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Feasibility Study for a High Performance Training Center for Springboard and Platform Diving in Switzerland
Bachelor Thesis Presented to the School of Business In fulfillment Of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (International Management)
By Sandra Eckert International Management 3.4 August 2008
Supervisor Prof. Dr. Rolf Meyer
Feasibility Study HPTC Diving
Stakeholders
Client: Michael Barth Tel.:062 827 44 11 Mobile: 079 410 54 22 Fax: 062 827 44 18 E-Mail: mbarth@finpro.ch
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rolf Meyer Tel.: 0622860164 Mobile: 0774147679 E-Mail: rolf.meyer@fhnw.ch
Author: Sandra Eckert Tel.: 0448671449 Mobile: 0793052211 E-Mail: sandra.eckert@students.fhnw.ch
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Management Summary
Springboard and platform diving are marginalized sports in Switzerland. To achieve international success, professionalization of elite structures is inevitable. Following the example of successful diving nations, a market-oriented high performance training center (hptc) should be founded. The aim is therefore to assess the feasibility of such a project in Zrich, as this is where the best infrastructure can be found. In addition to the example of an hptc of Diving Australia, two newly founded corporations in Switzerland are investigated. They resulted of an outsourcing effort of the two sport federations made to professionalize their high performance sport. These independent entities are bound to their federation by service contracts but are at much more liberty to adjust to changes in their environment than an association or a federation is. As Swiss Diving belongs to the Swiss Swimming Federation (SSCHV) and has to adhere to its constitution the outsourcing of the whole high performance sport is impossible due to regulatory constraints. To overcome this; the author proposes the foundation of an hptc as an independent entity, while any decision competence concerning international matters remains with Swiss Diving. In a second step the requirements of an ideal framework for athletes is examined. Four Swiss hptcs are analyzed and factors for a successful framework are pointed out. The two most important components apart from the sport-related elements are schooling and accommodation. Opportunities and services available in Zrich are analyzed. As a third part a preliminary budget for the cost of operation for an hptc in Zrich is presented. The paper is concluded by a SWOT analysis of the intended solution and an initial roadmap for the next steps to be taken.
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Table of Content
1. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 3. 3.1. Foreword Introduction Initial Situation Problem Definition Methodology Language Issues Remarks Organizational Structure High Performance Sport Institutions 3.1.1. 3.1.2. 3.1.3. 3.2. 3.3. 1 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 7
Diving Australia / New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) ............ 7 Swiss Sailing Team ................................................................................ 9 Swiss Cycling Team ............................................................................. 11 12 12
Some First Deductions Suitable Legal Forms 3.3.1. 3.3.2.
Financial Aspects................................................................................. 15 Organizational Aspects ........................................................................ 15 16 17 17
3.4. 4. 4.1.
Conclusion Proposal Organigram Swiss Diving HPTC Organization Today 4.1.1.
Division of Functions ........................................................................... 18 20 21 22 26
4.1. 4.2. 5. 5.1.

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5.1.1. 5.1.2. 5.1.3. 5.1.4. 5.2.
HPTC Tenero Swiss Swimming ........................................................... 26 Football Academy Zurich ..................................................................... 27 Soccer AZ Huttwil (Girls) and AZ Emmen (Boys) ................................ 28 Swiss Tennis: HPTC in Biel (Educational Network in Biel) .................. 29 30
Important Points to Retain 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.2.4.
Education: Schooling and Vocational Training and Studies ................ 31 Accommodation ................................................................................... 32 Other Services ..................................................................................... 32 Competitive Offerings .......................................................................... 32 33 33
6. 6.1.
Possibilities in Zrich Hallenbad Oerlikon 6.1.1.
Lifetime-Fit AG (Wellfit) ........................................................................ 34 35 Znord Hallenbad Restaurant ............................................................... 35 Cafeteria school building Im Birch ..................................................... 35 36
6.2.
Meals 6.2.1. 6.2.2.
6.3.
Accommodation 6.3.1. 6.3.2. 6.3.3.
Student Residences in the City of Zrich ............................................ 36 Host Families ....................................................................................... 36 Swiss Diving House / Apartment ......................................................... 37 38
6.4.
Education 6.4.1. 6.4.2.
Educational Institution Secondary Schooling Level ............................. 38 Some General Information .................................................................. 40 40 41 41 42
6.1. 6.2. 6.3. 7.

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7.1. 7.2.
Swiss Diving HPTC Stakeholders Athletes and Parents 7.2.1. 7.2.2. 7.2.3.
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Findings ............................................................................................... 43 Implications.......................................................................................... 46 Prospective Athletes ............................................................................ 47 47 47
7.3. 7.4.
Educational Institutions Regional Associations (Clubs) 7.4.1. 7.4.2. 7.4.3.
VZW (Domenic Sprecher) ................................................................... 47 Lausanne Natation (Svetlana Bondarchuk) ......................................... 48 Michael Geissbhler (Member of the Extended Management Board of
Swiss Diving and Vice President of the FINA) .................................................. 48 7.5. 7.6. 7.7. 8. Host City (Zrich) Swiss Diving (Board of Directors) The Involvement of Swiss Olympic Swiss Olympic and its Regulations 8.1.1. 9. 9.1. 9.2. 48 49 49 51
Twelve Pillars to Success (12 Bausteine zum Erfolg) ....................... 53 55 55 55 Initial Offer ........................................................................................... 55 55
Cost of Operation of an HPTC Initial Cost of Foundation (Investment Year 1) Meals 9.2.1.
9.3.
Budget Calculation 9.3.1. 9.3.2. 9.3.3.
Option 1: Host Families ....................................................................... 55 Option 2: Own Accommodation ........................................................... 56 HPTC Budget ...................................................................................... 54 58 58
10. 10.1.
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10.2. 11. 12. 12.1. 13. 14. 15. 16. 16.1. 16.2. 16.3.
Next Steps Bibliography Glossary of Terms: Translations German to English List of Figures List of Tables Declaration Appendices Appendix 1: Living in Zrich for Adolescents and Students Appendix 2: Schools in the City of Zurich and adjoining Regions Appendix 3: Evaluation Questions Support Young
60 61 64 64 65 65 66 67 67 72 Talents 80 85 90
(Verbandsfrderung) 16.4. 16.5. Appendix 4: Answers to Questionnaire (Divers, Parents) Appendix 5: Answers HTPC Eindhoven (Netherlands)
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1. Foreword
I hope that this paper can contribute its part to helping progress and professionalize Swiss Diving and its high performance structures. I feel very fortunate to having had the chance to contribute to a matter that is very important to me personally. It has given me the possibility to use and consolidate both my knowledge about business administration and Swiss sport structures. I believe that during the past weeks I have learned a great deal about the potential and the risks of such new projects, especially in sports. I would like to thank Michael Barth for giving me the possibility of engaging in this project. I think we share a vision, and I have been very grateful for his support and his input. I would also like to thank Rolf Meyer for his helping hand and his specialist input. Last but not least I would like to extend a warm thanksgiving to all my interview partners. Without them much of my work would have remained theory.
What remains to say is that I hope that my work is a first step towards a successful high performance center.
Sandra Eckert
Glattfelden, 22 August 2008
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2. Introduction
2.1.
Springboard
Initial Situation
and platform diving are in Switzerland a marginalized sport.
Professionalization is yet to be achieved. Athletes are mostly trained by their local associations and regional/national talents are periodically invited to special training sessions and assessments. This structure has brought limited success over the past few years: There are three elite athletes competing internationally but their achievements remain very limited. Some of the younger talents have been performing quite well over the last two years but due to the changing environment their future development remains to be seen. One main obstructive factor is the regional dispersion of athletes. The three regional performance centers are at the moment in Geneva, Lausanne and Zrich. Training possibilities are at the moment still provided at all three centers, which seem to lead to certain reluctance to accept the need and the consequences of centralization.
2.2.
Problem Definition
Swiss Diving, the Swiss diving federation, is investigating measures and steps of how to further professionalize the sport in order for athletes to obtain satisfying results in international competitions. One of the measures, the one used most internationally, is to centralize athletes' training from a certain age on in a high performance training center (hptc). Such a professional diving hptc does not yet exist in Switzerland and Swiss Diving would like to analyze the feasibility of setting one up. Because of high infrastructural requirements paired with a lack of financial resources it is at the moment to be
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assumed that the new hptc will be based on existing structures in Switzerland in the region Aargau-Zrich. The pool is located in Zrich Oerlikon. This paper analyzes and proposes organizational structures1 and frameworks2 that could be used by Swiss Diving. The main focus is on the creation of an infrastructure and an environment for children and teenager entering secondary schooling level and recruited from entire Switzerland because at the moment this is the most promising group of athletes for Swiss Diving. Additionally, at this age the young talents should, for future success, train 15 hours3 or more. This is virtually impossible to achieve for regional associations themselves; firstly, they do not have the necessary resources and secondly, the educational situation of the athletes does rarely permit it. Other than that, this paper explores and indicates the existing possibilities and synergies for Swiss Diving to take advantage of. To ensure continuity and provide for older elite athletes, a framework for them is also pointed out. An hptc touches upon many stakeholders. It is therefore vital to, from beginning on; involve all interested parties in such a project. The most important ones therefore have to be asked for their opinion. As the entire project depends on athletes (and their parents) willingness to attend (send their children), the athletes current situation was assessed and they were also asked about their attitudes towards an hptc. The same applies for the regional associations. In addition, the responsible authorities in Zurich were also interviewed.
Structure is used as a term to describe the organization and management of the HPTC; those are administrative, communicative and organizational functions.
Framework: is used as a term to describe the entire environment of an athlete. It is the setting they move in on a daily basis.
Authors estimate
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As mentioned before, this paper is a first feasibility study and does not go into any business plan details such as marketing/sponsoring or financing concepts.4 However, it is essential to note that any project would be dependent on external financial sources. Swiss Diving does not have the resources to advance such a project on its own. Also, specific tasks and duties of the necessary personnel such as coach, administrative support or supervision outside training and schooling will not be explained in detail. Nevertheless, it is assumed that for an hptc a foreign coach will be hired. As this project is only feasible with public funding by Swiss Olympic and Jugend&Sport (J&S) their conditions and requirements for the granting of funds will also be explained.
2.3.
Methodology
The following approach was decided upon by client and author: Successful diving nations such as the Netherlands, the US, Australia and Canada were identified by the client. Desk research was then used to identify and outline organizational structures of high performance centers in these nations. In addition to foreign institutes two newly established Swiss example are also described. In a second step, favorable features for a possible diving hptc were identified. Being that an hptc is feasible under various legal forms a comparison of those is also provided, with advantages and disadvantages shortly pointed out. Frameworks of other hptc (or similar institutions) were identified based on a report published by Swiss Olympic in 2007 that analyzes concepts for the promotion of young sport talents in Swiss sport associations.
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Other institutions were identified through
UBS & IFJ Institut fr Jungunternehmen, St. Gallen Swiss Olympic
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research or input provided by the client. Among the different types of institutions those providing in the authors viewpoint the most value added for Swiss Diving were portrayed in detail. Synergies in Zrich have been identified through desk research and interviews. The stakeholders were either asked to fill in a questionnaire (athletes, parents) or they were directly interviewed by the author.
2.4.
Language Issues
As most sources used are of German origin; many terms have been translated by the author. Due to cultural and legal differences, English translations may not be 100% accurate.6 All terms considered important by the author are listed and defined in a glossary of terms at the end of the paper.
2.5.
Remarks
During the development of this paper the Olympic Summer Games were ongoing. Because of preparation and competitions many potential interview partners were not available. As a consequence most of the planned interviews with foreign institutions could not take place. This applies also to interviews in Switzerland but to a much lesser extent.
This is also true for English terms that were translated into German.
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3. Organizational Structure
Defining the organizational structure of a Swiss diving hptc extends into two different aspects that need to be looked at: The first point is de facto the organigram. Generally, training centers are organized as small entities with a management body which is to a certain degree independent. It makes the centers flexible and they can more easily adapt to changes in the environment. Consequently, such structures are considered favorable. The most successful diving nations, among them Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the US, also use such structures for their hptcs. It seems therefore advisable to orient towards them as a role model. In Switzerland, the independent operation of an hptc is feasible under various legal forms. The second point to consider is the centers relation to its mother association, which in most cases is either a national or regional sport association. In the countries mentioned above these affiliations can be very different from those in a Swiss environment. In principal, the main question to be asked is how elite / high performance sport is organized and what position an hptc takes in this structure. The general situation in Swiss sports is that there are very few sport federations that have professional structures. According to Rolf Kalich7 one of the main problems in Switzerland is that most of the commissions are made up of volunteers. It would therefore be wrong to expect more than volunteer work. Because of some peoples lack of time for their tasks there is a lot of improvisation. Conditions are unstable and progress requires a lot of personal effort. This is also true for Swiss Diving. It is Swiss Divings goal to change towards goal-oriented and professional structures.
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3.1.
High Performance Sport Institutions
3.1.1. Diving Australia / New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS)
AIS = Australian Institute of Sport (Brisbane)
NSWIS
Figure 1: Diving Australia High Performance Program Organizational Chart8
Diving Australia
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Diving Australia is the Australian national diving federation which has several member association (one for each Australian state)9. Diving New South Wales (Diving NSW), one of the member associations, is an incorporated association. This means that the association has a legal identity. Such an association is governed by a management committee. Decisions for the association and their carrying out are done by this committee.10 In the case of Diving NSW this is the board, and the CEO, who is a full-time employee (here called the high performance manager). Strategic planning is done by the board and the CEO. Being a member of Diving Australia, Diving New South Wales (NSW) is bound by Diving Australia's constitution. An annual membership fee is paid to Diving Australia. Diving NSWs main facilities and their high performance training center are located at the New South Wales Institute of Sports, a multi-functional training center supported by national and local government as well as corporate sponsors.11 NSWISs main source of revenue is grants from NSW Sport and Recreation, funds raised through sponsorship and any other small grants.12 Employed by the NSWIS for diving are one full time high performance coach and one part time coach. NSW Divining does not employ any coach at all. At the NSWIS train more than 200 divers, the most talented ones receive scholarships from NSWIS. Full competitor divers are charged AU$ 200 per year. No other services (apart those diving/ sport-related) are offered by NSW Diving.
Brooker The State of Queensland (The Department of Justice and Attorney-General) NSWIS Sponsors & Partners Brooker
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3.1.2. Swiss Sailing Team
Figure 2: Swiss Sailing Team Organizational Chart (German)13
As elite sailing on an international level becomes more and more professional, Swiss Sailing estimated that international success would soon not be possible anymore. Its structures were based on volunteer work, which was just not professional enough anymore (compared to international standards). As of first of January 2006 Swiss Sailing outsourced its high performance sport into a corporation, the Swiss Sailing Team (SST). To ensure a binding connection between Swiss Sailing and the SST there is a contract that regulates the services that the SST has to provide. In addition, the president of Swiss Sailing sits on the board of directors14 of the SST and has veto rights when it comes to third party contracts. Also, Swiss Sailing owns 26% of the shares of the SST and has therefore a blocking share minority. The other shareholders are mostly private persons. On the other hand the CEO of SST is a member with voting
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rights of the executive board of Swiss Sailing.15 Swiss Sailing Team employs two people: A CEO and an assistant. Sources of financing are Swiss Olympic, Swiss Sailing, private donors and other funds raised through sponsoring. Main goal is coordination and organization of modular training sessions for both elite and young talents (a project of reorganization and better coordination with regional centers will be taken on after the Olympic Games 2008). In addition, they organize sport-related services and help with career planning. SST is also responsible for the selection of national squads. Positive Aspects Full attention on sport-related activities possible External and internal communication better and more professional More professional appearance Board is very well positioned in economy and has good knowledge of the sport Negative Aspects High administrative workload at the time of the foundation
Table 1: Positive and negative aspects of corporation according to Christine Herzer 16
Christine Herzer (responsible for coordination & athletes support) mentioned that there have always been many private investors in sailing. Through professionalization and incorporation such an investment into sailing has become even more attractive (money flows and their use has also become more transparent17). Another supporting factor was certainly that from beginning on, two members of the board of directors took on the liability for any losses incurred.18 Also, as the corporations purpose is non-profit it is exempt from taxation.
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3.1.3. Swiss Cycling Team
Figure 3: Organigram of the Future Swiss Cycling Team (German)19
Swiss Cycling has also decided to outsource its elite sport into a corporation. It is planned to be founded as of the first of January 2009. Called the Swiss Cycling Team (SCT), the corporation will in the future be responsible for all matters concerning the sport directly (regulations, time planning, expert commissions) and all national squads (U17, U19, U23 and Elite). SCT was designed after the role model SST. Similar to their organization there is a contract that regulates the respective competences of each organization as well as contract which defines the service to be provided on a yearly basis.20 Contrary to SST, Swiss Cycling planes to leave the functions of marketing/ communication, finance / controlling and administration with Swiss Cycling. This is only possible because Swiss Cycling already has a full-time office. SCT wants to be able to market the different fields of cycling individually, which
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becomes possible through this new legal form. It thereby hopes to generate more financial means; mainly through individual sponsoring contracts.
3.2.
Some First Deductions
In following conclusions takes mostly reference to the two Swiss examples as the example of the NSWIS hardly seems to be applicable for Swiss conditions. Clearly, the structure of an hptc and the organization and administration of elite sport are two different issues. There are, nevertheless, some overlapping and the pressure of the external environment that demands professional structures. Many of the tasks of both hptc and elite sport department are, assuming most athletes train at such a center, similar if not equal. The same entity can therefore be responsible for elite sport and its strategic planning in general and the administration of an hptc. Thus, department elite sport becomes in some sense an hptc and is outsourced into a corporation. What remains to be clarified is which competences remain with the federation and which are taken over by hptc/elite sport department. SST and SCT have chosen different options: SST has taken over all external information as well as sponsoring for elite sport, where as SCT leaves that to the national federation. On the other hand, Swiss Sailing remains responsible for formation whereas here SCT has taken over this task from Swiss Cycling. Both federations chose the legal form of a corporation. It clearly has to be mentioned that SST had a broad-based financial backup, which created security in the foundation process, whereas the financial situation of Swiss Cycling is not that bright.
3.3.
Suitable Legal Forms
When being outsourced from the national federation an hptc/elite sport department could be take three possible legal forms; that of a corporation, a limited liability company or an association.
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Corporation21 Legal Basis Intended use OR 620763 For any kind of profitoriented company
A limited liability company (llc)22 OR 772827 Smaller, more person-related company
Association23 ZBG 60-79 Political, religious, research, cultural, non-profit or any other non-commercial activity Corporate association of people Associations articles in written form containing information about its purpose, its means and its organization
Legal form Prerequisites for foundation
Legal person Public authentification of founding, approval of the corporations articles, election of board of directors and auditing agency, entry into Commercial Register Coming into operation only with entry into Commercial Register
Legal person Public authentification of founding, approval of the corporations articles, (appointment of CEO)election of board of directors and auditing agency, entry into Commercial Register Coming into operation only with entry into Commercial Register
Entry into Commercial Register
Subject to auditing
Yes
Yes
Minimum # of shareholders
At least 1 (legal or natural person) Mandatory
At least 1 (legal or natural person) Mandatory
Minimum
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Legal obligation to register if Purpose foresees any commercial activity Association is subject to auditing Yes, if one of the two following values are reached within two years in a row Value of balance sheet 10m Income 20m 50 full-time employees on a yearly average None (At least 2 members to make up an association) none
AG (as defined by Swiss law) GmbH (as defined by Swiss law) Verein (as defined by Swiss law)
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capital requirement
Leading organ(s)
minimum capital of CHF 100000 Minimum cash payment of CHF 50000 General assembly Board of director(s) Auditing agency
minimum capital of CHF 20000 All capital has to be paid in General assembly Board of director(s) Auditing agency meeting of all members Can be called in either by Board24 One fifth of all members Accountability of associations assets (can be defined differently in associations articles) Yes If entered into Commercial Register mandatory bookkeeping according to Swiss Code of Obligations Otherwise, any form of bookkeeping to record income and expenses In principle liable for taxation Exemption: association is non-profit oriented
Financial liabilities
Accountability of companys assets
Accountability of companys assets
Mandatory accounting
Yes: bookkeeping according to Swiss Code of Obligations
Yes: bookkeeping according to Swiss Code of Obligations
Taxation
Cost of founding, consulting and notary Entry into Commercial Register
Corporation for profit and capital Shareholders for shares and dividends Does NOT apply if: Non-profit orientation from CHF 4000 on
Corporation for profit and capital Shareholders for shares and dividends Does NOT apply if: Non-profit orientation from CHF 4000 on
In principle non
CHF 600 CHF 20 per function CHF 30 per official signature Usually between
same
same
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Table 2: Characteristics of Corporation, Llc and Association25
3.3.1. Financial Aspects

