Play Volleyball – Grow with it 2.0 (PVGW2.0)
2023 – 2025
Funded under: Erasmus+ Sport Programme
Duration: 3 years (from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2025)
Project Coordinator: European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)
Website: https://inside.cev.eu/development/projects/cev-school-project/
Towards an innovative approach to support teachers and coaches in introducing volleyball
The promotion and growth of Volleyball at the grassroots level stand as key priorities outlined by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) and the implementation of this school project initiative under the slogan ‘Play Volleyball, grow with it’ (PVGW2.0) can be considered as pivotal to the achievement of this strategic goal.
Funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Sport programme, this 3-year initiative coordinated by CEV strives to develop and pilot an innovative approach to support teachers and coaches in introducing volleyball to children aged 6 to 14 Emphasising social inclusion and equal opportunities in sports is a central aspect of this initiative.
The main objectives of PVGW2.0 can be summarised as follows:
- To enhance physical activity among children by introducing a new concept to introduce volleyball to new comers;
- To support teachers and coaches in facilitating the introduction of the volleyball game;
- To produce a new guide for teachers and coaches to introduce Volleyball;
- To extend the initiative to other national volleyball federations.
Through the year 2023, under the leadership of CEV and the German Sport University of Cologne (DSHS), the group of partners actively engaged in the development of a draft version of an innovative methodology, now titled “Learning Volleyball – A New Guide for Teachers and Coaches.” The overarching aim is for this guide to be as comprehensive and practical as possible, aiding both school teachers and volleyball coaches in clubs when introducing the sport of Volleyball to newcomers.
The partnership, led by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV), gathered four national volleyball federations (Austria, Iceland, Ireland, and Romania), the German Sport University of Cologne (DSHS) the Macedonian Society of Penology (MSP) and the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE).
EOSE is delighted to be actively involved in this ambitious transnational project and will play a specific role in conducting an evaluation process for teachers and coaches to pilot and provide feedback on the guide
EOSE role as Partner:
- Contribution to the innovative Guide
- Evaluation of the relevancy and quality of the Guide
- Recommendations towards further use and implementation (sustainability)
- Dissemination and promotion
