Voluntary Sports Societies of The Soviet Union - Governing Body and Its Functions

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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