The first international SCOUT tournament, the European Erasmus+Sport project co-financed by the European Union, which involved over 200 girls from Italy, France, Spain and the Czech Republic, ended on Sunday.
A delegation of 60 people left on Friday at dawn for Istres (Marseille): Leslie Ansaldi’s Under 16 Women; Nicolò Melotti’s Under 13 team with two additions from Frignano Volley Project; and two minivolleyball teams from Modena and Frignano Volley Project led by Nicole Anderlini and Paola Forni.
The three days began with a walk in the historic center of Marseille to discover this beautiful city. The day ended with a training moment dedicated to the coaches in which all the staff involved were able to discuss the issues of inclusion and the difficulties encountered in the clubs with Gil Plà of the University of Vic (Spain).
On Saturday, the three tournaments of the Under 17, Under 14 and Under 10 women’s categories took place on three competition fields. The tournaments, which lasted all day, were played in a completely friendly spirit with the main objective of having a sporting experience of international exchange.
On Sunday, some friendly beach volleyball matches took place on the beach, before the final goodbyes.
The next international appointment of the SCOUT project is set for Easter 2024, when in Modena on the occasion of the Anderlini Spring Cup and the Paolo Bussinello International Trophy.
SCOUT (Sport Clubs Opening Up To all girls’ Participation) focuses on institutionalized sports practices, or otherwise known as organized sports, which take place through sports federations and clubs. The focus on organized sport was chosen because clubs tend to be considered the privileged environment for sport, especially for children and adolescents. Evidence to date indicates that participation in institutionalized sports can play an important role in a child’s or adolescent’s development in several aspects: social, motor, emotional, behavioral and psychological. Sports practice is at the epicenter of the extracurricular activities that children carry out today and which occupy them more outside the family environment (excluding school).
The partnership sees AE Carles Vallbona (Spain), as lead partner; Istres Provence Volleyball (France); Univesidad de Vic (Spain) and Grup de Recerca Educacio Fisica of Vic (Spain) as academic partners responsible for impact assessment; AIC (Germany), responsible for the implementation of the pilot program, and Anderlini who will deal with the communication and dissemination of the project.