In terms of initial investment the association is clearly the most preferable option. The hptc could start its operation without having to oblige any legal capital requirements. The corporation requires initial capitalization of CHF 100000, the llc of CHF 20000. In addition, entry into the Commercial Register as well as services related to the foundation create additional cost.
3.3.2. Organizational Aspects

Associations are generally said to be unsuitable for general commercial activity. One could argue whether the operation of an hptc is indeed to be classified as such an activity. It would in any case most certainly be classified as non-profit to attain exemption from taxation. One advantage of both corporation and llc is that these legal forms are very suitable for market orientation. Contrary to an association where all main decisions are subject to a democratic process, final judgments are taken by the management. The influence of shareholders on a corporations daily business is much smaller than the influence of members on an association. The increased flexibility of a corporation is certainly positive for the fast-changing sport environment. Another advantage is that the financial and contractual liability renders management automatically more focused and goal oriented. Corporation or llc would require the hiring of staff on a contractual basis. This would make the enforcement of tasks and specifications possible. Naturally, both the
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Wahl der Rechtsform, Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch, Duttweiler
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above mentioned is not impossible in the context of an association.
3.4.
Conclusion
The principle of outsourcing elite sport is based on the idea of a consolidation of competences. The functions of a sport federation which need professional handling and increased attention are outsourced. Thus it is necessary to establish which functions are core competences of the federation and which functions can be outsourced or moved to an elite/hptc department. This highly depends on the current organization and environment of a federation. To chose the legal form of a corporation for outsourcing activities is consistent with the idea of creating an independent entity which is not person- but issue-related. The one opposing argument for this legal form is the high capital requirement.
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4. Proposal Organigram Swiss Diving HPTC

In the previous chapters, possibilities for organizational structures have been outlined. As mentioned in earlier, it is not simply the question of having an hptc or not. It is much more a question of reforming sport structures for young talents and elite divers. Reforming the elite structures can also have consequences for the whole organization of Swiss Diving.
4.1.
Organization Today
Figure 4: Swiss Diving Organizational Structure Today
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The directors are elected by the delegates of all member associations (regional clubs). The director of Swiss Diving is in their function a member of the executive committee26 of the Swiss Swimming Federation (SSCHV). The directors designate a head for each department, these people in their function members of the extended management board of Swiss Diving. Generally, the main workload is done on volunteer basis. Clubs responsible for coaching at all levels, basis to elite. Continuity and progress are mostly in the hands of the regional associations. Periodical national squad training sessions are organized by Swiss Diving. Divers become members of Swiss Diving through payment of licenses; they are necessary to participate in regional and national competitions. As a member of the Swiss Swimming Federation, Swiss Diving is bound by their constitution. This constitution states that the Swiss Swimming Federation is also responsible for the appointment of a national squads and it defines terms of reference (e.g. minimal number of points to attain) for international championships. Swiss Diving either takes over this competence or has a consulting function. Additionally, Swiss Diving has also received a new performance mandate from its member associations. It clearly specifies that Swiss Diving has to provide for (high) performance sport.
4.1.1. Division of Functions

As pointed out in the previous chapter, the main question is where to divide all the existing functions and how to assign them to an elite or a federation. From the authors point of view, in accordance with the examples Swiss Sailing and Swiss Cycling, it would make most sense to leave all core competences with Swiss Diving and outsource all functions crucial for elite structures. Core competences are finances (for
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the federation), education, judges and competitions (on a national level). FINA&LEN27 could both be classified as either core competence or elite function. Concerning the function Information Swiss Diving should orient towards the option Swiss Sailing has chosen (explained in detail in the chapter Organizational structure).It seems more advantageous for Swiss Diving. Especially external information, also with view to generating more sponsorship, has to be handled professionally. Unfortunately, a complete outsourcing of the whole elite structure is not possible. As indicated above selection competences for national squads lie with the Swiss Swimming Federation. To source this competence out would require a change of constitution. However, this is not a realistic scenario. There are too many different member associations and interests involved. As it is a goal to have more professional structures within a shorter time horizon, it only remains to establish an hptc without any of the before-mentioned decision powers. To ensure decision freedom it would be structured as a non-profit corporation independent from Swiss Diving. Being that Swiss diving also has the clear order to provide for high performance training it could assign this task to an independent hptc. Performance monitoring and selection competences would remain with Swiss Diving. Other than that, Swiss Diving would have no influence on the strategy or the decisions of an hptc, except if it decides to purchase its shares. On the other hand, Swiss Diving is, because of the performance mandate, still obliged to provide financial means to an hptc.
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Fderation International de Natation, Ligue Europene de Natation
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4.1.
Independent HPTC
Figure 5: Relation of an independent HPTC to Swiss Diving Eckert 21 August 2008 20
The figure above illustrates the organizational chart of the hptc as well as its relation to Swiss Diving. The hptcs individual departments are subject to discussion. Most probable situation in the beginning is the hiring of an hptc manager, this person would the also be responsible for all administrative matters, and one coach, who would contractually be bound to the hptc and supervised by the hptc manager. The hptc would be related to Swiss Diving through contractual agreements regulating the service to be provided on a yearly basis28. The strategic lead and planning for performance monitoring remains with the extended management board of Swiss Diving. The hptc defines its own strategy. The board of directors29 of the hptc would be made up of people who have a good network, both in sport and in the private economy.
4.2.
Framework
A framework as described in chapters four and five could be implemented regardless of organizational structures. Crucial for success are the coordination of all services and the assignment of clear responsibilities. Hence, the environment has to be informed about who the contact persons are.
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5. Framework
The framework should ensure for athletes, recruited from entire Switzerland, to effectively arrange training, schooling/vocational training/work, leisure activities and accommodation in order to maximize amount and effectiveness of training. The aim should be to design an athletes' environment as supportive as possible. A main goal should be to have short traveling times between the different locations.30 The two major issues to be resolved are accommodation and coordination with educational institution (school/apprenticeship). According to Swiss Olympic sport associations indicate that for their athletes at the age of 16 (plus minus two years) total pressure of sport and education becomes so high that it causes work overloads, decreasing motivation and increasing conflicts of interest.31 Therefore, this pressure has to be reduced through individual arrangements. Also, because students coming from other cantons will join the hptc, questions about tuition fees and acceptance arise. The table below illustrates an overview of existing hptc in Switzerland, mainly for young talents. It also indicates which of them have been portrayed in more detail in the following section.
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High Performance Sport Center (National) Badminton In development Biathlon Realp Curling Bern Soccer Frauen Huttwil Soccer Men Emmen Judo Magglingen Gymnastics Frauen Magglingen Gymnastics Men Magglingen Athletics Magglingen Rhythmic gymnastics Magglingen Wheelchair sports Nottwil Rowing Sarnen Swimming Tenero Alpine Skiing Brig, Davos Ski jumping, Nordic combined In development Magglingen, Cross-country skiing Andermatt, Davos Climbing Niederwangen Tennis Biel Trampoline Volleyball -
Performance Center (Regional) various
various various various
Organization Periodic meetings Boarding school Boarding school Boarding school Boarding school Periodic meetings .Boarding school Boarding school Boarding school Periodic meetings Boarding school -
diverse diverse
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5.1.
Detailed Overview of Analyzed Centers
5.1.1. HPTC Tenero Swiss Swimming33

