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Leeds Beckett researchers to lead international project to enhance the recognition, representation and status of sport coaches in the European Union
The partnership between Leeds Beckett and the International Council for Coaching Excellence continues to produce dividends. CoachForce21, follows the successful completion of previous European Commission funded projects such as CoachNet, CoachLearn and the on-going iCoachKids. These projects have led to significant changes to coach education and coaching policy across the continent and promoted the visibility and recognition of coaching as a significant workforce in the EU. CoachForce21 will...
Whistle Presentation to the ICCE Board, Paris – October 2018
ICCE Secretary General Ladislav Petrovic gave an overview of the Whistle project and its objectives at the ICCE Board Meeting in Paris on 3-4 October 2018.
iCoachKids – From European Project to Global Movement
The 2nd iCoachKids International Conference marked a watershed moment in the transformation of this Erasmus+ co-funded initiative from a collaborative partnership into a global movement. Peter Mackreth, Dean of the Carnegie School of Sport at LBU, John Bales, ICCE President, Dr Sergio Lara-Bercial, iCK Director and Dr Andy Abraham, Head of Subject for the Sport Coaching Degree at LBU welcome coaches to the iCK Conference. Over 200 youth sport coaches from 17 different countries descended...
Whistle represented at Pat Duffy Coaching Excellence Conference: Developing Effective Environments for Children and Young People in Sport, 2nd iCoachKids International Conference – September 2018
The Whistle project was presented at the Pat Duffy Coaching Excellence Conference: Developing Effective Environments for Children and Young People in Sport, 2nd iCoachKids International Conference. Reference was made to the project in some of the presentations, and flyers were distributed to all delegates. Over 200 youth sport coaches from 17 different countries attended this milestone event for the iCoachKids movement.
12th ICCE Global Coach Conference: Tokyo – save the date!
iCK Hailed as Best Practice in Coach Development at European Commission Meeting
Dr Ladislav Petrovic and Dr Sergio Lara-Bercial with Mr Yves LeLostecque and Ms Agata Dziarnowska from the Sport Unit of the European Commission The central role of the coach in 21st Century society has been highlighted in the EU Plan for Sport 2017-2020 and the EU Council Conclusions of November 2017 led by the Estonian Presidency. Within this context, the Human Resources in Sport Expert Group has been set up to, over the next three years, explore the most relevant topics in this field...
Mini in Size, Massive in Ambition: iCoachKids Plays Big Role at FIBA’s Mini-Basketball Convention
Attending the call of FIBA Europe Executive Director Kamil Novak, iCoachKids Director Dr Sergio Lara-Bercial travelled to Matosinhos in Portugal to participate in the FIBA Mini-Basketball Convention. iCoachKids Director Dr Sergio Lara-Bercial with FIBA President Horacio Muratore Matosinhos is famous world-wide for producing and enjoying the ‘World’s Best Fish’. Over the last couple of days, the Porto municipality lived up to its reputation as the FIBA Mini-Basketball Convention proved to be a...
International Working Group on Women and Sport 7th World Conference from the 17th-20th May 2018
The 7th IWG World Conference from the 17th-20th May 2018 was held in Gaborone, Botswana. This event is held every four years with the global focus on specific goals and action steps aimed at offering men and women equal opportunities in the sport arena. Over 1000 delegates representing 71 nations provided significant opportunities for interaction and discussions on the conference theme “Determine the future. Be Part of the Change”. The conference featured 6 plenary sessions and side...
Raising awareness of whistleblowing through ‘Sport WHISTLE’
Project “Sport WHISTLE” is a research project funded by the European Commission (Erasmus+) and designed to develop an evidence-based educational program to promote and facilitate whistleblowing behavior in sport settings. Project "Sport WHISTLE" is governed by an international consortium of expert academics, policy-making and sport organizations from Cyprus, Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Romania, and UK. The project is led by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. The team of “Sport...
thens Coaches Seminars supported by the ICCE!
Coaches’ seminars that took place from 22nd- 24th of April in Athens have been heralded a great success! Under the auspices of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, and held by the Hellenic Federation of Sport Coaches (POPA) and the Trainerakademie Koeln, the two organisations are implementing a co-operation agreement for the permanent training of Greek Coaches supported by the International Council of Coaching Excellence. The topic of the first two coaches seminars were about “monitoring an...