STEPAN HAIDUCHOK’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF VOLLEYBALL IN LVIV (1920S)

Based on various sources (documents and publications of the «Sokil-Batko» (The Falcon-father) society in Lviv; the epistolary heritage of S. Haiduchok; publications, information messages and advertisements in the Lviv journals «Sokilski visti» (The Sokil news), «Dilo» (Businesses); educational and methodological works «Vidbyvanka» (Volleyball); documents and photos from a private archive) S. Haiduchok’s contribution to the formation and development of volleyball in the Ukrainian community of Lviv is researched. With the involvement of previously little-known documents, materials and photos, his biography in the 1920s was reconstructed. The lower limit was determined – S. Haiduchok’s interest in volleyball, the upper limit – the publication of the work «Vidbyvanka». Attention was drawn to the fact that with the active participation of S. Haiduchok as a physical education teacher at the branch of the Academic Gymnasium in Lviv, volleyball was popularized in the activities of the «Sagaydachny» sports club, the Plast clubs and branches. It is emphasized on his important work as an organizer and judge of volleyball competitions, which were held in the sports hall at Ruska, 20 and Sq. «Sokil-Batko» in Lviv. The history of the writing of the educational and methodological work «Vidbyvanka», which became the fi rst Ukrainian textbook on this sport in Galicia, is considered. It was established that Ivan Boberskyi, Ilko Kalichak, Daria Navrotska, Ivan Mryts and other fi gures of Ukrainian physical education helped him in his scientific research. Attention is drawn to special sports terms and phrases proposed by S. Haiduchok for use in Ukrainian volleyball discourse. It is proven that he took an active part in the development and popularization of volleyball in various youth organizations of Lviv, which eventually led to the fact that in the 1930s , volleyball gained popularity and became one of the leading sports played by Ukrainians at that time.