Panathinaikos: The first day of “Block the Violence”

The announcement of KAE:

The keynote speakers of this first action were Messrs. Konstantinos Halioris (Coordinator General Manager of OAKA), George Papagiannis (athlete KAE Panathinaikos OPAP and ambassador of this action) and Emmanouil Tsagarakis (psychologist PAO BC Academy).

The young athletes of PAO BC Academy, who attended, listened carefully to the three speakers on how to deal with the phenomenon of violence and then asked their questions.

The Coordinator General Manager of OAKA, Konstantinos Halioris stressed, among other things, that: “As the management of OAKA we are happy that, together with KAE Panathinaikos OPAP, we open the series of actions “Block the Violence” against violence. Through this action we wanted to inform children about the forms of violence and help them understand the sources and ways to deal with it. With actions like this we aspire to create a friendly and functional installation. A completely safe facility for both athletes and fans and visitors coming to OAKA».

On his part, the psychologist of PAO BC Academy, Emmanuel Tsagarakiswrite down: “Instead of dwelling only on the expressions and consequences of violence, we should finally deal with the understanding of the phenomenon and accordingly focus on the mechanisms that contribute to its creation, in order to deal with it before it is even expressed.

Violence is the most intense and dangerous form of aggression in any of its forms and whether it is expressed (physical, verbal, social, etc.). The only reason anyone can consider it as a way to resolve or assert their desires is the excessive emotional accumulation of their “negative” unexpressed emotions, but the result is always a given and is self-destruction, impasse and certain defeat. . Let us take advantage of our ability to communicate, to stop the-unconditional- emotional storage and at the same time let us utilize the greatest gift of sports and exercise, that is, mobilization and emotional manifestation, through physical activation and intensity “.

Finally, the athlete of KAE Panathinaikos OPAP and person of the specific action, George Papagiannis pointed out that: «I feel very happy to be the ambassador of KAE Panathinaikos OPAP in this action. I gladly accepted this honorable proposal as I have the opportunity to express myself to society and young children, as part of the information campaign against violence.

Violence is not only physical, but also verbal, like the one we sometimes face as athletes on the field. However, we are called to manage such situations and we focus on our goal, we control our reactions and our behavior. In this way we isolate any aggressive behaviors and violence in general. This, after all, is the spirit of sports, to promote cooperation, self-control, health, physical and mental, and to block any form of violence “.

These actions are part of the social responsibility program of KAE Panathinaikos OPAP – PAO BC for the Community which contributes to addressing important social issues.

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