This workshop was held on 24 September 2011 in Pretoria North, Tshwane and was attended by 42 trained Youth Sport Leaders (YSL) of Altus Sport from several townships in Tshwane. The main theme of the workshop was the background and purpose of the United Nations Peace Day. The messages were read of Sepp Blatter, FIFA President, Willi Lemke, United Nations Advisor on Peace and Sport Development and Joel Bouzou, President of Peace and Sport. Each YSL signed the UNESCO MANIFESTO.
An hour for a debate was arranged and the YSL were divided into two groups. The one group dealt with: “Could sport instigate violence”, while the other group dealt with: “Sport as a tool to combat violence”. The debate elicited heavy and emotional moments as the groups were making their point. At the end the Chairperson summed up the debate sufficing it to say that sport can instigate violence due physical contact, wrong referee decisions and spectator conflict. However with the correct education and training on respect, friendship, peace and fair play from a young age, impartial and strict referee decisions e.g., yellow or red card, sport could combat violence. Both findings had merit. A neutral panel selected the winning sketch and poem.
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