Organizational Structure Independent program under Swiss Swimming Addition to regional competence centers Accommodation Centro Sportivo in Tenero CST (single and double rooms) Possibility of host families for younger athletes Meals provided by Centro Sportivo . Coordination Sport - School Commercial education for professional athletes (Handelsschule fr Spitzensportler/innen) Other secondary schools as well as universities close by (with special programs for athletes) Financial Considerations Annual costs for permanent attendee (with board) CHF 24000
Main aim of the center is to strengthen the group of athletes in between (having finished mandatory education but not yet members of elite group). The center also organizes additional training possibilities for the national team (for those members who do not live in Tenero). The additional infrastructure ate the Centro Sportivo (gym, massage) is available to the athletes. One goal is also to create high training standards that trigger an international reputation; this would open the possibility of providing services to foreign athletes and generate new financial means.34
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5.1.2. Football Academy Zurich35

Organizational Structure Integration of sport (soccer) and commercial apprenticeship, prolonged from 3 to 4 years GmbH Independent service for soccer clubs, Swiss Soccer federation, talented athlethes Accommodation Not provided, service for the region Taking advantage of Zrich as a public transport hub Coordination Sport - School Special study program of the KV Business School for Academy attendees Short traveling times as school and training grounds are only a few minutes apart Financial Considerations Parents bear all costs (in total CHF82,00036 for four years) Cantonal scholarships will soon become possible
Days are organized as follows: Half the morning students attend classes, the other half before lunch is reserved for training (two). In the afternoon students attend classes again. The day ends at 15.00. Therefore, local players also have the possibility to attend a second training session with their home club. The athletes have two years of full-time schooling followed by one and a half years of internship. These positions have mostly been acquired through O.Svabs extensive personal network of former soccer players. Athletes do not have to search for a position themselves.
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5.1.3. Soccer AZ Huttwil (Girls) and AZ Emmen (Boys)37

Organizational Structure Belonging to the Swiss Soccer Federation Accommodation Host families: Performance guaranteed through good environment Agreement between Parents, athleth, host family Coordination Sport - School Integrated into normal school classes Adapted timetables Supervised homework hours Individual support Meals provided (lunch and dinner) Financial Considerations Traveling expenses CHF 2500 for host family accommodation From 1.1.2008: Patronage CrditSuisse (CrditSuisse Academy)
The aim of these two centers is to support and train of the most talented Swiss players in order to create a pool of possible players for the U16 (and older) national team. Condition is that the players have passed their seventh school year. They then finish their mandatory schooling in Emmen/Huttwil. Training sessions are set in the afternoon (2h). The centers strive for optimal and continuous cooperation between soccer and school. Because of the youth of most athletes host families are an important pillar of the whole concept and provide some sort of social backup for the athletes.
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5.1.4. Swiss Tennis: HPTC in Biel (Educational Network in Biel38)

Organizational Structure Belongs to the Swiss Tennis AG of Swiss Tennis Accommodation Swiss Tennis Villa Coordination Sport - School Athletes partly attend school in Biel, partly they are taught by a tutor No athletes in aprenticeships39 Financial Considerations According to P/L statement 2007 expenses of CHF1.4m for the hptc40 Boarding School costs are shared between Swiss Tennis and parents41
All attending athletes are still in secondary school age. They are integrated into regular classes and are additionally supported by a private tutor. All athletes live in the Swiss Tennis Villa where they are supervised and also catered for. Swiss Tennis uses the Network Sport Culture Studies in Biel which offers an educational program for secondary schooling42, meaning both schooling and vocational training. This program is provided by the public authorities and for participating students/athletes there is a central coordinator, career planning, a pool of apprenticeship training positions, tutorials, prescheduled times for training sessions, tolerant leave policy, medical concept, cafeteria and host families are available. 43
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5.2.
Important Points to Retain
There are three different kinds of framework used in Switzerland to organize (high performance) training centers. 1. Hptc with boarding school and internally organized schooling44 2. Hptc with board and external schooling in public schools (also with reduced hours and additional internal support) 3. Training center where periodic training sessions are organized and possible interferences of training times with school schedules are coordinated.45 The total integration of the framework decreases from option one to three. This means that the less integrated an hptc is, the more services are offered by other providers Right now, Swiss Diving uses option three, where most responsibilities and financial burdens are delegated to the regions. The aim should now be to move towards option one or two by existing structures. Most boarding schools (option one) cater to the needs of more than one sport; they are specialized on a range of different sports and cooperate with the respective federations and Swiss Olympic. Educational and training programs are designed to suit the athletes needs. Because of the infrastructural confinement this is certainly not an option open to Swiss Diving at the moment. Also, to organize such a full-service hptc would, for various reasons, not be feasible. Therefore, Swiss Diving should focus on option two. As mentioned before, the most important factors to be considered very carefully are education and accommodation, along with their financial considerations. This side of the framework should then be complemented with more sport-related services.
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5.2.1. Education: Schooling and Vocational Training and Studies

There are various methods of how to integrate school and sport. Athletes can be part of regular school classes but receive additional support in a special tutorial to catch up what they have missed during training sessions. Another possibility is to put athletes in special schools for athletes, where there is less workload and prescheduled sessions for individual training. There is a range of offerings in Switzerland and especially in the region of Zrich.46 This could therefore also be a choice for Swiss Diving. Regardless of which option is chosen, it would be advisable to provide for an official coordinator which assists parents in educational matters. Additionally, it is recommendable to inform school authorities already in an eventual planning phase as most of these schools have explicit terms of admission that need to be satisfied. This also applies for universities. As there will be athletes from other regions with possible language issues, German tutorials for them will have to be provided. As discussed above, there are possibilities to handle schooling. The issue of education becomes, however, more complex when athletes progress beyond secondary schooling level to vocational training. There are public authorities in certain cantons, for example Aarau, that offer official support for athletes in an apprenticeship.47 Nevertheless, this still requires for athletes to find an employer who is willing to take compromises. Firms have to be ready to agree to flexible schedules, dispensation and possible prolongation of an apprenticeship. It seems that this is cannot be found very often.48 Research indicates that finding such a training position often requires a strong personal network or a financial backup to be able to afford a privately financed commercial apprenticeship (for
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details see next chapter). Hence, helping athletes to find a vocational training position suitable to their needs is a function that a future hptc should take on in order to facilitate an athletes transition from secondary school to employment. Naturally, the above mentioned network should at some point extend also to the provision of positions for (part-time) employment. A long-term goal should be to create, together with the public authorities and other interested federations and associations, an educational network analogue to that in Biel.
5.2.2. Accommodation
There are possible ways of accommodating athletes; at home, in host families or in a residence. These possibilities will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter.
5.2.3. Other Services

Other sport-related services such as psychological support, mental training, recreational offerings and additional infrastructure like a gym have to be provided as well. There are two scenarios; one is that Swiss Diving provided all services itself. This cannot be considered as very realistic considering the financial investment. The other scenario is to use available synergies and networks. (See next chapter for details)
5.2.4. Competitive Offerings

As the financial concern is undoubtedly omnipresent, new ideas for financial resources have to be developed. Along the lines of the idea of Swiss Swimming, a Swiss Diving hptc should aim at differentiating itself (inter)nationally. There is a small potential of (Swiss) athletes changing from other sports because of a favorable framework. An international reputation could be gained if the provided coaching and other services as well as sport-school/work/studies coordination are competitive. These are mainly ideas that need to be looked at in further detail and from a long-term perspective.
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6. Possibilities in Zrich
This chapter presents an overview of the possible framework which already exists in the region Aargau-Zrich. It also indicates where and how Swiss Diving could use existing knowledge and infrastructure to facilitate the creation of its own hptc. Additionally it indicates possibilities of cooperation with other sport associations.
6.1.
Hallenbad Oerlikon
Good cooperation with the city of Zrich and the councils responsible for the public pool are a necessary prerequisite for an hptc. Without the required accessibility of training facilities the project is not feasible. Because the pool in Oerlikon is to 100% a public facility financed by the city, local groups are preferred to any other users. Therefore, any occupation by non-locals is subject to fees, depending on the purpose of the occupation. Swiss Diving would in all cases have to coordinate with the Verein Zrcher Wasserspringer (VZW). A national hptc in Zrich was rejected by the Swiss Swimming Federation not long ago. There is certain hesitation to accepting the idea of returning to it now.49 In addition, the springboards and the platform are a unique selling point of the pool in Oerlikon. It can therefore be said that occupation is only possible to the extent that the pool does not incur any losses due to a diminishing number of visitors. The use of other infrastructure (gymnasium) would have to be discussed directly with its current renter, the Wellfit AG.50 On other occasions (for the VZW) this has never posed any problems. It has become clear that the existing pool will be demolished. Three projects at new locations (but close the current one) are under discussion. Whereas the citys executive
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agrees in principle with the building of a new pool, the parliament has not yet voted on the project. The costs of a new pool (according to FINA-Standards and with additional infrastructure) are estimated to be around CHF 60m to 80m. These expenses have already been budgeted (stdtischer Finanzplan). One option would be to combine a pool with an ice hockey arena. Here the costs are projected to be around CHF 150m which would make a public vote necessary. This project is probably the one most advance in whole Switzerland. Expected opening would be in 2015 or 2016. If Swiss Diving (or the whole Swiss Swimming Federation) wanted to define its hptc definitely in Zrich, the responsible authorities would be open to negotiations. Additionally, with such a decision and a subsequent concept the project would be supported with federal grants. There are, nevertheless, some concerns voiced about the usefulness of one hptc for all water sports in Zrich, as it would again increase the dependence on one particular location and its authorities.51
6.1.1. Lifetime-Fit AG (Wellfit)

As mentioned above the occupation and terms of use of both gymnasium and weight room is to be agreed upon with Wellfit. It would be most advantageous if special terms could be obtained for the use of the weight room by athletes. Contact details: Lifetime-Fit AG Wallisellenstrasse 100 8050 Zrich-Oerlikon 044 312 53 53 info@well-fit-11.ch
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6.2.
Meals
6.2.1. Znord Hallenbad Restaurant

If, in accordance with the public authorities and other stakeholders an hptc can be established, and most training session are held in Oerlikon, it would make sense to have lunch at the pools own restaurant. According to Ronny Wolfensberger (CEO) this would be possible. He proposes to have a weekly menu plan for athletes and coaches. Costs per year for ten people (ten adults) would be around CHF 36000 including beverages (during meals) but excluding additional beverages which would be CHF 5 per person per day. Contact details: Restaurant Znord Wallisellenstrasse 100 8050 Zrich Tel. +41 44 312 54 44 Fax: +41 44 312 54 44 E-Mail: ronnie@znord.ch
6.2.2. Cafeteria school building Im Birch

Belonging to the school building, this cafeteria is also open to public. From the pool it can be reached by tram or bus in about ten minutes. Meals cost between ten and fifteen francs. Students receive discounts.52
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6.3.
Accommodation
6.3.1. Student Residences in the City of Zrich53

