#siamoquesti on TV: the interview-presentation on Telefriuli

#wearethisthe book about paradoxes of Italian sport (increasingly successful and competitive despite enormous gaps in various areas: sports practice, school, facilities, media and sports culture) number of medals and triumphs, was presented on television in Telefriuli.

Thanks to the interest and expertise of Francesca Spangaroa journalist who has been following the sporting events of Udinese and FVG for years, it was possible to illustrate the main themes covered in #siamoquesti (see below).

here is the full video of the television interview presentation on Telefriuli of #siamoquesti:

#WEARETHESE | SYNOPSIS, THEMES AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK ON THE PARADOXES OF ITALIAN SPORT

#wearethis is a new journey in the meanders of the Italian sport. An original treatment in which the strengths and weaknesses of the Italian sports system and in which answers are sought to an apparently unexplained question:

How can Italy be one of the strongest nations in the world in so many sports, despite the enormous ones problems in the school-sport relationshipdespite one one of the most sedentary populations in the world, inadequate systemsone very limited sporting culture it’s a sports media system more attentive to clicks and interactions than to disclosure and storytelling?
#siamoquest tries to answer these questions through concrete cases, numbers and documents, analyzing in depth the 5 areas which should be the basis of every virtuous sports system, deepening the dynamics of elite sports and identifying the reasons behind this competitivenessapparently inexplicable.

synopsis #siamoquesti

#we are these try to answer these questions through concrete cases, stories, numbers and documents, analyzing in depth the 5 areas that should be the basis of every virtuous sports system, delving into the dynamics of elite sport and identifying the reasons behind this competitiveness , apparently inexplicable.

SPORTS CULTURE – An often vague or rhetorical concept that #siamoquesti defines in a concrete and multifaceted way, including obsession with referees, culture of alibi, culture of defeat, respect for opponents, knowledge of sport in the broadest sense, doping and hate speech.

SPORTS PRACTICE – How can we explain victories and triumphs, in many cases obtained by girls and boys under 24 years of age, if we take into consideration the latest OECD data which relegates Italy to last place for physical activity carried out by children?

SPORT&SCHOOL – How does Italy manage to obtain extraordinary results in many sports disciplines, despite a school system that has never considered physical/motor education as a fundamental subject and in which, in many regions, adequate gyms and structures are lacking?

INSTALLATIONS – How do our athletes manage to excel in so many disciplines despite systems that tend to be lacking and obsolete, if not completely absent? The organization and legacy of the great events of the past (…), those of the future and an in-depth analysis of the paradigmatic cases of track cycling and speed skating.

SPORTS MEDIA – How is it possible that Italy manages to consistently produce champions and medalists in sports that do not find space in the main media, sometimes not even during the Olympic Games? How does the sports media system work and how has it evolved throughout history up to the present day?

ELITE SPORTS – A chapter entirely dedicated to the organisation, governance and financing of top sport in Italy and around the world, with a focus on sports federations, military groups and some success cases (first and foremost Norway).

THE SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN SPORTING MIRACLE – The final chapter focuses on the 5 reasons (+1) behind Italian sporting successes, despite all the problems highlighted in the previous chapters.

The paper version of #siamoquesti is made up of 270 pagesdivided into 7 chapters.
Obviously, great space is given to the scope media-sportswith a reconstruction of history, current events and the future of a world that is decisive for the growth in popularity of sport.

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COMPLETE INDEX #SIAMOTHIS

Here is the complete index of the book:

SPORTS CULTURE: WHAT IS IT?
1.1 SPORTS CULTURE AS SPORT ETHICS AND BEHAVIOURS
1.1.1 OPPONENTS
1.1.2 REFEREES
1.1.3 HATE SPEECH
1.2 SPORTS CULTURE AS A SET OF TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
1.3 SPORTS CULTURE AS KNOWLEDGE OF SPORT IN A BROAD SENSE
1.4 SPORTS CULTURE AS AN OBLIGATION NOT TO USE ARTIFICIALS OR DECEPTION – DOPING AND SCAMS
1.5 CULTURE OF DEFEAT, ALIBIES AND FAILURE IN SPORT
SPORTS PRACTICE
2.1 A SEDENTARY COUNTRY
2.2 SPORT AS A DRIVE FOR ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
2.3 SPORTS FEDERATIONS AND MEMBERS
2.4 SPORTS CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURES: THE GREAT PARADOX
3.1 THE PARADOX OF TRACK CYCLING AND SPEED SKATING
3.2 THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE PAST…
3.3 …AND THOSE OF THE FUTURE: MILAN-CORTINA 2026
3.4 SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURES: FEW AND IN NEED OF MODERNIZATION
3.5 THE TERRITORIAL INDEX OF ACCESSIBILITY TO SPORT
SPORT AT SCHOOL AND IN THE FAMILY
4.1 ITALIAN SCHOOL: THE CONTEXT
4.2 THE SPORT-SCHOOL RELATIONSHIP IN ITALY AND EUROPE
4.3 TEACHERS AND RELATED SUBJECTS
4.4 SPORTS HIGH SCHOOLS, TALENTS AND PARENTS
THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF THE MEDIA
5.1 THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF (SPORTS) INFORMATION
5.1.1 NEWSPAPERS
5.1.2 THE RADIO
5.1.3 PUBLIC TV
5.1.4 PRIVATE TV
5.1.5 PAY-TV
5.1.6 INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA
5.2 THE NEWSPAPER CRISIS AND THE QUESTION OF THE FRONT PAGES
5.3 CELEBRATIONS
5.4 THE TRANSFER MARKET
5.5 WHERE ITALIANS GET INFORMED TODAY
5.6 CONCLUSIONS
ELITE SPORT IN ITALY AND IN THE WORLD
6.1 POPULARITY AND COMPETITIVENESS
TABLE 1 | TOTAL MEDAL PACKAGE TOKYO+BEIJING
TABLE 2 | MEDALS/POPULATION RATIO
TABLE 3 | OLYMPIC COMPETITIVENESS INDEX
6.3 THE NORWAY CASE
6.4 THE FINANCING OF SPORT IN ITALY
6.5 MILITARY SPORTS GROUPS
6.6 FEDERATIONS, ELECTIONS AND PRESIDENTIAL MANDATES
6.7 THE CASE OF TENNIS
6.8 GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING OF SPORTS IN THE WORLD
6.9 CONCLUSIONS
THE “SECRETS” OF THE ITALIAN MIRACLE
7.1 OBJECTIVE, SPECIAL AND IMPONDERABLE REASONS 242
7.1.1 LOCATION AND CLIMATE
7.1.2 TRADITION AND LOCALISM
7.1.3 ASSOCIATIONS AND VOLUNTEER WORK
7.1.4 STATE PROFESSIONALISM
7.1.5 ORGANIZATION OF ELITE AND TECHNICAL SPORTS
7.2 THE FINAL INGREDIENT
7.3 EPILOGUE | #WEARETHESE