School Project involves more clubs, schools and kids across Denmark

Despite the constraints resulting from the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, the activities run by Volleyball Denmark in conjunction with the CEV School Project continued throughout the month of November and in early December as well.  

Espergærde is a recently established Volleyball club, wishing to make themselves visible in the local area. With this in mind, Espergærde have run a series of Volleyball classes, thus involving six groups of first graders and eight from the seventh grade. In addition to that, they delivered a Kids and Teen Volleyball course offered to all physical education teachers at Espergærde School, so that more of them add the game to the programme of their classes.  

The first graders attended four lessons of Kids Volleyball, with the local teachers in charge of delivering the third class on their own. The seventh graders, on the other hand, joined three classes of Teenvolley, again with the local PE teachers responsible for the delivery of the third such class. The course ended with two school meetings, each one attended by four classes.

To ensure that Kids and Teen Volleyball becomes a part of the curriculum, Volleyball Denmark as well as the club provided both balls and instruction booklets for each class, with each package consisting of a booklet and three balls. Moreover, Volleyball Denmark and the club helped with the planning of the lesson run by the local PE teachers and with the subsequent assessment.

With the action lasting for some 15 days, Holstebro Volley are due to visit all classes of the local school, which disposes of new volleyball poles, so that the students can play Volleyball during their PE classes and free time. The organisers hope that more children and young people will find their way to the local Volleyball club.

Ry Volley visited the local schools in late November, and after that, some kids joined the local club – with the activities run there encompassing the training of Volleyball coaches as well.

At Trekronerskole, 80 students played Kidsvolley on Friday, November 26. Actually, the plan was to involve some 100 kids from neighbouring schools as well – but the pandemic eventually prevented these from joining the action. The students of Trekronerskole played the game with fine Mikasa balls provided by the CEV and they obviously had much fun with that.

In late November as well, 71 students from four classes at Lindegårdsskolen played Kidsvolley for three hours, thus accounting for a nice and good experience for all involved. Lyngby Gladsaxe Volleyball Club marketed itself at the event, so they now hope many children will be paying a visit to the club anytime soon.