There are various accommodation possibilities; Zurich offers quite a number of affordable residences for students and adolescents. For a detailed list of all houses see appendix one. There are some open to any public, some just for girls and women and some reserved for students of Zrichs universities. Most offer rooms (single, double) and one or more meal as well as kitchens for general use. Those residences open for adolescents are mostly also supervised by a designated adult (social worker or the like). These residences are a very good alternative for athletes that satisfy the respective residences conditions. Nevertheless, it might be difficult to house more than one athlete in the same residence. All questioned residences indicated that they do not take any groups. The obstacle to that is that there is never more than one room vacant at the same time. Thus, it is possible that athletes have to be accommodated in various suburbs; some of them quite far away from Oerlikon. In addition, it is difficult to define waiting times and, because of that, date of acceptance and entry. Waiting lists range from one month to one year. Some residences do not even have waiting lists. At the moment there are practically no vacancies. This is easily explained; the new semester begins in September. Consequently, such a housing option certainly requires good coordination and supervision.
6.3.2. Host Families

In terms of creating a positive and familiar environment especially for very young
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athletes this is certainly a housing model to look into. To the authors knowledge there is no public platform for finding host families in Zrich. This is therefore a concept that would have to be defined from the very basis. The AZ in Huttwil found host families through advertisements in regional newspapers.54 In a first step possible capacities with members of the VZW could be assessed.
6.3.3. Swiss Diving House / Apartment

Although the housing market is very tight in the region of Zurich55, the author sees sufficient possibilities to obtain an adequate object for renting. The clear advantage of this possibility would be that Swiss Diving would be free to choose a suitable location. Naturally, this is also subject to availability and market situation. Most advantageous would be an object in Affoltern, Oerlikon or Seebach (Kreis 11) but also Hngg (Kreis 10), Schwamedingen (Kreis 12) or Unterstrass / Oberstrass (Kreis 6) which would still be quite close to the training location. For an own residence Swiss Diving would have to provide a supervisor who lived with the athletes. This person would then also be responsible for household, cooking and other chores. Depending on the size of the house/apartment there would be space for six to ten athletes, sleeping in double rooms. With such an arrangement it could also be discussed whether to hold all meals at the house. On the one hand, this option is certainly the most optimal one in terms of creating strong group dynamics. On the other hand, if the group is very diverse age-wise this option might be more prone to create conflicts.
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6.4.
Education
6.4.1. Educational Institution Secondary Schooling Level56
Zrich (City)
Institution Minerva Zrich Level and offered education Public or private Institution private
Sekundarstufe II - Handelsschule - Maturittsschule - 10. Schuljahr - Handelsdiplom VSH - KV-Abschluss - Eidg. Matura (Vorb. auf Prfung) - International Baccalaureate Sekundarstufe I K + S Zrich - Volksschule-Oberstufenschule - 7.9. Schuljahr - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit Kunst- und Sportgymnasium Sekundarstufe II - Maturittsschule Eidg. Matura Rmibhl - Sekundarstufe I Oberstufenschule Schule fr - 7.9. Schuljahr Mannschaftssportarten - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit Sekundarstufe II United School of Sports - Berufsfachschule, - KV-Ausbildung fr Sporttalente - Eidgenssisches Fhigkeitszeugnis Kaufmann/Kauffrau/ E- und B- Profil Sekundarstufe II AKAD - Tertirstufe - Quartrstufe - Brofachdiplom VSH, - Handelsdiplom VSH, - Fhigkeitszeugnis Kauffrau/ Kaufmann - Berufsmaturitt
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- diverse Fachausweise, HFV, FH
Zrich (Canton)
Institution Sekundarschule (Winterthur) Level and offered education Public or private Institution public
Veltheim Sekundarstufe I - Oberstufe Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit public Kunst und Sportschule Uster Sekundarstufe I - Sekundarschule - 7.9. Schuljahr - Tagesschule - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit
Region
Institution Sportschule Buchs AG Level and offered education
Public or private Institution
public Buchs-Rohr, Sekundarstufe I - Kleinklasse Oberstufe - Realschule - Sekundarschule - Bezirksschule - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit public Handelsschule KV Aarau, Sekundarstufe II - Handelsschule Aarau - integriert: KV-Ausbildung fr Sporttalente - Eidgenssisches Fhigkeitszeugnis fr Kaufleute4 public Kantonale Schule fr Sekundarstufe II - Brckenjahr Berufsbildung (Aargau) Berufsschule Aarau Berufsfachschule - Gewerblich / industrielle Richtung - Berufsmaturitt - Berufsmaturitt fr Erwachsene
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Alte Kantonsschule Aarau
Sekundarstufe II - Eidgenssiches Fhigkeitszeugnis - Berufsmaturitt - technischer oder gestalterischer Richtung Sekundarstufe II public - Gymnasiale Maturittsschule - Kantonale Maturitt eidg. anerkannt Sekundarstufe II private - Berufsschule Eidg. dipl. Kauffrau/Kaufmann Profil E, Profil B DHF
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Table 4: List of Educational Institutions in Zrich (German)
Please see appendix two for a more detailed list of offers, terms of admission and cost. Some of the programs described above are from private providers and therefore quite expensive. At the moment most young athletes who train in Zrich attend or have attended a K&S school. However, the admission terms create a potential risk. It must be assumed that that only a small number of students from other cantons will be accepted into those schools because the authorities want to provide this offer to regional talents.
6.4.2. Some General Information

In Zrich, pupils enter secondary schooling after six years of primary school. Mandatory schooling ends after nine years of school (six primary, three secondary). There is the possibility of attending 12 years and obtaining the Eidgenssische Maturitt at the Gymnasium.
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Services related to Education
The Zrich school class for team sports is housed in the above mentioned school building Im Birch. There the authorities offer a lunch special (from 12.30 to 13.30) as well as additional tutoring (Monday and Thursday from 15.30 to 16.30) for their
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students. R. Scheidegger, principal of the class for team sports agreed that basically also other students could attend. However, this class will be merged with the K&S in 2010 (location Oerlikon) and it remains to be clarified what pedagogic framework will be offered.
6.2.
Recreation/ Other Sporting Activities
Recreational possibilities to be found in or around Oerlikon are for example the saunas. Here special conditions are subject to discussion. University students could profit from the offerings of the Akademischer Sportverband Zrich (ASVZ). Also, the VZW already has some networks that could also be used by Swiss Diving.
6.3.
Conclusion
In terms of available framework it is very feasible to create an hptc as outlined in option two at the beginning of the chapter. Nevertheless, there are strategic issues that remain to be clarified. The need for some sort of educational network or at least very close ties with responsible public officials is evident. It has to be added that the possibilities outlined above are first ideas and details have yet to be worked out.
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7. Commitment of the Involved Stakeholders

7.1. Swiss Diving HPTC Stakeholders
Figure 6: Diving HPTC Stakeholders57
The success and continuity of a high performance center highly depends on the commitment of all stakeholders. In the case of Swiss Diving this is especially true because of the high external dependence in terms of financial means and infrastructure as well as education. Before any concept or project is designed stakeholders opinions
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should carefully be evaluated. This on the one hand can generate additional ideas, support and resources and on the other hand makes it possible to incorporate and encounter potential weaknesses and threats.
7.2.
Athletes and Parents
There is a general understanding that diving in Switzerland can only advance through increased efforts; through professional and effective structures that allow athletes to fully concentrate on the sport without neglecting education.58 In order to evaluate the general opinion in this stakeholder group a survey was conducted among all members of the elite and young talent national squad. The questionnaire started with some demographic questions including age, home club and educational level. Then respondents were asked about their general opinion towards an hptc and their expectations about it. They were also asked what additional services they would like Swiss Diving to provide at an hptc. The last part of the questionnaire related to a possible location and the willingness to adjust to that. The very last question related to having to attend school in a foreign language.59 No question relating to financial possibilities and expectations was asked (in accordance with the client).
7.2.1. Findings
For a detailed lineup of all answers please consult appendix four. There are 19 respondents. 12 are female, seven are male. They are aged between ten and 24. 13 are between ten and 15 years old, four are between 16 and 20, and two are more than 20 years old. The respondents train with the following clubs: Aarefisch (4), Genve
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Natation (2), Lausanne Natation (4), Schwimmclub Bern (2), VZW (7). Three respondents do not belong to any squad, one person is in the follow-up squad, six people are part of a regional squad and nine respondents belong to the national squad. The table below illustrates the current level of education as well as the next higher level of education which respondents would like to attain. Level of Next higher level education of education Primarschule 4 Sekundarschule 7 3 Gymnasium 5 7 Lehre 1 Angestellt 1 2 Studium 1 6
Table 5: Respondents Level of Education
Most respondents are aiming to enter a Gymnasium. Out of 13 people under the age of 15 seven would like to do so. This, along with Sekundarschule followed by vocational training are two areas an hptc administration would have to concentrate on. 17 of 19 respondents agree that education could be in another language than the mother tongue, independent of age, canton or club
All respondents agree that Swiss Diving should set up an hptc: six respondents would send their children to an hptc, 12 would under certain conditions. Especially parents of children under 12 commented that they would agreed to send their children to a hptc but under the condition that it was from a certain age on (e.g. 14) and not right now. Main concern was that they thought their children too young to live away from home and that it was still too early to aim towards high performance sport.
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Athletes agree Live@location (Parents answer) Yes No Grand Total Dont know 1 1 Grand Total 13 5 18
Yes 10 10
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Table 6: Agreement to Living Away from Home (at HTPC Location)
The above table illustrates the difference between parents and athletes answers to the question of living away from home. Except from three cases parents and athletes agree in their decisions. There is only one case where a respondent agreeing to living at the location of the center does not want to live with a host family, all other agree. Live@location (parents opinion) Hometown Aarburg Bassersdorf Bern Burgdorf Genve Glattfelden Gockhausen Kttigen Lausanne Mies Rombach Stallikon Uitikon Wiesendangen Zrich Yes 1 1 Non
1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1
Table 7: Agreement to Living Away from Home depending on Hometown
The only two cases were there might result problems between the decision to not live at an hptc and the traveling distance to Zrich. It has to be noted that one of the two respondents is only ten years old. These two answers are consistent with the indication of a maximal distance of hptc to hometown (both chose 0-2 hours). Interesting to note
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is that also most respondents who basically agreed with the idea of living at the hptc location chose 0-2 hours (13 respondents). Four respondents chose 3-5 hours and two indicated no limit. Expectations about the amount of training hours at an hptc differ slightly, depending on age and the current amount of training hours. Six respondents each expect either 1115 hours or 16-20 hours. Seven respondents expect 21-25 hours. In addition to sport-related services an hptc should provide the following services:
Organisiertes Mittagessen Organisation von zustzlichen Hilfe beim Finden von Gastfamilien Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Ausbildungspltze vermitteln Aufgabenhilfe 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819
Figure 7: Additional Services to be provided at an HTPC (in German)
Other answers which were mentioned by one respondent each were: pay everything, financial support, monthly compensation of traveling expenses, psychological support, training center exclusively for diving, national squad training sessions.
7.2.2. Implications
It is now confirmed that education is certainly a very important topic. Therefore, being able to offer a school-sport coordinator as well as apprenticeship training positions would certainly be an incentive to attend an hptc. Also, it has to be decided from what age on athletes should train at an hptc. Assuming it was 14 years, there are already nine prospective athletes, two more become 14 next year and two more the year after.
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7.2.3. Prospective Athletes

They expect a center offering attractive conditions and development opportunities.
7.3.
Educational Institutions
As the framework becomes ever better, educational institutions catering to athletes needs certainly also have in interest in further professionalization. However, all of them have strict terms of admission and are to some extent obliged to serve the athletes from their canton. It is therefore difficult to assess what degree of security to admission can or could be obtained. This is especially true for athletes coming from regions other than Zrich. As the city of Zrich without doubt must have an interest in promoting its reputation and its infrastructure, some good presuppositions for discussion with local authorities are already established.
7.4.
Regional Associations (Clubs)
7.4.1. VZW (Domenic Sprecher)

High performance sport is clearly to be provided for by Swiss Diving or by the regions. The VZW, as other clubs, does neither have the financial means nor the human resources to do so. The VZW would not be willing to support an hptc on a pay-perperson basis because at the moment too many members of the VZW are candidates for attending an hptc. Such a pay-scheme would then again make high performance sport too expensive for the VZW. In case a training center is established in Zrich there are clear synergies mainly in the field of administration and also coaching. To take advantage of these would help to optimize costs. The VZW would of course support Swiss Diving in its dealings with the local authorities. This would be done free of charge as long as the efforts would remain within a normal
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7.4.2. Lausanne Natation (Svetlana Bondarchuk)

