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18Governmental policy instruments to support regional physical education and sports sector
UDC 796.06
Dr. Hab., Professor L.A. Rapoport1 Postgraduate student A.S. Markova1 1Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg
Corresponding author: rla66@mail.ru
Abstract
Objective of the study was to analyze efficiency of the governmental policy instruments to support progress of the regional physical education and sport sector, with the Sverdlovsk Oblast taken for the case study.
Methods and structure of the study. We analyzed, for the purposes of the study, standard Statistical Reporting Forms No. 1-FC, 5-FC, 3-AFC and 2-GTO; public information data flow of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Ministry of physical education and sport; and the relevant legal, regulatory, policy-setting and progress management policy documents of the regional Sverdlovsk Oblast physical education and sport sector control agency for the period of 2010 through 2020.
Results and conclusion. We analyzed in the study the following regional governmental policy instruments proved effective for the physical education and sport sector support and advancement purposes:
- Analyses of the physical education and sport sector progress statistics including the sector staffing; sector financing by the progress vectors; progress statistics of the local social-needs-centered non-profit organizations; progress statistics of the All-Russian GTO Complex in the region; and reports of the sports facilities operations with the design service capacities versus the actual attendance statistics;
- Sports training establishments in the region;
- Core regional sports;
- Public-private partnerships; and
- Major physical education and sports events in the region.
Keywords: physical education and sport sector control, national administration, sports management, control instruments, regional sports administration.
Background. Governmental policies to control, support and advance the regional physical education and sport sector are ranked among the top priorities by the national research and analytical community as they are critical for the physical education and sport sector progress on a comprehensive and harmonic basis,
Objective of the study was to analyze efficiency of the governmental policy instruments to support progress of the regional physical education and sport sector, with the Sverdlovsk Oblast taken for the case study.
Methods and structure of the study. We analyzed, for the purposes of the study, standard Sta-
tistical Reporting Forms No. 1-FC, 5-FC, 3-AFC and 2-GTO; public information data flow of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Ministry of physical education and sport; and the relevant legal, regulatory, policy-setting and progress management policy documents of the regional Sverdlovsk Oblast physical education and sport sector control agency for the period of 2010 through 2020.
Results and discussion. We designed our analysis of the governmental policy instruments to support the Sverdlovsk Oblast physical education and sport sector as follows:
1. Analysis of the governmental statistical reports We analyzed the standard Statistical Reporting Forms No. 1-FC, 5-FC, 3-AFC and 2-GTO to out-
line the regional physical education and sports progress trends in every progress vector, and equip the research and analytical community with a clear and comprehensive picture of the physical education and sport sector situation and progress. As demonstrated by many policy study reports, the standard governmental statistics reporting forms provide the most relevant and informative data for the physical education and sport sector progress analysis [1-3].
Physical education and sport sector staffing statistics demonstrate growth in the physical education and sport sector service personnel associated with progress in the professional education and skill levels - mostly due to the growing proportion of the highly educated professional physical education and sport specialists in the total staff (from 51% of the highly educated professionals in the total Sverdlovsk Oblast physical education and sport staff of 9,558 in 2010 to 61% highly educated professionals in the Sverdlovsk Oblast physical education and sport staff of 13,396 in 2020).
Physical education and sport sector financing statistics for the study period show a gradual reduction in the professional sports funding versus growths in the mass sports financing pursuant to the national physical education and sport sector progress policies by the strategy vectors.
Social needs centered non-profit organizations (hereinafter referred to as the Sverdlovsk Oblast NPOs) have proved beneficial for the physical education and sport sector progress, conditional on a well-designed and effective interdepartmental cooperation and a clear legal and regulatory framework for Sverdlovsk Oblast NPO contributions to the governmental policies and practices; plus good information flow and mutual consulting and support services [4].
All-Russian "Fit for Labor and Defense" Physical Education and Sport Complex (hereinafter referred to as the "GTO") with its 86 GTO test centers in every Sverdlovsk Oblast municipality and 366 certified GTO test grounds across the region.
Sports facilities statistics, with the design service capacity and the actual attendance reports that provide a basis for the regional sports infrastructure development projects based on the following: (1) sports infrastructure progress analyses with estimates of the actual regional supply and demand for the sports infrastructure services; and (2) actual attendance statistics with the supply and demand analyses and operation and maintenance (O&M) cost estimates to produce
the social service efficiency indices (thus the design service capacity of the sports facilities was reported at 26.3% and 56.4 of the demand in 2010 and 2020, respectively; versus the actual attendance of 47.5% and 71.4% of the design service capacity in 2012 and 2020, respectively).
2. Sports training establishments in the region
The Sverdlovsk Oblast government has taken persistent efforts to encourage transition of the sports reserve training system to the inclusive sports training formats. The relevant regional sport training organizations have reported progress in transitions to the inclusive sport training formats.
3. Core Sverdlovsk Oblast sports
As things now stand, the Sverdlovsk Oblast government has formally approved 42 core sports for the region including 23 Summer Olympic, 10 Winter Olympic, and nine other sports disciplines. It should be mentioned that presently the Sverdlovsk Oblast is ranked third on the core regional sports list of the Russian Federation. The core Sverdlovsk Oblast sports support policies have proved beneficial as demonstrated by the flow of medals won by Sverdlovsk Oblast sports leaders in the formal national and international events: 1337, 1600 and 2694 medals in 2010, 2015 and 2020, respectively.
4. Public-private partnerships (mostly the municipal-private ones, hereinafter referred to as the public-private partnerships)
The public-private partnerships have been encouraged by the Federal Ministry of Sports in its Physical Education and Sport Sector Progress Strategy for the period up to 2030. In 2010 through 2020, the Sverdlovsk Oblast government has reported support for the sports infrastructure development projects with contributions from the public-private partnerships mechanisms on 21 sports facilities.
5. Major physical education and sports events
We would mention the following most popular major physical education and sports events hosted and/ or sponsored by the Sverdlovsk Oblast government: annual All-Russian "Christmas Starts" Athletics Tournament; annual "Europe-Asia" Athletics and Skiing Marathons; annual All-Russian "Ice of Our Hope" Mass Skating Event; 2015 European Table Tennis Championship; Ski Jumping World Cup qualifiers of 20152020; International "Grand Slam" Judo Tournament of 2017-2019; 2018 World Football Championship; 2019 World Boxing Championship; FIBA 3x3 Challenger and FIBA 3x3 Women's Series 2019 international basket-
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ball tournaments; 2020 FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament; etc.
Conclusion. We analyzed in the study the following regional governmental policy instruments proved effective for the physical education and sport sector support and advancement purposes:
- Analyses of the physical education and sport sector progress statistics including the sector staffing; sector financing by the progress vectors; progress statistics of the local social-needs-centered non-profit organizations; progress statistics of the All-Russian GTO Complex in the region; and reports of the sports facilities operations with the design service capacities versus the actual attendance statistics;
- Sports training establishments in the region;
- Core regional sports;
- Public-private partnerships; and
- Major physical education and sports events in the region.
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