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Leeds Beckett University – sport coaching job opportunities
Leeds Beckett University are recruiting a Research Officer, and three Senior Lecturers in the field of sport coaching. For further information on the Sport Coaching Professor roles, please click here. For further information on the Research Officer role, please click here. For further information on the Senior Lecturer roles, please click here.
SCORE project successfully kicked off in Stockholm
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...
International Sport Coaching Journal – Changing the coaching and player development paradigm
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...
TENG Sports (Technical Language of English for Sports) Project
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...
Registration open for ICCE Global Coach Conference!
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Global Coach Conference which will take place at Vierumäki, Finland between 23rd and 25th August 2015 Registration fees:ICCE Member* €310Non-ICCE €410 Student** €210 Accompanying Person*** €160Research Fair €40 * ICCE membership has to be paid by st July ** Students have to present a valid Student ID upon registration
ICCE represented at Coaching Research Exchange Group of English Football Association
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...
Women’s Sport Leadership Academy 2015
Following the success of WSLA 2014, a second Women's Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA) will take place from 22-26 June 2015 at the University of Chichester. WSLA 2015 aims to bring together forty outstanding women leaders, half from the UK and half from around the world, providing a unique learning environment that will support the women to further develop their leadership competencies. Please find some further information via the links below: Promotional Leaflet Information Pack Application...
ICCE involvement in new EU projects
Two successful EU project proposals which were submitted under Erasmus+ Sport will commence in the new year. The ICCE are confirmed as partners in the projects, as follows: SCORE, led by the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation, promoting gender equality in coaching; and SPEACH (Sport Physical Education And Coaching in Health), led by Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen
SAVE THE DATE! ICCE Research Fair: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd August 2015
The ICCE Research Fair will take place on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd August 2015 in Vierumäki, Finland, immediately prior to the ICCE Global Coach Conference. Coaching Researchers, coaches, performance directors and coach developers are invited to participate in the 2015 ICCE Research Fair to learn the latest coaching-related research and discuss implications to coaching practice. The topics will include among others: Transformational Leadership and Coaching; Technology in Coaching; Why...
Coach Development – Portugal and Cape Verde
In the context of collaborative work between Portugal and Cape Verde, a seminar for coach developers took place on 17th and 18th August at Ribeira Grande (Santo Antão Island/Cape Verde). 29 coaches from various sports were involved in the seminar, which informed participants on the ICCE, its activities and strategic objectives. The meeting also explored work being carried out by the ICCE in Africa, and the project of the African Coaching Council. The seminar was led by José Curado, ICCE´s...