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Leeds Beckett University, the International Council for Coaching Excellence and all other partners of project CoachLearn are delighted to invite you to the closing conference of this Erasmus+ co-funded initiative. Over the last 3 years, CoachLearn has conducted research and development activities around coach education and development systems and qualifications in Europe. The main aim of the project is to enhance coaches learning, employability and mobility in the European Union. At the...

Over 400 coaches attended the first CoachSG coaching conference on May 11 and 12 in Singapore. Guest speakers included ICCE president John Bales, NSSU coach Developer Academy director Masa Ito and ISCJ editor Wade Gilbert. Under the direction of CoachSG director Troy Engle, the conference was the launch of the new CoachSG department within Sport Singapore.  Click here to find out more.

Registration for the upcoming ICCE Global Coach Conference in Liverpool is available at www.icce-2017.com There is a discount available for ICCE members who pay their membership fees by 1st July 2017, and an early bird discount for those who register before 30th April. Information on the ICCE Research Fair preceding the conference can be found on the website. The following keynote speakers have been announced for the conference: Eddie Jones, Rugby Football Union, Head...

iCoachKids expert researchers, coach developers and practitioners from Leeds Beckett University, the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE), Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF), the Hungarian Coaching Association, Sport Ireland, Lithuanian Sports University, Universidad Europea de Madrid and the Royal Belgian Football Association, travelled to Brussels this week for a successful second partner meeting of the project. Leeds Beckett University and the International Council for...

On 23 and 24 March 2017, a meeting took place in Berlin regarding "Supporting the test phase of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sport and Active Leisure".  The event was attended by 51 people from 23 European countries. The ICCE and ECC was represented at the meeting by José Curado (Portugal), Juan Maria Gavalda (Spain) and Michal Barda (Czech Republic). José Curado made a presentation about the ICCE and ECC and the need to enhance the voice of the coach at all levels...

2017 marks Aarhus as European Capital of Culture. In conjunction with Aarhus University and ENSE we are celebrating this milestone bringing Universities, institutions and organizations involved in Physical Education, Sport Science and leisure sports together. It is with great pleasure to invite you to this international conference where state of the art information, research, physical education and projects on national and international levels are presented. Please register for the...

Join us on 22nd March at Leeds Beckett University to celebrate the remarkable contribution Professor Pat Duffy made to sports coaching. Pat was recognised internationally for his tireless efforts to highlight the role and value of coaching in wider society. Pat was instrumental in foregrounding participant and performer needs in building coaching systems that provide inclusive, lifelong opportunities for participation in sport and physical activity at all levels. Find out more and...

The ICCE met recently with the ITU to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use of the ICCE Quality in Coaching materials by ITU and its members. Ladislav Petrovic, ICCE Secretary General and Adrian Buergi, ICCE Vice President of Strategy and Development met with Zita Csovelyak, ITU Senior Manager and Gergely Markus, ITU Sport Director for the signing of the MoU on 3rd March 2017, and to discuss further co-operation between the two organisations.