships and European Youth Championship in near future.
25 European Countries had descended to Paris, France last April took part of this successful events.
All information had been share between all the members to enhance the future of Deaf Sports. Change had already been under way, due to the change in EDSO Constitution from the last Congress in Bratislava. Many have discussed the best way forward with closer collaborations with European Olympic Committee and European Paralympic Organisation and. Also had received advice from European Union.
2 Workshops had taken place to discuss the future of possible European Clubs Championships and European Youth Championships for all sports. Working parties had been set up.
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Break from discussion
Not only just that it was agreed to introduce many non-Deaflympic Sports, such as Chess, Darts, Angling, Draughts, Martial Arts, Judo. And other Sports to be introduce as Demonstration Sports such as Karting, Billiard, Balls and Curling, all subject to agreed in forthcoming Congress.
There were some concerns the future of ICSD, which will be address in the forthcoming ICSD Congress in Taipei, Taiwan in this September.
EDSO would like thank CSSF to organise this event.
On June, 22nd 2009 (Poland) took place in Lublin (Poland) opening ceremony 2nd European Basketball U-20 Championship with participation
Girls teams:
Belarus, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine Boys teams:
Estonia, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
Under invitation Polen Deaf Sport Federation (PFSN) in opening ceremony have taken part Kjell Gunna - DIBF Secretary General and Vasyl Sandugei - EDSO Sportdirector, and also representatives of the Ministry of sports of Poland, measures of city of Lublin, representatives of Catholic church and mass-media.
To a closing ceremony also are invited Isabelle Malaurie - EDSO President and Lyndon Borrow - DIBF President. Between them the contract about cooperation between EDSO and DIBF will be discussed and signed.
It will promote mutual understanding between these organizations and will enable more widely to develop basketball among deaf in the Europe with attraction of means FIBA.
Presentative form send to Danish Deaf Sports Association.
Email: jd@deafsport.dk
Invitation to the European championship draw and football match in Odense, 19th - 21 June 2009
In about 2 years, Denmark along with EDSO will be hosting the European Football Championship in Odense. Final games will be from the 27 th of June - 0 of July 2011, which 12 countries will be participating. This coming autumn will there be already qualification games, therefore EDSO and Danish Deaf Sports Federation would like to invite all to attend the draw:
Saturday, the 20th of June 2009 at 12.00 in Odense Idrætshal
There will be 2 matches between Denmark and Ireland, on the same weekend at Odense Staduim. There will also be a chance to see and visit the football stadium in the city, as well as the different tourist spots in Odense. Odense is Denmark's third largest city.
