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After meetings in Vienna, Budapest and Leeds, the fourth meeting of the Pro Safe Sport for Young Athletes Expert Group of the Council of Europe has taken place in Berlin this week. The group is tasked with developing a tool kit for sport administrators, coaches, parents and athletes to support the fostering of safe environments for young people engaged in performance sport. The promotion of the physical, mental, and moral wellbeing of young athletes is the key driver for this European...

  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our great friend and colleague Pat Duffy who passed away on Sunday morning after a long illness. Pat was an inspiration in the coaching world internationally, and an incredible man to anyone who was lucky enough to know him. Pat was the Vice-President for Strategy and Development for the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) and the Chair to the working group in developing the International Sport Coaching Framework. He...

The 2014 Teaching & Coaching Conference (TCC) in conjunction with Ryder Cup Europe takes place on Sunday 21 and Monday 22 of September and will see delegates attend education seminars that look at golf from grass roots up to elite level. Registration is live on a first-come, first-served basis and accommodation special rates are on offer at the venue as well as near by - details of the hotels, prices and how to book can be found on the hub page...

A ‘Winning Coaches’ seminar was held in Lisbon on 7th June 2014, bringing together all Portuguese coaches in the Olympic programme for a very fruitful day of presentations and discussion. ICCE was represented by Vice President for Europe, Dr Jose Curado; Senior Research Fellow, Mr Sergio Lara-Bercial; Board Member, Dr Adrian Burghi; and long-standing ICCE collaborator and one of coaching's greatest advocates, legendary coach Professor Frank Dick. Also presenting were successful Portuguese...

June 12 – 15, 2014, the world unites in Helsinki, Finland to explore intersections of gender and sport. You're warmly welcome to join the 6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport, to be organized under the overall theme "Lead the Change – Be the Change". The conference is the biggest sports seminar in Finland in years, as they are expecting 500 – 700 participants from all over the world: athletes, coaches, scholars, sports leaders and grassroots activists. Looking through the lenses of...

  The ICCE, sportscotland and University of Strathclyde are delighted to announce that the Global Coaches House won a gold award at the Game Changer Awards - an event that recognises and celebrates the many contributions that Scotland’s further and higher education sectors are making to ensure that Glasgow 2014 is a fantastic success.  GCH was recognised in the ‘International Contribution’ category, and was awarded to a project or partnership in which college and higher education institutions...