Trends in changes in the activities of youth sports schools in the Dnipropetrovsk region during the years of russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine
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https://doi.org/10.32540/2071-1476-2025-1-253Keywords:
children’s and youth sports schools, directors of youth sports schools, the war, physical education and sportAbstract
Introduction. Russia’s war against Ukraine became a factor in rethinking the role of physical culture and sports in the social context. If earlier the main focus of the State Academy of Arts and Sciences was focused on the preparation of athletes for competitions and participation in sports events, then in the conditions of the war, these priorities shifted. Sports schools play an important role in the rehabilitation of children and adolescents who have been traumatized or traumatized by war.
The purpose of the study is to record and track the opinion of the interviewed experts regarding the aspects of the impact of the war on the activities of the State University of Education and Culture.
Research methods. The study was conducted at the Dnipro State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports. The main method of collecting material is an expert survey through a questionnaire. In total, 15 directors of children’s and youth sports schools of the education system of the Dnipropetrovsk region were interviewed to create an expert group.
The results. On the basis of the obtained results, it is possible to generalize about the state of activity of children’s and youth sports schools in the conditions of military operations in Ukraine using the example of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The study showed that the main changes in the state of activity of the State University in the period from 2022 to 2024 are directly related to the consequences of the war. This confirms the conclusion that military actions have a significant impact on all spheres of life in Ukraine, including sports. After all, many of the best coaches and athletes are mobilized to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which affects the quality of physical training of young people.
Conclusions. In general, Russia’s war against Ukraine has a significant and negative impact on the activities of children’s and youth sports schools. Almost all respondents admit that the changes that took place in these institutions in the period 2022-2024 are related to military actions. This emphasizes the need to pay special attention to the restoration of the sports infrastructure and the support of the Youth Sports Academy in the conditions of the war and after its end.
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