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The Strengthening Coaching with the Objective to Raise Equality (SCORE) project, led by ENGSO, had its kick-off meeting in Stockholm on 16-17 February 2015. The project promotes equal opportunities, namely gender equality in coaching, and focuses on increasing the number of employed and volunteer female coaches at all levels of sport as well as enhancing knowledge on gender equality in coach education. The project is targeted at sports and coaching organisations at all levels, more...

Led by renowned coaching education expert Dr. Wade Gilbert, Human Kinetics Coach Education and The Coaches Insider are proud to bring the coaching community a three-part series of leadership-focused webinars designed to help coaches understand what motivates them as coaches, how to draw the best out of their athletes, and how to build team cohesion. The second webinar in the series, Putting Athletes’ Interests First for More Powerful Coaching, was held on February 25...

The first issue of 2015 represents an outstanding collection of original research, best practices, coaching insights, and book reviews from leading coaching educators from around the globe. A highlight is the Best Practices article providing a vivid description of the design, delivery, and impact of the ground-breaking athlete development and coaching model created by USA Hockey. Ken Martel illustrates how the American Development Model (ADM) is used to create an environment designed...

The ICCE is involved in a new project funded by the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme. This project is aimed at national governing bodies, sports clubs and training institutions in charge of coaches, referees, managers and sport specific language teachers to give them access to a TLES curriculum  It is also aimed at players and athletes for whom English is necessary, in order to communicate with other players and coaches, to master the environment during the training...

The ICCE, represented by its Manager for Strategy and Development, Mr Sergio Lara-Bercial, joined leading coaching and coach education experts from six of Europe’s top football associations at St. George’s Park between 19th and 21st November for a new FA-led initiative – the Coaching Research Exchange Group.  Taking place over three days, the new research group welcomed representatives from a select group of footballing nations including Spain, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France...