The idea itself is seen positively. The number one problem (predominant in individual sports) is the financial resources. Also, according to Svetlana, there are not enough diving clubs in Switzerland. This can be related to the limited infrastructure.
7.4.3. Michael Geissbhler (Member of the Extended Management Board of Swiss Diving and Vice President of the FINA)
The attitude towards an hptc is positive. However, some terms have to be fulfilled to obtain full support. One of them is the provision of a high number of training hours. In addition, an hptc should help to coordinate school and sport as well as arrange apprenticeships for athletes. There are no restrictions concerning the particular location of an hptc. The concept of host families seems a good idea and there are no concerns regarding it.
7.5.
Host City (Zrich)
As mentioned in the previous chapter under Hallenbad Oerlikon the usage of the infrastructure has to be coordinated with the VZW. Generally, this should be unproblematic. Nevertheless, close coordination should be sought. Training sessions could be scheduled during low frequency times (early morning, early afternoon) to avoid interferences with the public and other sport clubs. There are, to a limited extent, alternative pools close by that could be used in case of overlapping, for example Hallenbad Walisellen (1m, 3m, 5m outdoor) or the infrastructure further out in the regions (e.g. Aarau).
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7.6.
Swiss Diving (Board of Directors)
Based on a strategic workshop held with all member associations there is a clear mandate for Swiss Diving to provide high performance training possibilities with the goal of achieving an Olympic Diploma.60
7.7.
The Involvement of Swiss Olympic61
(For details see next chapter Swiss Olympic) For a diving hptc in Switzerland Swiss Olympic would be an important source of financial means. Swiss Olympic allocates its grants on the basis of predefined categories.62 At the moment, diving is classified as level three. Additionally, from January 1st 2009 on, Swiss Olympic has a new concept for elite sport. Within this concept there are possibilities to generate financial means as initial aid for a new hptc. This is at the moment not possible. Right now, most of the money is distributed based on the existence of a concept promoting young talents. Swiss Diving would have to create a new concept according to the defined requirements. In this process Swiss Olympic would assist Swiss Diving with a consultant. Swiss Olympic very much advocates strong collaboration when developing a new concept or advancing an existing one. Unfortunately, there are no financial means provided for this process. In addition, from January 1st 2010 on, all sport associations wishing to receive grants are obliged to also present an elite sport concept. This is meant to be an extension of the concept for young talents to elite athletes and those athletes in transition from the first to the second. A diving project could exist independently from any other water sport
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(i.e. a universal project of the Swiss Swimming Federation). Important is that available synergies are used as often as possible (e.g. gyms, medical care, etc.) and that framework and center are spatially close. Also, the most talented athletes have to train at this center. To summarize the above mentioned, Swiss Diving will support such a project given it is based on the required overall concepts and satisfies all conditions.
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8. Swiss Olympic and its Regulations
Elite Sport (Spitzensport) Support Young Talents Swiss Olympic (Verbandsfrderung)
Promotion Youth and Sport (J+S Nachwuchsfrderung)
Figure 8: Structure of Swiss Sport Support System63
In order to distribute its grants Swiss Olympic categorizes all sports into level one to five.64 At the moment, diving is classified as level three. Only level one to three sports are given any grants for elite sport, level four sports receive a lump sum payment. Level five sports may receive support for special occasions such as international championships The granted means are restricted to use for competitions / preparation and for the compensation of coaches and functionaries. In addition to this contribution to an associations elite sport budget, Swiss Olympic in particular helps to remunerate the national coaches. Level one sports receive compensation for 60% of those expenses, level two 50% and level three 40%.
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A sports categorization is reevaluated every four years after the Olympic Games. Since there are Olympic Summer Games in 2008, the next revaluation of diving will begin soon. As mentioned before, this system is now complemented by a new concept offering the possibility of generating new means for hptc. National sport federations are also supported by Swiss Olympic on the basis of their concept for the promotion of young talents (Verbandsfrderung). Swiss Olympic requires a concept based on the so called twelve pillars (12 Bausteine zum Erfolg).65 If such a concept is given the federation can obtain financial and ideological support for their concepts from Swiss Olympic. The support of young talents also depends on the above-mentioned categories. They define the amount of money to be paid out for coaches and the implementation of the concept. The support of any sport association through J&S is a basic subsidy for offering sports to the public. It is not linked to the classification by Swiss Olympic. These subsidies ensure that also at the basis, on a local, regional and national level, there are qualified coaches. If a club has talented athletes (accredited by Swiss Olympic) or coaches these subsidies can be increased up to four times the usual amount.
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8.1.1. Twelve Pillars to Success (12 Bausteine zum Erfolg)66

1. Bewegungsfreundliches Umfeld (Un environnement favorable au mouvement) 2. Spitzensport und Schule (Ecole et sport d'lite) 3. Talentsichtung, Talentselektion und Talentfrderung (Dtection, slection et encouragement des jeunes talents) 4. Trainer: Aus- und Fortbildung (Formation de base et formation continue des entraneurs) 5. Soziale Betreuung - Karriereplanung (Assistance sociale et planification de carrire) 6. Medizin, Sozialpdagogik, Psychologie (Mdecine, sociopdagogie,
psychologie) 7. Regionalisierung und Regionalzentren (Rgionalisation et Centres rgionaux) 8. Kadersysteme - Struktur langfristiger Leistungsaufbau (Systme des cadres, mthode de prparation long terme) 9. Wettkampfsysteme - Rolle der Wettkmpfe (Rle de la comptition) 10. Langfristige Trainingsplanung, Trainingsanalyse und -steuerung (Entranement : planification long terme, analyse et contrle) 11. Kritische Reflexion und wissenschaftliche Forschung (Rflexion critique et recherche scientifique) 12. Finanzierungsund Frderungsmassnahmen (Mesures relatives au
financement et la promotion)
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These points are meant as guideposts to developing an integrated concept for the development of young talents. A concepts ultimate goals should be to lead an athlete from the very basis (as a child) to an international top performance as an elite athlete. It should point out the perspectives an athlete has but also what is expected of them. Main goal are not international titles but continuous, increasing success on an international level. Development of young talents is therefore the most important task a sport association has to fulfill and this requires leadership. Swiss Olympic sees its specifications as a way to a sustainable growth in Swiss sport. Whether a concept sufficiently incorporates these twelve pillars is assessed through an evaluation tool. It contains detailed questions about the twelve points as well as a comparison to international standards within the assessed sport. The evaluation criteria seem to favor integrated and financially sustainable concepts. (For details see appendix three and source)
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9. Cost of Operation of an HPTC

9.1. Initial Cost of Foundation (Investment Year 1)
This initial calculation does not take into account payment for any working hours related to this project because from todays perspective it is to be assumed that a project team would have to execute all tasks on a volunteer basis. There are some expenses budgeted for marketing. The presupposition is that the hptc will be founded as a corporation (AG). Initial capitalization is therefore CHF 100000.
9.2.
Meals
It is assumed that lunch will always be held at the Znord Restaurant, the calculation is made for six weekdays during 40 weeks. Costs of meals are calculated for ten adults and to the initial offer a 15% increase was added to ensure adequate nutrition for athletes.
9.2.1. Initial Offer

Children: CHF 10 per meal with beverage Adults: CHF 15 per meal with beverage (+15% equals CHF 17.25) Beverages: CHF 5 per person per day (flat rate)
9.3.
Budget Calculation
9.3.1. Option 1: Host Families

The cost calculation below is based on the following assumptions: The meals are calculated for ten people (adults) It is assumed that all ten people live with host families; the cost for that are assumed to be CHF 1000 per person per month (CHF 250 per week)
All cost calculated on a yearly basis
9.3.2. Option 2: Own Accommodation

The cost calculation below is based on the following assumptions: Apartment with five rooms which means three bedrooms and which offers accommodation for a maximum of seven people (150m surface) It is assumed that there is one coach and nine athletes (Three of them still living at home but joining the group for all meals) Food is calculated for ten adults All cost calculated on a yearly basis
The initial investment, which amounts to around CHF 8000, depending on the chosen option, is costs incurred before the actual start of operation. It is visible that the income neither for the initial investment nor for further operation is secured. Planning of capital requirement is difficult as financing is still open. It is also evident that Swiss Olympic is intended as a main source of finance. Overall cost of operation is budgeted to be between CHF 650000 to CHF 700000 per year. In option two, if the number of athletes needing accommodation increases to more than six people a second object has to be rented. This would double the rental price and also bears further risks.
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9.3.3. HPTC Budget67 Investment year 1

Total Validity Cost of Operation from year 1 on
Option 1: Host Family

Total Per person Validity
Option 2: SD Residence
Total Per person Validity
Expenses
Hospitality Rent68 / Cost Host family Furniture Food, other expenses69 70 Beverages Traveling71 Supervision (personnel) TOTAL Table 8: Budget Calculation for a HPTC, Hospitality Expenses CHF 3'000 CHF 50'000 5 CHF 100'000 CHF 10'000 5 CHF 1'000 CHF 111 CHF 41'400 CHF 4'600 CHF 12'000 CHF 1'333 CHF 5'130 CHF 570 CHF 50'000 CHF 5'556 CHF 209'530 CHF 22'170 5 CHF 26'000 CHF 2'778 5 CHF 1'000 CHF 111 2 CHF 141'400 CHF 15'711 2 CHF 12'000 CHF 1'333 2 CHF 5'130 CHF 570 5 CHF 50'000 CHF 5'556 CHF 235'530 CHF 26'059 4 5 2 2 2 5
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Feasibility Study HPTC Diving Sport-related expenses Coaching (Diving) incl. Social expenses72 3rd party coaching expenses Gym73 Technical equipment Technical equipment (investment) Entry fees, reservation fees, rent
CHF 2'000 CHF 5'000
CHF 100'500 CHF 11'167 CHF 25'000 CHF 2'778 CHF 9'900 CHF 1'100 5 CHF 1'000 CHF 111 5 CHF 2'000 CHF 222 CHF 2'200 CHF 244 CHF 140'600 CHF 15'622
5 CHF 100'500 CHF 11'167 5 CHF 25'000 CHF 2'778 4 CHF 9'900 CHF 1'100 5 CHF 1'000 CHF 111 5 CHF 2'000 CHF 222 5 CHF 2'200 CHF 244 CHF 140'600 CHF 15'622
5 5 4 5 5 5
TOTAL Table 9: Budget Calculation for a HPTC, Sport-related Expenses
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Feasibility Study HPTC Diving Administration Founding, Consulting, Notary, etc Entry into Commercial Register Other expenses Salaries incl. Social expense Cost of 3rd party consulting, etc Cost of bookkeeping Rent office Soft and hardware Office supplies Furniture Marketing Memberships TOTAL Education Tuition fees Supervision Other expenses TOTAL Leisure activities Lump sum TOTAL Expenses Option 1 TOTAL Expenses Option 2 CHF 31'000 CHF 78'000 CHF 50'000 5
CHF 4'000 CHF 1'000 CHF 5'000
4 3 5 CHF 100'500 CHF 11'167 CHF 2'000 CHF 222 CHF 3'500 CHF 389 CHF 3'500 CHF 389 CHF 1'500 CHF 333 CHF 5'000 CHF 556 CHF 1'000 CHF 111 CHF 5'000 CHF 556 CHF 800 CHF 89 CHF 122'800 CHF 13'811 5 CHF 100'500 5 CHF 2'000 5 CHF 3'500 4 CHF 3'500 5 CHF 1'500 5 CHF 5'000 5 CHF 1'000 5 CHF 5'000 5 CHF 800 CHF 122'800 CHF 11'167 CHF 222 CHF 389 CHF 389 CHF 37 CHF 556 CHF 111 CHF 556 CHF 89 CHF 13'515 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
CHF 3'000 CHF 3'000 CHF 3'000
5 5
CHF 56'000 CHF 72'000 CHF 5'000
CHF 6'222 CHF 8'000 CHF 556
4 5 5
CHF 56'000 CHF 72'000 CHF 5'000 CHF 133'000
CHF 6'222 CHF 8'000 CHF 556 CHF 14'778
4 5 5
CHF 133'000 CHF 14'778
CHF 20'000
CHF 2'222
CHF 20'000
CHF 2'222
CHF 625'930 CHF 68'603 CHF 651'930 CHF 350'000 CHF 38'889 5 CHF 350'000 CHF 72'196 CHF 38'889 56 5
Income
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Feasibility Study HPTC Diving Swiss Olympic J&S Swiss Diving/ SSCHV Sponsoring Sale of advertizing space Other sponsors and patrons Income from Sale of Service Sale of coaching services Sale of administrative services Retained Earnings TOTAL Option 1 TOTAL Option 2 PROFIT OPTION 1 PROFIT OPTION 2 CHF 50'000 CHF 50'000 CHF 19'000 CHF -28'000 CHF 575'000 CHF 575'000 CHF 58'889 CHF -50'930 CHF -9'714 CHF -76'930 CHF -13'307 CHF 58'889 CHF 25'000 5 CHF 25'000 5
CHF 180'000 CHF 20'000 CHF 20'000
5 CHF 180'000 CHF 20'000
CHF 20'000
Table 10: Budget Calculation for a HPTC, Administrative, Educational and Leisure expenses as well as Income
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10. Road Map

