ITSGA

ITSGA

ITSGA (International Traditional Sports and Games Association) was founded on July 11, 2009 in Aranda de Duero (Spain). Its members are continental organizations working on the promotion, protection, and management of traditional sports and games. It also includes experts in sports and traditional games.

This association is representative of a world-wide network of traditional sports and games. It aims at preserving, studying, and promoting game practice, in order to improve the world’s public health, intercultural dialogue, and living conditions.


ITSGA commits itself to:

- supporting the creation of continental organizations focusing on traditional sports and games;
- creating an information network;
- organizing international meetings and conferences;
- supporting a general resource creation policy;
- publishing reports, brochures and books, and promoting access to audiovisual media and training tools;
- supporting the creation of research-oriented databases and educational tools on traditional games and sports;
- supporting any initiative or educational youth policy aimed at improving the quality of life of adults, elderly, disabled etc.

The First ITSGA World Congress was held in Verona from September 22 to 25, 2011 at the ninth edition of Tocatì, international Festival of Street Games.

The Second ITSGA World Congress was held in Santander (Spain) from August 23 to 27, 2013.