National sports policy

Sport has always been an important part of Community life and development, particularly among the Region’s youth. In 2000, a human resource development sub-committee on sport established by the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) to advise on and review the development of sport programmes in the Region, as well as to identify research needs and promote communication and coordination among stakeholders. This sub-committee has been instrumental in developing policy guidelines for physical education in schools; drugs in sport including drug testing; and establishing a regional mechanism to strengthen the role and impact of sports at all levels.

Most of the major sporting disciplines in the Community (such as cricket, football, netball and basketball) are governed by regional associations and a number of them also stage regional championships. However, the rules of some international sporting organizations preclude regional teams from competing internationally. The major exception is international cricket.

Some sporting competitions among Caribbean countries are:

Athletics	CARIFTA Games (Youth Track and Field and Swimming)
Badminton	Caribbean Badminton Championships (CAREBACO)
Basketball	CARICOM Basketball Championships (male and female)
Body Building	Caribbean Body Building Championships (male, female and youth)
Boxing	CARICOM Amateur Boxing Championships
Cricket	Busta Cup (seniors), Trinidad Cement Ltd. Trophy (youth), Caribbean Women’s Championship
Football	Shell Caribbean Cup
Golf	Hoerman Cup, Francis Steele-Perkins Trophy and George Teale Cup (male, seniors and female)
Lawn Tennis	Caribbean Junior Lawn Tennis Circuit
Netball	Caribbean Netball Championships
Rifle Shooting	Caribbean Rifle Shooting Championships
Rugby	Caribbean Rugby Championships
Squash	Caribbean Squash Championships
Table Tennis	Caribbean Table Tennis Championships
Volleyball	Caribbean Volleyball Championships (male and female)

National sports policy
	Sport : the Way Forward : Policy Document - St. Kitts/Nevis National Sports Policy - Saint Lucia Physical Education and Sports Policy for Schools [Saint Lucia] - Draft National Physical Education and Health Policy - Belize
Sport development
	Cuban model of sport development (2003) Strategic Framework of Actions to Reformulate Physical Education and Sport Programmes
Drugs in sport
	Barbados Policy on Doping in Sport Bermuda Policy on Penalties for Drug Use in Sport Drug Use Control Standard Operating Procedures (Bermuda)
Development through Sport
	Regional Research Agenda for Development Through Culture, Youth and Sport - Policy, Advocacy and Programmes (2003) Regional Survey of Development through Sport Programmes implemented at the country level (2003)