10.1.
Strengths Basic commitment of athletes Project independent from Swiss Diving
SWOT Analysis for HPTC in Zrich

Opportunities Cooperation with VZW possible Framework accessible and sufficient Schooling possible Housing possible Professionalize diving in Switzerland Increased communication (increased attention) Finding sponsors Development of an educational network
Weaknesses Financial situation Continuity (number of potential athletes) High personal effort required to advance project
Threats Uncertainties concerning schooling Uncertainties concerning vocational training Need for an experienced coordinator / administrator External financial dependency Development concerning infrastructure
Table 11: SWOT Analysis for HPTC in Zrich
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Based on the presented evidence the project is considered feasible from the authors perspective. The project is worth to be pursued, even though there are still some obstacles, since it is the only opportunity to accomplish the desired professionalization in a relatively short time horizon. With an adequate amount of work this project could become reality within two years. A more than sufficient framework can be found in Zrich. Schooling is certainly possible, financial implications (tuition fees) for students from other cantons as well as certainty of admission would have to be discussed with the authorities. Choice of accommodation depends on various factors: host families would certainly reduce costs but possibilities would have to be investigated further. Own rental brings advantages from a group-building point of view but requires personnel and is more expensive. Securing the necessary capital is a challenging task but the intended organizational structure offers an attractive investment perspectives. Nevertheless, a center only makes sense if financial continuity, committed personnel and a sufficient number of athletes can be ensured. The later can be guaranteed to some extent because the involved stakeholders have, in principle, expressed their commitment.
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10.2.
Next Steps
The assumed time horizon until opening is two years. 1. Task force hptc: To continue with this project there certainly needs to be a committee or a single project responsible assigned to it 2. Contact Swiss Olympic: Inform and assess their opinion and willingness to contribute to the project 3. Sponsoring concept: Indentify possibilities of financing through promotion and the sale of shares 4. Road show for potential investors and sponsors 5. Inform VZW and public authorities: Initiate detailed planning for framework 6. Negotiation with schools: Secure admission and tuition fees for students (especially from other cantons) 7. Contact other local associations for the building of an educational network (especially Gymnasium and vocational training) 8. Concept for host families / rental object 9. Concepts as required by Swiss Olympic together with Swiss Diving (Young talents and elite sport)
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12. Glossary of Terms: Translations

12.1. German to English
English Translation Corporate association of people Performance mandate Constitution Tutorial Leave policy Federation Association Board of directors Executive committee
German Krperschaftliche Personenverbindung Leistungsauftrag Statuten Sttzunterricht Urlaubsregelung Verband Verein Verwaltungsrat Zentralvorstand
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13. List of Figures

Figure 1: Diving Australia High Performance Program Organizational Chart ................. 7 Figure 2: Swiss Sailing Team Organizational Chart (German) ....................................... 9 Figure 3: Organigram of the Future Swiss Cycling Team (German) ............................. 11 Figure 4: Swiss Diving Organizational Structure Today ................................................ 17 Figure 5: Relation of an independent HPTC to Swiss Diving ....................................... 20 Figure 6: Diving HPTC Stakeholders ............................................................................ 42 Figure 7: Additional Services to be provided at an HTPC (in German) ........................ 46 Figure 8: Structure of Swiss Sport Support System ..................................................... 51
14. List of Tables

Table 1: Positive and negative aspects of corporation according to Christine Herzer . 10 Table 2: Characteristics of Corporation, Llc and Association ........................................ 15 Table 3: Overview Swiss High Performance Centers (for Young Talents) ................... 23 Table 4: List of Educational Institutions in Zrich (German) ......................................... 40 Table 5: Respondents Level of Education .................................................................... 44 Table 6: Agreement to Living Away from Home (at HTPC Location) ............................ 45 Table 7: Agreement to Living Away from Home depending on Hometown ................... 45 Table 8: Budget Calculation for a HPTC, Hospitality Expenses .................................... 54 Table 9: Budget Calculation for a HPTC, Sport-related Expenses ............................... 55 Table 10: Budget Calculation for a HPTC, Administrative, Educational and Leisure expenses as well as Income ......................................................................................... 57 Table 11: SWOT Analysis for HPTC in Zrich ............................................................... 58
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15. Declaration
I hereby declare and confirm that this bachelor thesis is entirely the result of my own work except where otherwise indicated. No sources other than those specified in the thesis itself were used.
Date:.. Signature:..
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16. Appendices
16.1. Appendix 1: Living in Zrich for Adolescents and Students74
For Adolescents
Maximilianeum http://www.maximilianeum.ch/ Leonhardstrasse 12 8001 Zrich Tel. 044 251 08 32 Fax 044 251 98 81 Email verwaltung@maximilianeum.ch Freiestrasse 38 8032 Zrich Tel. 044 267 35 35 Fax 044 252 30 15 Email info@oase-zh.ch Gartenhofstrasse 15 8004 Zrich Tel. 044 298 20 40 Fax 044 298 20 49 Email info@juwo.ch Bergstrasse 128 Rooms, Halbpension (Mo-Fr), wer studiert, in Ausbildung ist, eine Lehre oder ein Praktikum macht, Zweierzimmer
Jugendwohnhaus OASE
http://www.oase-zh.ch/
beherbergt ca. 50 Studierende und junge Berufsttige, Mnner und Frauen, im Alter von 18 - 28 Jahren, Zweierzimmer, Frhstck Bedingungen: In Ausbildung oder in einer Orientierungsphase. (15 und 25 Jahre). Studierende, Auszubildende und
Jugendwohnnetz
www.juwo.ch
Studenten
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Lehrlingshaus - RotaryClub Zrich Web
8032 Zrich Tel. 044 265 69 11 Fax 044 265 69 99 Email rotaryhaus@hotmail.com
PraktikantInnen, mit Wohnsitz ausserhalb Zrcher Verkehrsverbunds.
des
For Girls / Women

Pension Villa Laetitia http://www.villa-laetitia.ch Clausiusstrasse 52 8006 Zrich Tel. 044 261 39 62 Fax 044 261 39 67 Email villalaetitia@bluewin.ch Lutherstrasse 20 8004 Zrich Tel. 044 241 13 94 Fax 044 241 13 93 Email pension@lutherstrasse.ch Ref. Studentinnenhaus Freudenbergstrasse Freudenbergstrasse 16 8044 Zrich Tel. 044 252 75 00 Fax Email freudenberg16@gmx.ch Scheuchzerstrasse 27 8006 Zrich Tel. 044 362 43 51
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Pension fr Studentinnen, Praktikantinnen, Schlerinnen und Lehrtchter
Pension Lutherstrasse*
www.lutherstrasse.ch
Frauenpension. Fr Frauen in Ausbildung. (Keine Altersbeschrnkung)
Ref. Studentinnenhaus www.hochschulforum.ch Freudenbergstrasse
Frauenpension. Fr Studentinnen, und Praktikantinnen.
Schlerinnen
Studentinnenheim Sonnegg
www.sonnegg-zh.ch
Frauenpension Fr Studentinnen der ETH und der Universitt

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Fax 044 361 43 90 Email sonnegg@arbor.ch Wohngruppe Arche www.zh.profilia.ch Rtelstrasse 69 8037 Zrich Tel. 044 361 26 91 Fax Email arche.profilia@bluemail.ch Mhlebachstrasse 88 8008 Zrich Tel. 044 383 30 04 Fax Email hausprofilia@bluewin.ch
Zrich. Alter 18 - 30 Jahre.
Frauenpension. Wohnhaus fr junge Frauen in Ausbildung. Alter zwischen 18 und 30 Jahren.
Wohnhaus Pro Filia
www.wohnhaus-profilia.ch
Frauenpension. Fr Frauen in Ausbildung von 16 25 Jahren.
For Students (University)

Ref. Studentenhaus www.hochschulforum.ch Rtelstrasse Rtelstrasse 100 8057 Zrich Tel. 044 361 23 13 Fax Email stud.roetel@bluewin.ch Steinwiesstrasse 35 8032 Zrich Tel. 044 251 56 43 Fax Email steinwies35@zh.ref.ch
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Studierende der ETH, Universitt Zrich und andere Schulen.
Ref. Studentenhaus www.hochschulforum.ch Steinwiesstrasse
Studierende der ETH, Universitt Zrich und andere Schulen.
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Ref. StudentInnenhaus www.mousson.net Moussonstrasse
Studentenhaus ALV
Studentenhaus Justinusheim
Studentenhaus Vinzenz
www.studentenhaus-vinzenz.ch
Moussonstrasse 17 8044 Zrich Tel. 044 262 06 26 Fax Email info@mousson.net Wehntalerstrasse 41 8057 Zrich Tel. 044 362 31 89 Fax Email info@alvhaus.ch Freudenbergstrasse 146 8044 Zrich Tel. 044 361 38 06 Fax 044 362 29 82 Email justinuszh@bluewin.ch Loorenstrasse 74 8053 Zrich Tel. 044 381 26 00 Fax 044 381 26 13 Email vinzenzheim@gmx.ch Studentenhuser Witellikerstrasse 20 8008 Zrich Tel. 043 488 50 60 Fax 043 488 50 61 Email info@studentenhaus.witellika.ch
Studierende der ETH, Universitt Zrich und anderer Schulen.
Studierende der ETH und der Universitt Zrich.
Studierende im Grundstudium.
Studierende, Doktorierende/ PhDStudierenden und Praktikantlnnen. Kontaktfreudige Menschen aus aller Welt. Studierende der ETH und der Universitt Zrich.
Studentenhaus Witellika
www.studentenhaus.witellika.ch
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WOKO Studentische Wohngenossenschaft
www.woko.ch
Leonhardstrasse 15 8001 Zrich Tel. 044 632 42 90 Fax 044 632 11 06 Email woko@woko.ch
Vermietung, ausschliesslich an Studierende der ETH, der Universitt Zrich und einzelner Fachhochschulen.
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Appendix 2: Schools in the City of Zurich and adjoining Regions75
Zrich (City) Institution Stufe und angebotene Ausbildung Sekundarstufe II Minerva - Handelsschule Zrich - Maturittsschule - 10. Schuljahr - Handelsdiplom VSH - KV-Abschluss - Eidg. Matura (Vorb. auf Prfung) - International Baccalaureate
Andere Angebote
Aufnahmebedingung en
Kosten (pro Schuljahr)
Kontakt
- Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht - Morgentrainings - Aufenthaltsraum - Kantine.
- Handelsschule CHF - Obligatorische 8200. pro Semester Schulzeit - Gymnasium CHF abgeschlossen 8900. pro Semester - Kaderzugehrigkeit. Semester - Entwicklungspotenzia l vorhanden - Bescheinigung vom Verein/Verband/Train er. .
Institut Minerva Zrich: Scheuchzerstrasse 2 8006 Zrich Karim Sahraoui 044 368 40 23 sahraoui.karim@institut minerva.ch info@minervazuerich.c h www.institutminerva.ch
K+S Zrich
Sekundarstufe I - VolksschuleOberstufenschule - 7.9. Schuljahr - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit
- Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht, - E-Learning - Morgentrainings - Aufenthaltsraum - Betreuter Mittagstisch.
- ffentliche Oberstufe - Spitzensport.
- Wohnsitz in der Stadt Zrich: Gratis - Kantonseinwohner CHF 10000. - Ausserkantonal CHF 15000. (abhngig von Wohnkanton).
K & S, Zrich: Neumnsterstrasse 25 Postfach 8008 Zrich www.kunst-undsportschule-zuerich.ch
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Schule fr Mannschaftssportarten
- Sekundarstufe I Oberstufenschule - 7.9. Schuljahr - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit
United School of Sports

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- Gleiche Aufnahmebedingung en wie fr Normalklassen. - Zugehrigkeit zu einem nationalen oder regionalen Kader - Eignungsabklrung. - Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. - Primarschule besucht - Konkrete Nachfhrunterricht Zielsetzungen fr den - Morgentrainings ausserschulischen - betreuter Mittagstisch Bereich bis zum - Kantine. Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit - Kostengutsprache fr Jugendliche mit Wohnsitz ausserhalb der Stadt Zrich. - Nomination durch den Fachbereich/Verein. - Gastfamilien - Sekundarschul- oder - gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Realschulabschluss Nachfhrunterricht, (evtl. plus 10. - E-Learning Schuljahr) - Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht, - E-Learning - Morgentrainings - Aufenthaltsraum - Kantine.
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- CHF 1400. (Mehrkosten durch Schulzeitverlngerun g). - Ausserkantonale Schler haben zudem ein Schulgeld von CHF 17000. zu bezahlen. - Stadt Zrich gratis - Kanton Zrich CHF 10000. - Ausserkantonale CHF 15000.
Kunst- und Sportgymnasium Rmibhl: Mauro Bignotti Rmistrasse 58 8001 Zrich www.ksgymnasium.ch ks@mng.ch Schule fr Mannschaftssportarte n: Schulhaus im Birch Margrit-Rainer-Strasse 5 8050 Zrich www.mspzh.ch
- KV-Ausbildung 1. und 2. Ausbildungsjahr je CHF 14400.
UNITED school of sports AG Tobias Rohner Baslerstrasse 30

