|
Data: 03/05/2011
NR.: 142
DATA: 03.05.2011
TITOLO PROGETTO: “Sport for Life!”
RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: Catalin Soare (Romania)
TIPOLOGIA: Gioventù - Training course
ARGOMENTO: Promote sport activities with a tool in the process of social inclusion
PAESI PARTNER CHE HANNO GIÀ ADERITO: -
ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date: 09th – 18th of April 2012.
Venue place, venue country: Sinaia, Romania.
Participants: maximum 2 young people or youth workers or representatives from youth associations.
Main aim:
• provides youth workers and youth educators with background information and practical tips designed to help them use sport and outdoor activities as an educational tool in their work with young people with fewer opportunities.
• to help funding bodies and European institutions become more aware of the need to promote sport activities with a strong educational dimension as an important tool in the process of social inclusion.
Sport as an aim… or a method?
With so many philosophical and practical similarities, it would be easy to conclude that there are few real differences between Sport and Youth Work. In many ways, they are two branches of the same tree. However, the most important difference between them lies in their specific objectives and the methods they use to reach them.
Methodology
• Encouraging a healthy lifestyle – sport teaches youngsters to respect their bodies and to work to preserve their physical and mental health. It establishes positive patterns which can be followed for a lifetime.
• Offering a positive way to spend free time – youngsters in the fewer-opportunity group often lack positive outlets for their energy and positive environments where they can enjoy themselves and have fun. Sport offers a fun alternative to inactivity, boredom, and, in more extreme cases, to filling in time through negative anti-social activities (e.g. substance abuse, criminal activity, etc.)
• Breaking through social isolation – sport provides a context where young people can be together, spend time with friends and meet new people. Sport can function as an icebreaker – a non-threatening way to bring people into direct contact with one another. This can be expanded to making contact with people from other groups and cultures and thereby working against racism and xenophobia.
• Creating a sense of personal identity – participation in sport allows youngsters to become more aware of their talents, strengths and weaknesses. It also allows them to experiment and challenge their own borders. All of this contributes to the beginning of a sense of value and knowing who they are.
• Creating a sense of belonging – by taking part in sports, young people create their own subculture (on group level, team level, etc). Sport gives them a chance to share experiences which in turn develops helps youngsters share common ground. This can give them feeling that they are truly a part of the group and develop a sense of community.
UNDERSTANDING SPORTS 30
• Changing thinking patterns from “me” to “we” – sport often puts young people into situations where they can see how their actions affect others and how the actions of others affect them. This is an important part of the socialization process, teaching values like team work, co-operation and respect as well as demonstrating the importance of leadership. This can stimulate youngsters to become more responsible and help them shift their attention from themselves to other people around them into new situations can be fun rather than a threat.
SCADENZA: -
Pagina precedente
|
