On the 31st of August, before the start of the new school year, at the Polish Olympic Committee headquarters in Warsaw a press conference of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism and the Polish Volleyball Federation took place. Details of the project titled ‘Program promoting sport among children and youth in volleyball for years 2012-2015’, which is to be realized since the 1st of September have been presented. Participants of the conference: Minister of Sport and Tourism – Joanna Mucha, President of the PVF – Mirosław Przedpełski, Project Manager – excellent coach, former national team coach, Waldemar Wspaniały. Also the representatives of the polish political elite and great volleyball players, who are involved in the project, have taken part in the meeting. It is a project without precedent, not only in polish sport, which will involve children and youth from all over Poland. Later this year, the Ministry of Sport and Tourism will spend at least PLN 26 million on realization of the project.
There are four main objectives of the undertaking. The base is to create volleyball school centers (three grammar schools and one high school in each voivodeships, separate for boys and girls). The second phase is to train the physical education teachers, as well as instructors and coaches. Also the emphasis on the support of the activities of clubs and section of volleyball will be placed. The last phase, but no less important, is organization of the nationwide volleyball tournament in Poland ‘Orlik Volleymania 2012’. – The most important aspect of the program is to reach the unification of the training, so that all the coaches would work the same – stressed the manager of the project Waldemar Wspaniały. – ‘The genesis of the project dates back to August 2012. The plan includes a long-term activity for the sake of sport. However, to see the first results, we will have to wait a minimum 5-6 years.’ – said Waldemar Wspaniały. – ‘Once it was our dream to have volleyball schools in every voivodeship. Now, this dream coming true. We hope our volleyball school centers will shape young talents and educate future champions’ – said President of the PVF, Mirosław Przedpełski. – ‘I think we deserved all these with the past years’ achievements. We have to give a good example in order to attract young people. We have nice tournaments, the results, volleyball is popular so this is a good idea to take children away of the computers and TVs’ – stressed. The program can be a good example for other sports, but concrete actions will be taken not earlier than in one year.
- ‘I hope a certain pattern will be created, based on which we will be able to offer the same solutions to other sport disciplines’ – said the Minister of Sport and Tourism, Joanna Mucha.
The total budget of the project is PLN 30 million, but later this year at least PLN 26 million will be used.