JfE: Polen - Jugendarbeit und Sport

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Sports Club "Orliczek" have organized the project called "Smile
Academy" within the National Youth Initiatives. Our project turned out to
be the proverbial bull's eye. On the grounds of increased levels of social
pathology (drugs, alcohol, violence)in our region, there is a high demand
for this kind of actions. We want to point out positive patterns of behaviour
and development opportunities facing children and young people.The
interference of international volunteers into the lives of those young people will bring
home to them the opportunities, which European Community affiliation gives. We
want our volunteers to take multipath actions by organizing beneficial, active
forms of spending spare time for childern as well as being a living
example of self-realization opportunity through EU programmes. Moreover, through the
contact with international volunteers we want to promote the European
Community, understanding of diversity as well as to fight with prejudices
and stereotypes. We believe that voluntary service organized by our
association will bring mutual benefits facilitating the exchange of knowledge,
experiences and skills.


Drawsko Pomorskie is a small town in northwestern part of Poland. The town
is located approximately 100 km from the German border and 80 km from the
Baltic Sea. Our town has a population of around 15,000 inhabitants. It is
a quiet and picturesque town with a beautiful lake and a well-developed
sports infrastructure. There is a primary school, lower secondary school
and upper secondary school. About 5 km from the town, there is the second
largest military training ground in Europe.

Drawsko Pomorskie is colloquially known as the town of pensioners. Due to
lack of jobs and development opportunities, many young people leave to go
abroad or to bigger cities in order to study or search jobs. There are
quite many small businesses (corner shops, small workshops), but the town
lacks large companies that could give employment to the inhabitants of
Drawsko Pomorskie. Although our region offers many opportunities for
tourism, it still remains an untapped sector.

The Project shall be located in the area of Upper-Secondary School Complex
no.1 in Drawsko Pomorskie. There is the sports complex “My playground”
Orlik 2012. The multifunctional sports field is located between the blocks
of flats on Złocieniecka Street and Sadowa Street. There are new blocks
of flats under construction now. Such density of population together with
lack of community hall can result in many inconveniences and risks. There
is a high level of social ills in this area (drugs, poverty, alcohol,
violence), lack of employment, better life prospects and development
opportunities. Negative behaviour patterns are passed down from one
generation to another. Young people spend their free time drinking beer
and smoking pot. Our activity on the sports field is aimed at redirecting
their interests toward sport, recreation, tourism, education etc.

Our sports field description:

Our complex has a sports field with artificial turf for playing football,
and a small area for playing volleyball, handball, basketball, tennis and
table tennis. There are two changing rooms equipped with toilets and
showers. In addition, we have a storeroom and a trainer’s room. Our
facility is used by children, teenagers, adults, whole families and
organised groups (school teams, sport clubs etc.). During bad weather,
children and teenagers play games and have fun in the changing rooms.

Volunteer profile:

-physically active;
-no habits;
-go-getting attitude,
-full of ideas;
-having communicative skills;
-creative;
-open to cooperation with others;
-open to constructive criticism;
-with a sense of humour;
-inspiring others with his/her positive way of thinking;
-people who have a passion for some kind of sport discipline, recreation
or tourism are more than welcome.

Safety:
- accident insurance;
- OHS training;
- free of charge first aid training (our association cooperates with fire
service personnel);
- the place of volunteer’s work is monitored by a security company;
- volunteers shall be provided with accommodation in the boarding school
(security company, safety, obligation to comply with the regulation of the
boarding school);
- a volunteer shall carry out his/her tasks in the presence of trained
sport instructors with pedagogical qualifications.

What can we offer to volunteers:

- developing teaching skills by working with children and young people as
well
as showing coaches' work
- gaining knowledge, skills within the scope of physical education, sport
and
recreation
- gaining knowledge and experiences, within the scope of provisions
concerning
sport disciplines, by organizing and refereeing games
- exploring the peculiarity of working with young people exposed to drugs
and
alcoholism
- developing knowledge within the scope of physical education teaching
methods
- gaining experiences within the scope of using the physical activity as
an
educational tool
- increasing competency within the scope of organizing, planning and
realizing
actions

Volunteer's responsibility will include organization of extracurricular
classes for the inhabitants of Drawsko Pomorskie (Monday to Friday,
extracurricular hours) on "My Pitch - Orlik 2012" facility, which is
located near the Upper-Secondary School Complex No 1 in Drawsko Pomorskie.

What do we expect:

- ingenuity, creativity and involvement in activation process of children
and
young people, engaging them in physical activity, sport, recreation and
games
- organizing events, workshops, presentations for children and young
people
e.g.: games and activities, pedestrian and bicycle rallies, urban games,
paper
chase, thematic workshops, sports tournaments, integrative sport events
(e.g.
family football match, intergenerational volleyball match)
- taking up physical activity together with children and young people
- promoting openness of interpersonal contacts, infecting others with
positive
thinking and sense of humour

Typical volunteer actions:

1. Organizing a tournament e.g. football match. Actions:promoting the
tournament, recruting teams, preparing an event plan or games' schedule,
developing regulations, refereeing the tournament,

2. Conducting sports classes  for children. Actions: teaching elements of
a
given discipline e.g. basketball. Conducting classes: warm up, teaching,
games
and activities, checking the skills,

3. Organizing a sport event for local community: promotion, developing an
event concept, plan and schedule, volunteers' involvement, allocating
tasks,
planning extra attractions: family competitions, quizzes, surveys, shows,
cabaret performances, campfire, inviting a guest,

4.Promoting pro-health lifestyle: during a bad weather a volunteer must
try to
engage young people so that they take part in a physical activity or
alternative classes: the possibility of completing a jigsaw puzzle, card
games, games and activities in the locker room,

5. Transmitting the knowledge about health and sport: organizing knowledge
competitions,drawing competitions, making a newsletter, making posters and
information booklets,

6. Taking care of the tidiness and good image of the facility e.g. by
organizing selective waste collection, organizing facility cleaning action
involving children and young people, decorating the facility,


Sports Club “Orliczek”
78-500 Drawsko Pomorskie
POLAND
e-mail: tomwal00 at wp.pl
kontakt: Tomasz Walkiewicz