Sports volunteering opportunities when working with adolescents displaced: from the experience of Kursk state agrarian university

Relevance. In the context of forced displacement, adolescents have not fully developed coping strategies and skills. This problem requires specialists to find effective means to facilitate social adaptation and resocialization of adolescents to the current situation. A number of researchers have convincingly demonstrated the role of various types of physical activity in influencing the physical and psychological well-being of adolescents and their adaptation. In the current circumstances of living in temporary accommodation centers, the involvement of volunteers in physical education and sports (sports volunteering) plays an important role in addressing adolescents' problems. Objective: To study the potential of sports volunteering in working with adolescents who have found themselves in situations of forced displacement (using the Kursk State Agrarian University named after I.I. Ivanov as a case study).

Materials and Methods. The study utilized statistical data analysis, literature review, and survey methods. The study was conducted at the Kursk State Agrarian University named after I.I. Ivanov. Participants included students enrolled in sports sections of the Student Sports Club of the Ivanov Kursk State Agrarian University.

Results. The experience of volunteer athletes from the Student Sports Club of the I.I. Ivanov Kursk State Agrarian University working with residents of a temporary accommodation center demonstrated their engagement and motivation for further participation in such events, as well as the need to develop competencies in sports volunteering. The training program for volunteer athletes is aimed at developing students' competencies in volunteering and sports volunteering. The program is comprehensive, consistent, and practical in developing students' competencies in sports volunteering.

Conclusions. Volunteering is an effective way to reach various categories of citizens who find themselves in difficult life situations (during forced displacement). The range of activities of sports volunteers is quite broad, allowing them to work with individuals (adolescents) who have found themselves in situations of forced displacement. The effectiveness of athlete volunteers is only possible with a well-developed system of knowledge, understanding, skills, and individual psychological traits. Our athlete volunteer training program, which includes three stages (motivational, action, and reflective), fosters general cultural competencies (humanism, civic responsibility, communication skills, tolerance, and culture), competencies in social interaction, the ability to work in a team in various social situations with different categories of citizens, and specialized competencies in physical education and sports (level of physical fitness, participation in a specific sport, etc.).

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