ABOUT THE PROJECT

Project New Opps – New Opportunities for Drop-out Young Athletes to Continue in Sports aims at tackling the current phenomenon of finishing sport participation in ages between 15-20. The project will first study the reasons for why so many teenagers stop their training/competition in personal disciplines of sport. We will try to find new approaches, practices and opportunities to these drop-outs so that they can still stay active in sport in other roles than training/competition. To implement our project, both clubs – AZS Lodz and Oulun Pyrunto will do the ground work and the base study, gathering information from 100 to 200 athlete dropouts using an innovative digital query tool called ZEF. The project activities include international online workshops bimonthly, a study visit of one week to Poland and final workshops with a seminar in Oulu, Finland. We expect to find solutions to tackle the problem of dropping out at a young age. We will look into the possibilities of offering volunteering, coaching, projects and other options for youngsters to stay involved. Through our transnational activities and our best findings, the information we gather and produce will be shared for a wider audience to benefit sport organisations on a local, regional, national and even international level.

Project time: 11/2023 – 01/2025 

Funding: 60,000 € 

Partners: Oulun Pyrintö (Finland), AZS Lodz (Poland)

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DROP-OUT ATHLETES

New Opps – About AZS Lodz
New Opps – Athletics in AZS Lodz
New Opps – Results of Polish research
New Opps – Case study_1
New Opps – Case study_2
New Opps – The university sports system in Poland as an opportunity to stay in sport
New Opps – Workshop
New Opps – New Opportunities for drop-out athletes

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