About CEES

An innovative sports project
A public administrative establishment of the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Martin, the Center for Excellence and Education through Sport assumes an innovative sports project at the scale of the territory, the Caribbean and France.

In addition to the training and support programs it offers, the CEES aims to facilitate dialogue and collaboration between the various players in the sports world at the local, regional and national levels through a redesigned governance system as well as a vision focused on education, excellence and innovation.

The CEES is structured around 4 poles: the resources and institutional support center, the performance training center, the training and employment center and the communication and events center.

Thus, the CEES aims to sustainably establish Saint-Martinois sport in its Caribbean environment and beyond by becoming a reference in its sector: an inspiring model both by the talents brought to be trained there and by its mode of operation.
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -
STEP UP YOUR GAME - STEP UP YOUR LIFE - NO LIMITS -

A unique territory in the world

The CEES draws much of its uniqueness from the unique geographical and administrative location enjoyed by the island of Saint-Martin.

Located in the heart of the Caribbean Sea and divided into two parts, one French and the other Dutch, the territory is in fact at the crossroads of multiple cultural influences that give it unparalleled wealth.

CEES considers this tremendous concentration of diversity to be a strength. An asset that he wishes to highlight to show the rest of the world that the desire to excel and the ability to do so are based more on the plurality of talents than on the size of the territory they occupy.

Ile de Saint-martin

Sport is a serious game

At CEES, sport is much more than a game. Because while we recognize its obvious playful dimension, we are above all convinced that it is a powerful tool with multiple facets, capable of responding to many challenges.

A vector of education, creator of social ties, a gateway to integration, a driver of economic and tourist growth... The benefits of sport are numerous and go beyond the simple physical framework of the person who practices it.

This is why we are addressing it at CEES in all its incredible richness and its capacity to unite, move, transform and reveal the best in everyone as well as in our territory.

Step up your game

Through the Center of Excellence and Education through Sport, we offer the opportunity for passionate young people to come and develop their potential in order to reach a professional level, whether it is a question of sports practice or supervision.

“Step up your game” therefore sounds like a mantra for us, an invitation to give the best of ourselves and to surpass ourselves. Because potential without motivation or discipline is an untapped talent.

In terms of sports practice, the following disciplines: athletics, basketball, football, football, cycling, gymnastics, tennis and sailing will be highlighted during the first years of the opening of territorial sports centers.

At the service of the general interest

Sports Code - Article L100-1
Version in force since 04 March 2022
Amended by LOI No. 22-296 of 2 March 2022 - art. 7

“The development of sport for all and the support of top-level athletes and French teams in international competitions are in the general interest.

The practice of physical and sports activities contributes to the achievement of the sustainable development goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on September 25, 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly.

This practice is an integral part of education and culture. It is carried out in accordance with the principles of the Republic and contributes to social integration, intergenerational solidarity and to the learning of citizenship and democratic life.

It is a necessary dimension of public policies aimed in particular at equality of opportunity, the preservation and restoration of the health and moral and physical well-being of individuals and, more generally, the development of the individual and collective progress.

The law promotes equal access to physical and sporting activities, without discrimination based on sex, gender identity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, true or perceived membership in a nation or ethnic group, religion, ethnic group, religion, language, language, social condition, political or philosophical opinions or any other status.”

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