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The International Council for Coaching Excellence, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations and Leeds Metropolitan University launched version 1.2 of the International Sport Coaching Framework during proceedings at the Global Coach Conference hosted by the South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee in Durban on 11th September 2013. The launch took place in front of a 400 plus audience gathered in the auditorium of the Coastlands Hotel in Durban for such a...

  The XII ENSSEE Forum 2013 will be held in the Hanze University of Applied Sciences of Groningen, Netherlands between 24-26 October 2013. The main theme of the Forum is: Sporthorizon 2020: share qualities towards innovative sport education.” The aim of the XII ENSSEE FORUM in Groningen is to stimulate the development of innovation and (applied) research in the field of Sport, Education and Employment through international cooperation of sports universities, sport organizations and companies...

ICCE president John Bales and secretary general Ladislav Petrovic were invited to speak at the national sport conference "Poland’s qualifications framework for the sports sector" on September 3-4, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. The conference and the subsequent workshop was organised jointly by the ICCE member Institute of Sport and by the Polish Olympic Committee. ICCE delegation also met with Dr. Tomasz Półgrabski, Undersecretary of State for Ministry of Sport and Tourism about future cooperation...

The conference discussed main issues of sport coaching at European level. This was also the final event of the CoachNet project supported by the European Commission Sport Unit. Project partners presented the project’s findings and the European Coaching Coucil (ECC) introduced the proposed new structure for the co-ordination of sport coaching in Europe. ECC Chair professor Pat Duffy at the Opening ceremony of the "Voice of the Coach" conference"

The CoachNet Voice of the Coach project was an initiative of the European Coaching Council and aimed to further develop a structure for the co-ordination of sport coaching at European level. This network will strengthen cohesion within Sport Coaching with an enhanced emphasis on the ‘voice of the coach’. It will also build on the existing reference points for the education, and development of sport coaches, as well as providing a focal point for representation, research and communication on...

The EU Sport Forum 2012 was held in Nicosia, Cyprus on 19-20 September 2012 where the European Coaching Council was be represented by its Secretary Ladislav Petrovic. The agenda of the event reviewed the work carried out in the sector in the last 12 months, future challenges and priorities, and encouraged debate on key issues affecting the sector. EU Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou meets Ladislav Petrovic

The ICCE, in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University and Limkokwing University, commissioned an events programme entitled the Global Coaches House during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012. The programme during both events comprised of informal and formal events designed to provide a hub for coaches to meet and debate current coaching theory and practice. The GCH attracted high-profile organisations from the sports coaching world including the International Olympic Committee,...