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Sport Coaching Europe (SCE) has joined forces with multiple European partners for a new Erasmus+ project called "A Fairer Coaching" (AFC). The project aims to help coaches create a more positive and supportive environment for athletes. Partners met this week in Sofia at the offices of the Bulgarian Football Union. SCE and the AFC partners met in the Bulgarian capital to discuss how they can work together to achieve this goal. The project plan entails workshops, training sessions, and...

The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union invited ICCE to the International Conference of Sport Leaders on the legacy of major sporting events. An invitation was also extended to the Opening Ceremony of the European Week of Sport held in Budapest on 23-24 September 2024. ICCE was represented by Secretary General Ladislav Petrovic. Read more about the event here.

ICCE and ICOACHKIDS are pleased to announce, in partnership with the Lithuanian Sports University (LSU) that the 8th Annual ICOACHKIDS Conference will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania, at Lithuanian Sport University on 25th October 2024. You can register for the event, via the LSU here. ACCOMMODATIONThe recommended accommodation closest to the venue is as follows: Santaka hotel https://www.santakahotel.eu/en/ (8 min taxi, 17 min by bus) Radisson Hotel...

“This is the third ICCE Global Coaches House held during an Olympic/ Paralympic Games, after London in 2012 and Rio in 2016, and we’ve been privileged to have IOC Entourage Commission chair Sergii Bubka open each of these sessions,” explained ICCE President John Bales.  “Global Coaches House provides a unique learning and networking opportunity in the amazing atmosphere of the Games where athletic excellence is witnessed every day.”    Over 230 High Performance...

The ICCE was present in the 2024 African Mini Basketball Forum, held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, from July 15 to 18. Aligned with our mission to lead and develop sport coaching globally, one of our Mini Basketball experts was invited to contribute to this key event, which focused on enhancing the skills and knowledge of coaches across Africa. Organized by the FIBA Regional Office in Africa and the Malagasy Basketball Federation, the convention brought together 20 delegates from 16 African...

Special Olympics European Football Week #EFW2024 will see exciting football activities taking place across the continent from 25 May to 2 June 2024. Special Olympics Ireland football team celebrate together at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.Photo: Marvin Ibo Güngör/Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 LOC Special Olympics European Football Week (EFW) is returning for its 24th edition, promising a vibrant celebration of football as truly the universal game for players of ALL...

ICCE President John Bales recently visited Cyprus with President of the Hellenic Federation of Sports Coaches and Trainers (POPA) and Sport Coaching Europe member Thanasis D Villiotis and POPA’s General Secretary  Dimitris K Stefanidis. During the visit between 14 to 17 May 2024, the group participated in the 1st National Sports Ethics Conference. In this, the POPA delegation had the opportunity to develop their own positions on Ethics in Sports, stressing that Coaches, athletes and...

In an ambitious move towards bridging the gender gap in sports coaching, the SheCOACH project has been officially launched, following a successful kick-off event. This innovative initiative, funded under the ERASMUS-SPORT-2023-SCP – Cooperation partnerships and coordinated by the Cyprus Basketball Federation, aims to promote gender equality in coaching, with a specific focus on basketball in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Spain. Despite the increasing participation of women in sports, the coaching...

The PEAK Framework for Coaching Policies and the PEAK Handbook for Coach Education have been published in English, French and German: PEAK Framework English 🇬🇧 PEAK Framework French 🇫🇷 PEAK Framework German 🇩🇪 PEAK Handbook English 🇬🇧 PEAK Handbook French 🇫🇷 PEAK Handbook German 🇩🇪 PEAK is an international project under the leadership of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) with the aim to develop coaching policy recommendations for the use by sport...

The ICCE took part in the final partner meeting of the Skills 4 Coach project in April. The meeting took place in Oslo, hosted by the lead partner in the project, the Furim Institutt. During the meeting, the project partners had a chance to review all the outputs and share feedback. The training modules are now available with subtitles in 5 languages. This online course will assist coaches in their development process, offering simple, yet important, concepts and ideas on coaching. All the...