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- Eidgenssisches Fhigkeitszeugnis Kaufmann/Kauffrau/ E- und B- Profil
- Morgentrainings, zustzliches Sportfach oder Ergnzungstraining - Aufenthaltsraum - Kantine.
AKAD
Sekundarstufe II - Tertirstufe - Quartrstufe - Brofachdiplom VSH, - Handelsdiplom VSH, - Fhigkeitszeugnis Kauffrau/ Kaufmann - Berufsmaturitt - diverse Fachausweise, HFV, FH
- 3.und 4. - Aufnahmegesprch Ausbildungsjahr je - Eignung fr CHF 7000. kaufmnnischen - Schulgeldgutsprache Beruf - Multicheck. n je nach Kanton - Zugehrigkeit zu unterschiedlich. nationalem oder regionalem Kader bzw. entsprechende Klassierung in der jeweiligen Sportart - Entwicklungspotenzia l im Sport - Trainingsumfang: mindestens 12 Stunden pro Woche. - Je nach Studiengang - Schule: Je nach und Lernform Studiengang (Fernlernen oder unterschiedliche kombinierter Anforderungsprofile Prsenzunterricht) unterschiedlich zwischen CHF 1300. und rund - CHF 12000.
8048 Zrich 044 741 30 30 www.unitedschool.ch info@unitedschool.ch t.rohner@unitedschool. ch
AKAD Hauptsitz Zrich Jungholzstrasse 43 8050 Zrich Oerlikon 044 307 33 33 044 307 22 22 business@akad.ch www.akad.ch
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Zrich (Canton)
Sekundars Sekundarstufe I - Oberstufe Abschluss chule der obligatorischen Veltheim Schulzeit3 Winterthur
- Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht.
- berdurchschnittliche - Winterthurer Schler gratis. Selbststndigkeit - Auswrtige (falls - Sport: Training wird Platz vorhanden) von einem Verein CHF 13000. oder Club professionell getragen.
Kunst und Sekundarstufe I - Sekundarschule Sport- 7.9. Schuljahr schule - Tagesschule Uster - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit 3
- Einverstndnis zur - E-Learning Bildungsvereinbarun - Morgentrainings g - Zustzliches - Kostengutsprache Sportfach oder der Ergnzungstraining Wohnortsgemeinde - Aufenthaltsraum oder Eltern. - betreuter Mittagstisch - Nachweis der - Kantine. besonderen sportlichen Begabung und Leistungsfhigkeit.
Sekundarschule Veltheim: Stefan Keller Lwenstrasse 3 - 7 8400 Winterthur www.schuleveltheim.ch 052 212 62 52 sekundarschule.feld@ win.ch stefan.keller@win.ch - Fr Schler aus den Sekundarschule fr Trgergemeinden Kunst- und kostenlos (evtl. mit Sporttalente Zrich Schulgeldanteil der Oberland Urs Wegmann, Eltern) - Fr andere Schler: Schulleiter, Sportkoordinator CHF 12000. Pfffikerstrasse 30, House of Sports House of Sports, 8610 Uster 044 942 42 72 www.kunstundsportsch ule.ch schulleitung@kunstund sportschule.ch
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Sportschu le BuchsRohr, Buchs AG Sekundarst ufe 1
Sekundarstufe I - Kleinklasse Oberstufe - Realschule - Sekundarschule - Bezirksschule - Abschluss der obligatorischen Schulzeit
- Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht - E-Learning, - Morgentrainings - Sportmedizinisches Konzept - Aufenthaltsraum - betreuter Mittagstisch.
- Gemss den aargauischen Promotionsbestimmu ngen. - Empfehlung durch den schweizerischen Nachwuchsverantwor tlichen der betroffenen Sportart.
- Schulgeld: CHF 6000 - Ausserkantonale: CHF 12340. - Verpflegungskosten: CHF 2500. - Betreuungskosten: CHF 1000.
Sekundarstufe II Handelsschule KV Handelsschule integriert: KVAarau Ausbildung fr Sporttalente Eidgenssisches Fhigkeitszeugnis fr Kaufleute 4
Besonderes: Der Stundenplan nimmt Rcksicht auf die Bedrfnisse der Mehrheit der Sportler. Angebote: Morgentrainings, sportmedizinisches Konzept.
Schule: Bezirksschuloder Sekundarschulabschlu ss. Sport: Zugehrigkeit zu nationalem oder regionalem Kader bzw. entsprechende Klassierung in der jeweiligen Sportart. Entwicklungspotenzial
Sportschule BuchsRohr: Hugo Wasser Schulhaus Suhrenmatte 5033 Buchs AG www.ksbr.ch 062 837 65 69 schulsekretariat@ksbr. ch hugo.wasser@ksbr.ch Handelsschule KV Aarau Kontaktperson: Pestalozzischulhaus Frank Kress Bahnhofstrasse 46 062 837 97 10 5001 Aarau 062 837 97 19 www.hkvaarau.ch, bs@kvaarau.ch frankkress@datacomm .ch
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Kantonale Sekundarstufe II Schule fr Brckenjahr Berufslehre 1 Berufsbildung
Angebote: Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht, E-Learning, Morgentrainings, Kantine
Aufnahmebedingung en: Schule: Volksschule erfllt, ausgewiesene Lern- und Leistungsbereitschaft. Sport: Nationales Potenzial.
Kosten (pro Schuljahr): Schule: CHF 1800. (inkl. alle Gebhren und Kosten fr Unterrichtsmittel, Exkursionen und Spezialwochen).
Berufsschule Aarau, Aarau
Berufsfachschule gewerblichindustrieller Richtung, Berufsmaturitt, Berufsmaturitt fr Erwachsene Sekundarstufe II Eidgenssiches Fhigkeitszeugnis, Berufsmaturitt technischer oder gestalterischer Richtung 4; 34; 1
Die Schule koordiniert die berufslernenden Leistungssportler im Kanton Aargau. Dadurch knnen auch Leistungssportler anderer Berufsfachschulen in die Sportklasse der Berufsschule Aarau eintreten. Angebote: Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht,
Aufnahmebedingung en: Schule: Bestehender Lehrvertrag mit Zusatzvereinbarung fr Leistungssportler. Sport: Talents Card Regional, Empfehlung Nationaler Verband und Verein. Entwicklungspotenzial im Sport.
Kantonale Schule fr Berufsbildung, Weiterbildungsjahr Kontaktperson: Bahnhofstrasse 79 Angelo De Moliner 5000 Aarau 062 834 68 10 www.berufsbildung.ag 062 834 68 68 sekretariat@kst.ch angelo.demoliner@ber ufsbildung.ag Berufsschule Aarau Kontaktperson: Tellistrasse 58 Harald Gloor 5004 Aarau 062 832 36 36 www.bs-aarau.ch 062 832 36 37 info@bs-aarau.ch harald.gloor@bsaarau.ch
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E-Learning, sportmedizinisches Konzept, Kantine. Alte Kantonsschule Aarau Sekundarstufe II Gymnasiale Maturittsschule Kantonale Maturitt, eidg. anerkannt 5 (verlngert) Angebote: Gefhrter Sttz- bzw. Nachfhrunterricht, Morgentrainings, zustzliches Sportfach oder Ergnzungstraining, sportmedizinisches Konzept, Aufenthaltsraum, Kantine. Aufnahmebedingung en: Schule: Abschlussprfung an der Bezirksschule (mind. 4,7) bzw. Bestehen der Aufnahmeprfung fr Schler, die nicht von der Bezirksschule Aargau bertreten. Ausserkantonale Qualifikationen fr das Gymnasium werden anerkannt. Quereinstieg in jede Stufe mglich. Sport: Mitglied eines regionalen/nationalen Nachwuchskaders. Sportliches Potenzial fr eine Laufbahn als Leistungssportler auf nationaler oder internationaler Ebene. Empfehlung durch den CHSportverband der Kosten (pro Schuljahr): Schule: blicher Aufwand fr Lehrmittel, Exkursionen, Spezialwochen, u. a. zustzliche Aufwendungen im Bereich des individuellen Trainings und des sportmedizinischen Konzepts. Fr Ausserkantonale wird ein Schulgeld erhoben (Kostengutsprache mit Anmeldung). Alte Kantonsschule Aarau Kontaktperson: Bahnhofstrasse 91 Kurt Bchler, Prorektor 5001 Aarau 062 834 67 00 www.alte-kantiaarau.ch 062 834 67 01 rektorat.aksa@ag.ch kurt.bchler@ag.ch
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entsprechenden Sportart sowie durch den Sportverein und die verantwortliche Trainerperson. VINTO Sekundarstufe II Berufsschule Eidg. dipl. Kauffrau/Kaufmann Profil E, Profil B DHF Kaufmann/Kauffrau erweiterte Grundbildung und Detailhandelsfachleute in 4 years (verlngert) Apprenticeship with various partners plus 3 fitness trainings provided E-Learning, Morgentrainings, zustzliches Sportfach- oder Ergnzungstraining, sportmedizinisches Konzept, Kantine. Schule: Sekundarzeugnis, gutes Realschulzeugnis. Sport: Swiss Olympic Talent Card. Kosten (pro Schuljahr): CHF 2500. VINTO Jugendfrderung in Sport und Beruf Kontaktperson: KBZ Aabachstrasse 7 Benno Sidler 6300 Zug 041 728 57 74 www.vinto.ch 041 728 57 59 info@vinto.ch
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Appendix 3: Evaluation Questions Support Young Talents (Verbandsfrderung)76
1. Bewegungs-freundliches Umfeld Frage 1.1 Hat der Verband ein innovatives Konzept, welches ein bewegungsfreundliches Umfeld frdert? 2. Spitzensport und Schule Frage 2.1 Bietet der Verband fr jede Kaderstufe eine adquate Lsung im Bereich Schule und Leistungssport an? 3. Talentsichtung, -selektion und frderung Frage 3.1 Hat der Verband fr den lokalen Bereich (Club) spezielle Instrumente fr die Talentselektion entwickelt? Frage 3.2 Hat der Verband fr den regionalen Bereich spezielle Instrumente fr die Talentselektion entwickelt? Frage 3.3 Hat der Verband fr den nationalen Bereich spezielle Instrumente fr die Talentselektion entwickelt?
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4. Trainer: Aus- und Fortbildung Frage 4.1 Hat der Verband eine leistungssportliche Ausbildungskonzeption? Frage 4.2 Hat der Verband einen Ausbildungsverantwortlichen? Frage 4.3 Hat der Verband einen Nachwuchsverantwortlichen? Frage 4.4 Stimmt das Verhltnis der aktiven Trainer mit der geforderten Ausbildung auf der J+S-Frderstufe 2 und 3 mit der Anzahl Kaderathleten in der J+S-NWF? Frage 4.5 Werden die Ausbildungen fr Leiter/Trainer gut besucht? 5. Soziale Betreuung Karriereplanung Frage 5.1 Hat der Verband einen Verantwortlichen fr Schule, Karriereplanung und Umfeldmanagment (Atlethenbetreuung)? Frage 5.2 Hat der Verband eine sinnvolle Lsung fr die Spitzensportkarriere whrend der Militrdienstzeit?
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6. Medizinisches/psychologisches/pdagogisches Konzept Frage 6.1 Hat der Verband ein sportmedizinisches Konzept im Nachwuchsbereich? Frage 6.2 Hat der Verband ein Netz an sportrztlichen Fachpersonen im nationalen Nachwuchskader-Bereich? Frage 6.3 Hat der Verband ein Netz an sportrztlichen Fachpersonen im regionalen Nachwuchskader-Bereich? Frage 6.4 Haben die Mitglieder der Kader jhrlich einen Check-up gemss einheitlicher Vorgabe durch Verbandsarzt? Frage 6.5 Hat der Verband ein Konzept fr den psychologischen Bereich im Nachwuchs? Frage 6.6 Hat der Verband ein Netz an psycholgischen Fachpersonen? Frage 6.7 Hat der Verband systematisch-strukturierte Aktivitten in der Sucht- und Dopingprvention (Kampagne "cool and clean")? 7. Regionalisierung, Regionalzentren Frage 7.1 Verfgt der Verband ber ein Konzept mit nationalen und regionalen Leistungszentren/Sttzpunkten ? Frage 7.2 Wie ist die Quantitt und die Qualitt der nationalen und regionalen Leistungszentren/Sttzpunkte? Frage 7.3 Organisiert der Verband fr seine nationalen Kader zentrale Ausbildungslehrgnge (Trainingszusammenzge, Trainingslager)? Frage 7.4 Untersttzt der nationale Verband seine regionalen Frdereinrichtungen finanziell (mit Eigenmitteln des Verbandes)?
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8. Kadersysteme Frage 8.1 Hat der Verband eine Kaderstruktur im Sinne einer leistungsorientierten Pyramide Frage 8.2 Hat jedes Kader ein klar definiertes, leistungsorientiertes Ziel (ausgerichtet auf internationales Level) und sind die Selektionskriterien fr die Aufnahme ins Kader transparent und umfassend analog 3.4? Frage 8.3 Werden die regionalen Kader zentral nach einheitlichen Kriterien gebildet? 9. Wettkampfsystem Frage 9.1 Hat der Verband ein den jeweiligen Alterstufen und Ausbildungsetappen angepasstes Wettkampfsystem? Frage 9.2 Wie entwickeln sich die Schweizer Nachwuchs-/Junioren-Meisterschaften in quantitativer und qualitativer Hinsicht? 10. Langfristige Trainingsplanung Frage 10.1 Hat der Verband einen Rahmentrainingsplan fr die jeweiligen Kader- und Altersstufen ausgerichtet auf den internationalen Leistungsstandard? Frage 10.2 Erfllungsgrad dieser Rahmentrainingsplne (Vergleich Soll-Ist)? Frage 10.3 Entsprechen die Soll-Trainingsumfnge dem internationalen Standard Frage 10.4 Fhrt der Verband von seinen Athleten der nationalen Nachwuchskader eine systematische Leistungsdokumentation? 11. Kritische Reflexion und wissenschaftliche Forschung Frage 11.1 Setzt sich der Verband mit wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen im Nachwuchsbereich auseinander?
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12. Finanzierung Frage 12.1 Wie hoch ist die jhrliche Kostenbeteiligung eines Inhabers einer Swiss Olympic Talents Card National fr die nationalen Wettkampf- und Trainingsaktivitten zu Handen des nationalen Verbandes? Frage 12.2 Wie hoch sind die Kosten in der Nachwuchsfrderung? Frage 12.3 Wie hoch ist der Eigenfinanzierungsgrad in der Nachwuchsfrderung? Frage 12.4 Wie hoch ist das Verhltnis zwischen dem finanziellen Aufwand Elite-Nachwuchs? 13. Weltstandsanalyse Individualsportarten
Wo steht die Sportart in der hchsten Nachwuchskategorie im internationalen Vergleich?
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Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Appendix 4: Answers to Questionnaire (Divers, Parents)

