The document discusses the importance of physical activity and sports for students at Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića in Vinkovci, Croatia. It notes that students only receive 2 hours of physical education per week, which is not enough, so they participate in many sports competitions and tournaments locally and nationally. It provides examples of the various sports teams and activities the students are involved in, such as football, handball, cheerleading, table tennis, gymnastics, martial arts, athletics, swimming, ice skating, in-line skating, and walking, and mentions that the students have won many medals through their participation.

1. Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića
Vinkovci
Erasmus+
Young citizens of Europe – our future
SPORTS EVENTS
AND COMPETITIONS
March 2015

2. Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy
lifestyle. In combination with healthy eating, it can prevent
obesity and obesity-related health problems.
Pupils in Croatian schools do only 2 hours of Physical
Education a week, which is not enough, so pupils in
Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića can do lots of sports in their
free time. They take part in numerous tournaments and
competitions, from the local to the national level.
They have won lots of medals.
Doing sports, especially team sports, is also a great
way of imporving social skills.

4. Pupils are coached by
Šime Brkljača, Josip
Elez, Josip Bebek and
Aleksandar Moro.

5. Football and
handball
tournament in
our gym.

6. Our girls are reliable timekeepers and scorekeepers.

7. Our cheerleading team
always gets the audience
and team excited before,
during and after games.

9. The best teams were given
medals, the winners were
the boys from class 7b.
They proudly keep the cup
in their classroom.

10. Runners up from class 6c will try to win the cup next year.

11. Eight teams competed in girls’ football
tournament and our girls won the
second place.

12. Football:
Our pupils competed
with four other primary
school teams and won
the first place.

13. On the 4th of February our
table tennis team went to
a competition. The team
consisted of 10 pupils.

14. Gymnastics

16. Martial arts

17. Athletics

18. Every year second graders
go to swimming school and
get diplomas in the end.

20. Ice skating in Osijek,
40 kilometres from
Vinkovci

21. In-line skating

22. Walking
in the countryside is
healthy and fun