Encouraging students to pursue grassroot sports activities outdoor in an Eco-friendly manner
▶Summary
Background Sport is indispensable and fulfils important functions. It offers opportunities for physical activity in a world where physical activity is increasingly diminishing; it promotes good health and well-being (when pursued in moderation); and it provides a means of social contact/social inclusion and ample opportunity/equal opportunities for intensive experiences (in line with the selected priority: Promote education in and through sport with special focus on skills development). Objectives Ecocom Project aimed to raise the number of young people who pursue sports activities outdoors (such as Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Canoe/Kayak, Curling, Cycling, Football, Golf, Handball, Shooting, Skating, Skiing, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Motorcycle racing, Mountaineering and climbing, Orienteering, Roller sports, Sport climbing, Squash etc.) in an eco-friendly manner: to make sports-related infrastructure more environmentally compatible and reduce damage to vulnerable outdoor. Implementation Overall, the project has been coordinated by Gazi University. Intellectual outputs (IO1, IO2 and IO3), Multiplier sports event (ME) and administrative, managerial, evaluation, dissemination and exploitation activities (PMI activities), were led by the respective assigned IO and activity leaders, with contributions by all partners. Each of these activities contained specific aims and objectives, methodologies and approaches, as well as milestones and key performance indicators. Achievements The Project developed and completed successfully all project IOs as they were described in the proposal:IO1: A Train the trainer guidebook for sports teachers and trainers that focus on how to organise and conduct environmentally friendly grassroot sport activities in schools and at non-formal actions by sports & youth organisations. IO2: A handbook How to pursue sports activities outdoor in an eco-friendly manner. IO3:A multilingual mobile app supported by an online informative community portal