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The ICOACHGIRLS partner meeting took place on the 6th and 7th September 2022 in Dublin Ireland, with representatives from all partner organisations (Sport Coaching Europe, Leeds Beckett University, Sport Ireland, Hungarian Coaching Association, Lithuanian Sports University, FIBA, NOC*NSF, and Special Olympics). The overall aim of the project is to increase female participation in youth sport through two objectives: Increasing physical activity and sport participation amongst primary...

The CoachEd6 multiplier event was hosted by the International Council for Coaching Excellence on 14th July 2022 in Leeds and was hailed a great success, bringing together an audience which discussed international cooperation in Higher Education. CoachEd6 is an Erasmus+ funded project, which will end in November 2022, and which is aimed at developing four sports coaching units at degree level, and then piloting them with a number of learners in each participating country.  The project is...

After a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, the ICK International is back in its original face-to-face format. Now in its 6th edition, expert coaches and academics from all over the world will descend upon the headquarters of German Youth Sport (Deutsche Sportjugend) in Frankfurt for 2 days of keynotes, practical demonstration, workshops and discussions on all things youth sport. The conference will also serve as the closing event of Erasmus+ project ICOACHKIDS+ 13-18, a 3-year initiative...

Delegates from Europe and further beyond attended the Move the Mind event in Birmingham on August 2nd 2022 as part of ICCE Global Coaches House during the Commonwealth Games 2022. The theme for the event (and Move the Mind project) was Empowerment for Wellbeing through Sport. Move the Mind is an Erasmus+ funded project with partners from The International Council for Coaching Excellence based in the United Kingdom, the Hungarian University of Physical Education, the Tarab Institute...

There are millions of coaches around the world, most of them working on a voluntary basis, and all of them having a big impact on our lives and societies. As part of European Week of Sport 2022, there will be a day celebrating Sport Coaches on 25th September and once again, we are tasking people with thanking their coach.  This is the fourth event of its kind and it is going from strength to strength each year! When have you thanked your coach?  What makes...

On 21 June 2022, the International Council for Coaching Excellence signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) to host the office of Sport Coaching Europe, the European continental office of the ICCE. The MoU was signed by ICCE General Secretary Ladislav Petrovic and MCAST Principal Professor James Calleja.  This important agreement will support the services of each organisation and sport coaching communities both locally, in...

The Erasmus+ supported ADVANCE project - of which ICCE is a partner - has been through a thorough application and selection process of the 16 coaches for the 10-month ADVANCE European Badminton Coaching Education.  16 Coaches have now been selected. Hannes Käsbauer, German Badminton Association, was one of the three persons involved in the selection panel and was impressed by the group of candidates who applied to be part of the ADVANCE European Coaching Education: "First, I would...

ICCE were one of 14 organisations who signed a pledge during the EU Sport Forum in Paris to promote healthy lifestyles as part of the HealthyLifestyle4All initiative.  President John Bales signed on behalf of the ICCE and ICOACHKIDS pledging healthy habits for children and young people. The EU Sport Forum 2022 marked a milestone on the HealthyLifestyle4All initiative, Commissioner Gabriel’s campaign to mobilise civil society and public authorities to jointly promote the awareness for a...

The ICCE Research Committee is planning a Global Think Tank to discuss ‘What is Coaching?’ To this end we have invited some world-renowned coaching researchers, suggested by our members, to debate this question, followed by a facilitated discussion. We are delighted to announce that there will be two online Think Tank events on 3rd June 2022 in different time zones: THINK TANK 1: Time Zone Sydney Australia 12 noon 3rd June 2022 Presenters: Tania Cassidy –...

The 16th ENSE Forum will take place in Guimarães, Portugal on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2022 under the theme Sport Education in a Changing World.   Tempo Livre, a Portuguese grassroots sports organization and ENSE member, will host the Forum in Guimarães. The Forum will offer a space for reflection and discussion about the current societal and educational challenges facing Europe and the role of sport, and in particular programmes and policies for the education of sport...