No talent scouting system in RI: Thumm<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
With a population of about 220 million, Indonesia has the
\npotential for international sporting success but lacks a system
\nof identifying athletic talent, a German athletic expert said on
\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Hans Peter Thumm, speaking to The Jakarta Post after the
\nannouncement of the Indonesia-Germany partnership on sports
\ndevelopment in Jakarta, said Indonesia had a huge number of
\nathletes.<\/p>\n
\"But you have no system to find them. And this is why we
\n(Indonesia-Germany) are working with schools,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Thumm, 55, is in Indonesia for a two-year contract, which
\ncould be extended for another two years. The partnership, which
\ncoincides but is unrelated to the arrival of German Chancellor
\nGerhard Schroeder for a two-day state visit on Tuesday, relates
\nto cultural agreements signed in 1985.<\/p>\n
Toho Cholik Mutohir, the director-general of sports at the
\nMinistry of National Education, told a media conference that the
\npartnership would focus on the development of basic sports at
\nschools with the main goal of finding talent across the country.<\/p>\n
\"Mr. Thumm will work as a consultant for two years. If deemed
\nimpressive and successful, we may go for another two years,\"
\nToho, who is also deputy chairman of the National Sports Council
\n(KONI), said.<\/p>\n
Thumm said he would need four years to identify talent, saying
\nthe first step to helping develop sports would be to empower the
\npeople.<\/p>\n
\"I study the situation. Based on the study, data and
\ninformation, we will build a four-year strategy, which will be
\nrealized point by point.<\/p>\n
\"With the strategy, we always start with the education of
\npeople as without manpower you can't run any system. That means
\nconducting training for teachers, development of programs will be
\nthe first step,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"After four years, there will really be development. Once you
\nhave established the strategy and the people are educated, then
\nyou can go to the second step; that is to select talent
\nthroughout the country.<\/p>\n
\"We want to start slowly but with quality and end up with the
\nresults,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Thumm, whose arrival in Jakarta follows a four-year stint in
\nMalaysia, said many sports associations were not aware of the
\nsignificance of basic sports development with high-level
\nperformance.<\/p>\n
\"The old saying from international experience is that if you
\nwant to produce one Olympic winner in a particular event, you
\nneed in this particular event about 700 talents.<\/p>\n
\"The broader the base you can build, the more chances you have
\nto end up at the top,\" Thumm said.<\/p>\n
Thumm's job will involve traveling throughout the country to
\nselect between 600 to 700 talented athletes.<\/p>",
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