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The iCoachKids International Conference is Back!  Register now to hear about cutting edge best practice examples and research on “Preventing Sport Dropout” (Day 1) and “Talent Development” (Day 2) The 4th iCoachKids International Conference will take place online on 2nd and 3rd December 2020.  The programme includes 17 presentations and 22 speakers from nine countries across four continents. This reflects the world-wide spread of the iCoachKids movement.  Speakers...

CoachEd6 is an Erasmus+ Education co-funded project that has been launched between Monday 28th September and Friday 2nd October, 2020. The project, which will end in November 2022, and which is aimed at developing four sports coaching units at degree level and then pilot them with a number of learners in each participating country, is led by the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) and has the University of Southern Denmark, Reykjavik University in Iceland, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman...

The demographic composition of Europe has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and migration within and from outside the EU has significantly increased. This sharp increase in migration and cultural diversity presents new challenges and opportunities in host countries for both the so-called majority and minority populations. Physical education teachers and coaches are often at the forefront of these diversifying societies, and work with culturally, ethnically, and linguistically...

The over-arching theme of “Think Global, ACT Local – Adapt. Create. Transform” seeks to convey the evolving landscape of sport to articulate required global best practices and principles in coaching to address new demands of sport locally against the backdrop of a global pandemic. Unpacking the acronym of ACT, is the call to action, to encourage a posture in our coaches where they: Adapt to change to be relevant despite the global pandemic and emerging challenges so that they can...

An ICCE Working Group has been convened to lead, develop and provide guidelines to emerging sport coaching countries globally. A very successful first meeting of the ICCE Emerging Nations Working Group took place on 29th September, co-chaired by Desiree Vardhan (South Africa) and Aaron Alsop (Solomon Islands). The vision of this group is to lead, develop and provide guidelines to emerging sport coaching countries globally. The mission of the group is to advocate,...

After nearly three years of work, Project EDU:PACT, of which ICCE are partners, are proud to announce that they have taken a significant step towards achieving their goal through the release of the EDU:PACT Handbook. The demographic composition of Europe has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and migration within and from outside the EU has significantly increased. This sharp increase in migration and cultural diversity presents new challenges and opportunities in host countries for...

Thousands of coaches deliver sport to children and young people every day. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the number of tailored development opportunities for this population of coaches has increased in the last decade. Research exploring the impact of coach development interventions in this population has tended to focus on generic, retrospective accounts (Sullivan et al., 2012; Lemyre et al., 2007; Wiersma & Sherman, 2005). Evaluations of the impact of specific coach education...

After a successful 2019 campaign initiated by our Finnish colleagues, we would like to make 2020 global and look forward to hearing your experiences! There are millions of coaches around the world, most of them working on a voluntary basis, and all of them having a big impact on our lives and societies. ICCE together with our Finnish partners have a challenge for you and your contacts.  As part of European Week of Sport 2020, there will be a day celebrating Sport...