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Sports federations. Clubs and licences

Sports federations. Clubs and licences Catalonia. 2010
Licences
Clubs Men Women Total
Total 8,560 485,225 130,097 615,322
Underwater activities 142 6,517 1,573 8,090
Aerial 107 2,848 179 3,027
Agility 18 135 133 268
Athletics 141 5,506 3,180 8,686
Motor racing 181 1,351 62 1,413
Badminton 29 471 221 692
Sport dancing 35 519 520 1,039
Basketball 452 52,415 20,065 72,480
Baseball and softball 14 609 231 840
Billiards 44 610 13 623
Bowling 169 3,024 1,231 4,255
Amateur boxing 52 640 25 665
Hunting 788 56,785 196 56,981
Cycling 480 14,629 885 15,514
Racing pigeons 55 911 93 1,004
Messenger pigeons 16 373 88 461
Orienteering 23 452 253 705
Darts 16 1,280 297 1,577
Outdoor pursuits 390 23,568 11,370 34,938
Chess 237 6,669 541 7,210
Fencing 14 644 243 887
Potholing 59 937 342 1,279
Winter sports 73 7,025 2,910 9,935
Squash and racquetball 39 1,062 689 1,751
Water skiing 12 245 195 440
Sports federation blind and visually impaired 24 600 313 913
Sports federation cerebral palsy 41 231 84 315
Sports ferdration deaf 15 1,855 1,069 2,924
Sports federation for the physically disabled 71 673 273 946
Sports federation for the psychologically disabled 68 2,723 1,083 3,806
Body building 33 370 199 569
Football 1,396 110,141 8,265 118,406
American football 28 1,001 202 1,203
Indoor football 63 360 90 450
Gymnastics 103 715 3,761 4,476
Golf 67 31,012 12,248 43,260
Weightlifting 7 92 31 123
Handball 128 7,665 2,735 10,400
Equestrian 110 1,897 4,006 5,903
Hockey 26 3,287 1,780 5,067
Judo 116 5,676 1,643 7,319
Karate 138 5,590 2,334 7,924
Kickboxing 26 1,132 170 1,302
Korfball 32 283 279 562
Wrestling 14 498 42 540
Motorcycling 195 4,244 87 4,331
Motor boating 27 69 1 70
Swimming 126 7,432 5,081 12,513
Paddle 100 4,807 2,948 7,755
Skating 313 7,922 7,410 15,332
Modern pentathlon 8 107 118 225
Angling 138 7,109 310 7,419
Petanque 378 9,649 2,337 11,986
Pelota 37 3,206 424 3,630
Canoeing 21 1,954 954 2,908
Pitch and putt 84 12,889 2,796 15,685
Polo 7 101 18 119
Rowing 37 1,248 829 2,077
Rugby 39 3,378 276 3,654
Lifeguarding 9 91 95 186
Taekwondo 155 7,723 2,701 10,424
Tennis 252 24,485 10,550 35,035
Table tennis 110 2,417 241 2,658
Archery 68 2,188 513 2,701
Shooting 72 11,137 1,947 13,084
Triathlon 100 2,926 415 3,341
Twirling 23 30 515 545
Sailing 97 4,193 1,107 5,300
Volleyball 72 894 2,282 3,176
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.

Last update: April 26, 2012.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Sports club
Private association with legal personality and able to act without any profit made up of individuals, whose basic objectives are the promotion, development and continuous practice of physical activity sports.
Sports federation
Private entity with public and social interest dedicated to the promotion, management and coordination of the recognized sports, basically constituted sports associations or clubs, sports groups and other private non-profit organization that includes among its social purposes the promotion and practice of sport and physical activity. It can also be made, it may be, for athletes, coaches, judges or referees or other representatives of individuals.
Sporting license
Accreditation issued by a sports federation, sports club or sports council in favor of the athlete, for the implementation of the physical activity or competition, which involves bonding authorization and the organizer of the activity . Its duration may be annual, seasonal or shorter duration, and can be of three types: federal, school and physical activity.

Methodological aspects

The sports councils and federations clubs provide data and licenses, as sports licenses processed by the sports organizations (Decree 58/2010 ., dated 4th May 2010, sports organizations in Catalonia, Official Journal No. 6139, 31.05.2012).

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".