2 15 Burgdorf Bern Schwimmclub Bern Bern 10 4 11 Gockhausen Zrich VZW Oerlikon 8 - 10 Std (ab Sommerferien 2008) Regionalkader Primarschule 5 14 Uitikon Zrich VZW Oerlikon 16-18 6 13 Genve Genve Genve Natation piscine de Varemb env. 13h 7 11 Stallikon Zrich Verein Zrcher Wasserspringer Zrich Oerlikon 8 oder mehr 8 18 Mies Vaud Genve Natation Varemb 20 9 16 lausanne Vaud Lausanne Natation lausanne 15 10 10 Kttigen Aargau Aarefisch Aarau 8
1 12 Wiesendangen Zrich Verein Zrcher Wasserspringer Oerlikon 9 Stunden
7 8
Regionalkader Gymnasium
Nationalkader Sekundarschul e Gymnasium Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzung en 11h-15h Hilfe beim Finden von Gastfamilien
Nationalkader
cadre national Sekundarschule cole secondaire lyce Oui Oui, certains conditions 16h-20h Aider coordonner cole et sport
Kein Kader Primarschule
cadre national lyce
cadre national lyce
Regionalkader Primarschule
9 10 11
Studium Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzunge n 16h-20h Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport
Sekundarschule Gymnasium Ja Ja Ja Ja
Gymnasium Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzunge n 11h-15h Aufgabenhilfe
tudes Oui 0
tudes
12 13 a
11h-15h Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport
16h-20h Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport
21h-25h Assister trouver une famille d'accueil
Sekundarschu le Oui Ja Oui Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzun gen 21h-25h 21h-25h Assister Hilfe beim trouver Finden von une famille Gastfamilien d'accueil
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13 b
Ausbildungsplt Organisiertes ze vermitteln Mittagessen
Ausbildungsplt Hilfe beim ze vermitteln Finden von Gastfamilien
13 c
Hilfe bei der Organisiertes Koordination Mittagessen von Schule und Sport Finanzielle Untersttung
Assister aux enfants faire leur devoir d'cole Ausbildungsplt Organiser ze vermitteln des activits de loisirs
Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport
Offrir un repas commun
Organiser des activits de loisirs Aider coordonne r cole et sport remplir
Ausbildungspl tze vermitteln
Ausbildungsplt Aider ze vermitteln coordonner cole et sport 0 Indmnit mensuelle frais de dplacemen t 0 Oui Oui 0h-2h
Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport Bitte ausfllen
13 d
Zusammenzge soutien des psychologiq Nationalkaders ue
14 15 16 17 18 19
Nein Nein Nein 0h-2h
Nein Nein Nein 0h-2h Ja Punkt 14 - 16: Lara ist 11 Jahre alt und aus unserer Sicht noch zu jung um ber lngere Zeit von der Familie getrennt zu sein.
Ja Nein Ja 0h-2h
Oui Oui Oui 3h-5h
Nein Nein Nein 0h-2h Ja 0
Oui Oui Oui 0h-2h
Nein Nein Uns ist wichtig, 0 dass Nadine die Schule auf Deutsch besuchen kann. Auch auswrts Wohnen kommt fr uns im jetzigen Alter noch nicht in Frage.
Ja Oui Matthias hat bei 0 den Fragen 1417 eine andere Meinung.
Oui Oui Je dois 0 travailler pour gagner un peu ma vie mme en faisant su plongeon. Est-ce que SD m'aidera trouver un travail ?
Ja Ja Ja keine Beschrnkung Ja Antworten 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 18 unter Vorbehalt, dass der Athlet das Alter von ca. 14 Jahren erreicht hat
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11 11 Kttigen Aargau Aarefisch
12 12 Aarburg Aargau Aarefisch
13 22 Glattfelden Zrich VZW
14 10 Rombach Aargau Aarefisch
15 10 Bern
16 16 lausanne
17 13 Lausanne Vaud Lausanne Natation
18 24 Lausanne Vaud Lausanne Natation
19 14 Bassersdorf Zrich VZW
20 17 zrich zrich VZW
Bern Vaud Schwimmclu Lausanne b Bern Natation
5 6
Aarau 12
Aarau 4,5- 10
Oerlikon 15-20
Aarau 5
Bern 6
lausanne 15
Lausanne 12
Lausanne 12-15 Stunden pro Woche Kein Kader Studium
Oerlikon 9
oerlikon ca. 12
7 8
Regionalka Kein Kader Nationalkade Regionalkad der r er Sekundarsc Sekundarsch Angestellt Primarschule hule ule 0 Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetz ungen 21h-25h Gymnasium Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzu ngen 16h-20h Angestellt Ja Ja
Anschlusska cadre der national Sekundarsch lyce ule tudes Oui Oui
cadre rgional cole secondaire lyce Oui Oui, certains conditions
Nationalkade Nationalkade r r Gymnasium Lehre
9 10 11
Sekundarsch Gymnasium ule Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzu ngen 11h-15h ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzu ngen 10
Studium Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzu ngen 11h-15h
Studium Ja Ja, unter bestimmten Voraussetzu ngen 16h-20h
0 Ja Ja
12
21h-25h
21h-25h
16h-20h
21h-25h
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Feasibility Study HPTC Diving 13a Hilfe beim Finden von Gastfamilie n Organisierte s Mittagessen Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport Hilfe bei der Organisierte Koordination s von Schule Mittagessen und Sport Assister trouver une famille d'accueil Aider coordonner cole et sport Hilfe bei der Hilfe beim Koordination Finden von von Schule Gastfamilien und Sport Hilfe bei der Koordination von Schule und Sport
13b Ausbildung spltze vermitteln
Hilfe bei der Ausbildungs Koordination pltze von Schule vermitteln und Sport
Hilfe beim Finden von Gastfamilien
Hilfe bei der Organiser Koordination des activits von Schule de loisirs und Sport
Organiser des activits de loisirs
Hilfe bei der Hilfe beim Koordination Finden von von Schule Gastfamilien und Sport
13c Hilfe bei der Koordinatio n von Schule und Sport 13d Bitte ausfllen
Ausbildungs pltze vermitteln
Aider coordonner cole et sport remplir
Offrir un repas commun
Aufgabenhilf e
Bitte ausfllen
Bitte ausfllen
Bitte ausfllen
Bitte ausfllen
un centre de alles sport rserv bezahlen uniquement cet effet-l Oui Oui Oui 0h-2h Ja Ja Ja 0h-2h
Bitte ausfllen
14 15 16 17
Ja Ja Ja keine Beschrnku ng Ja
Ja Nein Nein 0h-2h
Ja Ja Ja 3h-5h
Ja weiss nicht Ja 0h-2h
Oui Oui Oui 0h-2h
Ja Ja Ja 3h-5h
Ja Ja Ja 3h-5h
18
Ja
Ja
Ja
Ja
Oui
Oui
Ja
Ja
Ja
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Feasibility Study HPTC Diving 19 Antworten 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 18 unter Vorbehalt, dass der Athlet das Alter von ca. 14 Jahren erreicht hat 0 Die gemachten Angaben entsprechen unseren persnlichen "Wunschvors tellungen" und sind so sicher nicht so einfach realisierbar. Die Antworten entsprechen dem, was wir jetzt so erwarten wrden. Wir wissen allerdings nicht, welche Einstellung wir htten, wenn wir pltzlich vor einer Entscheidun g stnden. 0 Unsere Tochter ist noch nicht an dem Punkt angelangt, an welchem wir so ein Unternehme n forcieren wrden. Z.Z. hat bei uns die Schule bestimmt noch Prioritt 0 0 0 0 0
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Appendix 5: Answers HTPC Eindhoven (Netherlands)
What legal form does your organization have? The programme started as a project, supported by the National Olympic Committee. Now it is the programme of the National team. How does your organizational structure look like? We have found a group of partners to support the programme. Owner is the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation. Partners are NOC, the city of Eindhoven, the local club PSV and the swimming pool de Tongelreep. How many people are employed by your organization and what are their tasks? In fact the National coach is the only fulltime employee. Of course the administration is done by the federation office; the facilities are my responsibility. How many full-time coaches are employed and what are their tasks and responsibilities? Only one full time coach, assisted by volunteers. Responsibility: to lead the technical programme, to train and coach the athletes. How many active divers train with you? How many of them are professionals About 10 divers. None of them is professional. Who is involved in strategic planning activities? Im involved, together with a commission of experts (volunteers) and the federation board. Do you offer any other services apart from diving-related activities? We try to offer all facilities to make sure divers can concentrate on their sports programme. We help athletes finding the right schools, jobs, houses etc. How much do you charge a full-time attendee? The entre is free. Divers who are in the national team can enter the programme.
What are your other financial sources? Support of the federation, NOC and other partners.
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Feasibility Study for a High Performance Training Center for Springboard and Platform Diving in Switzerland

By Sandra Eckert International Management 3.4 August 2008

Supervisor Prof. Dr. Rolf Meyer

Feasibility Study HPTC Diving

Author: Sandra Eckert Tel.: 0448671449 Mobile: 0793052211 E-Mail: sandra.eckert@students.fhnw.ch

Feasibility Study HPTC Diving

Feasibility Study HPTC Diving

Some First Deductions Suitable Legal Forms 3.3.1. 3.3.2.

Financial Aspects................................................................................. 15 Organizational Aspects ........................................................................ 15 16 17 17

Conclusion Proposal Organigram Swiss Diving HPTC Organization Today 4.1.1.

Division of Functions ........................................................................... 18 20 21 22 26

4.1. 4.2. 5. 5.1.

Independent HPTC Framework Framework Detailed Overview of Analyzed Centers

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5.1.1. 5.1.2. 5.1.3. 5.1.4. 5.2.

Important Points to Retain 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.2.4.

Possibilities in Zrich Hallenbad Oerlikon 6.1.1.

Meals 6.2.1. 6.2.2.

Accommodation 6.3.1. 6.3.2. 6.3.3.

Education 6.4.1. 6.4.2.

6.1. 6.2. 6.3. 7.

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Educational Institutions Regional Associations (Clubs) 7.4.1. 7.4.2. 7.4.3.

Budget Calculation 9.3.1. 9.3.2. 9.3.3.

Road Map SWOT Analysis for HPTC in Zrich

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Glattfelden, 22 August 2008

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Other institutions were identified through

UBS & IFJ Institut fr Jungunternehmen, St. Gallen Swiss Olympic

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National coach Swiss Fencing 21 August 2008 6

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High Performance Sport Institutions

3.1.1. Diving Australia / New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS)

AIS = Australian Institute of Sport (Brisbane)

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3.1.2. Swiss Sailing Team

Figure 2: Swiss Sailing Team Organizational Chart (German)13

Swiss Sailing Team Downloads Verwaltungsrat 21 August 2008 9

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Table 1: Positive and negative aspects of corporation according to Christine Herzer 16

Gruber, Furrer Herzer Authors opinion Furrer 21 August 2008 10

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3.1.3. Swiss Cycling Team

Figure 3: Organigram of the Future Swiss Cycling Team (German)19

Swiss Cycling Team AG Peuschel 21 August 2008 11

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Some First Deductions

Suitable Legal Forms

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A limited liability company (llc)22 OR 772827 Smaller, more person-related company

Legal form Prerequisites for foundation

Entry into Commercial Register