Organisation of Sports Events by the Volyn Regional Centre for Physical Health ‘Sport for All’

Abstract

Relevance. In the process of the evolution, the Volyn Regional Centre for Physical Health ‘Sport for All’ has designed a system of organisation and conducting of various sports and mass events to increase the level of the Volyn population physical development, and the experience deserves to be studied. The Purpose of the Study is to reveal the experience of organising and conducting sports events by the Volyn Regional Centre for Physical Health «Sport for All». Research Methods comprise an analysis of archival documents and periodicals; the district and city branches reports and the managers’ survey. Results of the Study. The analysis of archival documents allowed considering the specifics of the Volyn Regional Centre for Physical Health «Sport for All» activities. The centre was established by order of the Regional State Administration Head and by the decision of the Regional Council session of December 16, 2003. The Volyn Regional Centre for Physical Health «Sport for All» annually organises many sports and recreational events. Among such events, there are leading ones that are characterised by their popularity: «Sports for All in Parks and Squares», «Red Card», «Sports Winter», «Olympic Summer», «Swimming School». In addition, the centre organised mass sports events for the first time as part of a programme to increase physical activity and healthy lifestyles among the population of Volyn in 2015–2022. These events were held in various forms: festivals («Sporting Longevity – Sport for All is the Joy of Life», «Sport for All for Health», «Sport for All – Health for Everyone»); tournaments «Sport without Borders», «Steel Will»); social projects («Help for Sport», «Active Parks – Locations of Healthy Ukraine»). Findings. The activities of the Volyn Regional Centre for Physical Health ‘Sport for All’ continue to make a significant contribution to the development of physical culture and healthy lifestyles in Volyn.