ASVÖ demands clear answers to the future of the movement unit!

ASVÖ demands clear answers to the future of the movement unit!

Burgenland, Österreich - The ASVÖ Burgenland faces challenges in connection with the daily movement unit in schools and kindergartens. President Robert Zsifkovits is concerned about the planned extension and the expansion of this program. While the continuation of the initiative is generally welcomed, Zsifkovits sees significant financial risks. The special federal sports funding could probably be reduced by ten million euros, which would put a lot of strain on the clubs.

In addition, the three umbrella organizations are asked to make a higher proportion of their own, which could further put pressure on the association funding. According to Zsifkovits, this means a risk to the support for the 5,557 member associations of the ASVÖ. Therefore, he urgently demands clarity from the political decision -makers and another conversation to clarify the existing uncertainty and find solutions.

promotion of movement for children

The "Moving Children Moving Healthy" program was successfully carried out from 2009 to 2019 and is now going into a new phase. Since the 2019/20 school and kindergarten year, the initiative has been merged with the program "Daily Movement and Sports Unit", TBB for short. Today the updated program is called "Move Children Healthy 2.0". The aim is to increase the movement time of children and adolescents in kindergarten and elementary school. In autumn 2022 the daily movement unit started in nine pilot regions.

The initiative wants to promote movement behavior through a three-pillar model. The first pillar aims at a cultural change for more movement, the second encompasses additional movement units through external movement coaches, while the third party is intended to develop individual, need -oriented offers at the educational location. These approaches are part of the national evidence for healthy movement behavior in children and adolescents.

sport and exercise in school

The Ministry of Education and Sports in schools pursue the goal of creating motor development stimuli in schools of movement and sports in schools. Children should not only be encouraged to activate sport, but also gain positive experiences that go beyond competitive sports. The compulsory subject of "movement and sport" is anchored and supplemented by non -binding exercises, freedom and school sports competitions.

The “Healthy and Complementary” project, for example, provides progress in the area of movement in elementary school through movement diaries. Performance profiles from sports engine tests also help teachers to optimally plan the lessons and recommend individual movement programs for the students. Schools that make special efforts to promote movement can be awarded the Austrian school sports seal of approval.

The ASVÖ Burgenland and the political decision -makers are therefore faced with considerable responsibility to ensure that the daily movement unit and other movement initiatives are continued to be successfully integrated into the educational landscape. The upcoming discussions will be crucial to ensure stability and financial support for the clubs and future movement education.

For detailed information on the ongoing projects and initiatives, further sources are available: bvz.at, asvoe-burgenland.at, bmb.gv.at.