Play Volleyball, grow with it

European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)

Summary

The promotion of Volleyball at the grassroots level has become one of the priorities set by the CEV leadership and the implementation of a school project under the slogan ‘Play Volleyball, grow with it’ is pivotal to the achievement of this strategic goal. CEV would like to incorporate the activities of the project, leveraging the existing network of partners by introducing the #HealthyLifestyle4All initiative into the annual calendar of activities. Throughout the school year, the project partners are organizing activities within their local communities involving the local primary schools and their teachers. The activities are having promotional and educational character. Core activities are games and workshops.

Target group(s)

• Children (3-12)
• Youth (13-18)

Purposes

• Health and Well-being
• Increase sport participation

Type(s) of initiative

• Coaching and Dissemination
• Education / Capacity-building
• Non-Competitive Sport for All

The project aims at an increased awareness for healthy lifestyles across all generations, better access to sport, physical activity and healthy diets, with special focus on inclusion and non-discrimination to reach disadvantaged groups

Focusing on these 4 main goals:

• Provide coaches and teachers with the right tools and upscale their competences that are required to educate children to have active and healthy lifestyle.
• Educate children on healthy lifestyle choices by discussing their habits, analysing their activities and their ways of transport
• Help strengthen children’s motor skills and social/psychological competencies by involving them in high-quality game-based training sessions
• Make children aware of the nutritional and health issues that they could face with an unhealthy lifestyle

1. 12410 Participants (children)
2. 820 Teachers
3. 660 Volunteers
4. 462 Coaches
5. 18 Youth Summer Festivals
6. 124 Volleyball clubs
7. 71 workshops for teachers

Venue

• Sport Clubs, Educational Institutions

Maximum of participants

• no limit defined

Actual number of participants

• 12. 410 participants

Staff

• 20+

Equipment and Facilities

• Volleyball Equipment, gymnastics hall, "teacher´s handbook"

• CEV School Project Teachers Handbook
• CEV School project page