Christmas and summer parties
The summer and Christmas parties are meeting places where teenagers and the association’s decision-makers meet to socialize, get to know each other, and talk about young people’s experiences in sports. By combining playful activities, food, and conversation, a safer and more relaxed form of dialogue is created compared to traditional meetings. The idea here is for young people to have more space to express their experiences, ideas, and opinions, while adults take a step back, listen, and remain open to letting the youth perspective have an influence. In this way, relationships can be built across generational boundaries and the power balance between young people and adults can be leveled.
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What is the purpose of the evening?
- Aimed at teenagers and adults in leadership roles (e.g., boards and employees) to build relationships and a sense of community
- Create a safe environment for young people to express their thoughts, share experiences, and influence issues related to their sport
- Strengthen young people’s self-confidence and demonstrate that their ideas are taken seriously
- The youth participate in planning and evaluation, ensuring that their perspectives permeate the meeting
How the evening is structured
- Welcome and mingling
- Introduction of purpose and format
- Group division with mixed ages, maintaining security through section affiliation
- Playful team activities and cooperation exercises, e.g., a 3-event competition
- Shared meal
- Discussions in smaller groups about the association, sports participation, and future development
- Conclusion with free time, evaluation, and award ceremony
Afterwards
- Compile the findings from the discussions and activities
- Send feedback to the participants
- Ensure that the board or those responsible follow up and provide feedback to the youth regarding which ideas are being pursued and why/why not
