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The 2019 edition of the ZAMCOACH360 and ICCE Coach Developer Training was held from 29 April to 3 May in Kafue, Zambia themed ‘Facilitating Learner-Centred Coach Development’. The training attracted 15 participants from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia representing Volleyball (including Para-volleyball), Football, Judo, Basketball, Rugby and Athletics.  The programme aimed to provide the coach developers with key learning principles and tool that will enhance their efficiency in developing and...

A Round Table session on Education was a key feature at the ITTF High Performance and Development Workshop held on Tuesday 23rd April on the occasion of the 2019 Liebherr World Championships in Budapest. A Round Table on Education comprised of panelists Bruce Burton, Executive Vice President in charge of Development, Ladislav Petrovic, Secretary General of the International Council for Coaching Excellence and Richard Prause, Technical Director of the German Table Tennis Federation. In...

Liège and its region are renowned for their Belgian hospitality, their dynamism, and their interest in physical and sport activities. On February 24-29, 2020 in collaboration with several institutional partners, the University of Liege will host a series of events aiming to share a common interest in physical education, physical activity and sport pedagogy: The 2020 AIESEP design thinking workshop will be a special opportunity to engage in a ‘design sprint’ to innovate and iterate new...

The 15th ENSE Forum will be held at the University of Vienna’s Institute for Sport Science on the 26th and 27th of September 2019 under the theme Sport – Education – Society. Links and Solutions. The Forum will offer a space for reflection and discussion about the potential of sport to address the societal and educational challenges facing Europe and ways to maximise this potential. Through interactive sessions, working groups and presentations, the Forum will generate knowledge and...

The University of Waikato has three PhD scholarships available to conduct disability sport research, with projects in inclusion, coach learning/development and athlete welfare/care. More information is available at the University of Waikato website.

Together Special Olympics and ICCE invited all coaches to participate in an ICCE Global Coaches House at the Special Olympics World Games 2019 on 15th March. The Global Coaches House marked the first event in the developing partnership between Special Olympics and the International Council for Coaching Excellence, working towards a common goal of providing the best possible development opportunities for coaches. Throughout the afternoon coaches heard from a range of international experts in...

Aligned with Leeds Beckett University's mission to use knowledge and resources to make a positive and decisive difference to people, communities and organisations, they are proud to announce the launch of the Carnegie School of Sport's Doctor of Professional Practice in Sport (DProf Sport).  The DProf Sport integrates part-time doctoral level study with continuing professional practice. It is therefore ideal for those who wish to study at doctoral level whilst maintaining...

Trainers of Coach Developers are exceptional Coach Developers themselves, as well as knowledgeable and experienced educationalists who carry out or contribute to one or more of the following roles: Provide leadership, quality assurance and verification of coach development and education programmes Design and lead coach developer programmes and professional development opportunities Select, train and support coach developers Establish, monitor and evaluate coach developer systems. If you are a...

An international coalition of organizations from the Olympic Movement, the United Nations, Academia and civil society has started in the form of project “EYVOL - “Empowering Youth Volunteers through Sport”, a two-year project co-funded by the European Union within the Erasmus+ programme, aiming to develop a common framework on “Sport Volunteerism”. The programme, which had been announced from the United Nations Headquarters in November 2018, on the occasion of the 8th Global Forum of the...