Governing Body and Its Functions
Governing body of Trade Unions' VSS was the All-Union Council of Trade Unions' VSS (Russian: Всесоюзный совет ДСО профсоюзов, Vsesoyuznyi Sovet DSO Profsoyzhov), established and governed by VTsSPS since 1957.
Council's main activities were:
- to hold competitions between VSS, Spartakiads of Trade Unions, to arrange physical culture holidays
- to support the participation of VSS in All-Union and international competitions
- to control functioning of Children and Youth Sport Schools and other institutions
- to lead construction of sports facilities
- to award the best physical culture collectives the title Sport Club
- to maintain relations with foreign workers' and students' sports unions
Under the Council federations of various sports disciplines, Coach Councils, Judging Boards were functioning.
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