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New international project to boost the profession of sport coaching across the European Union
The project – Coachforce21 - has received an Erasmus+ Sport grant of €400,000 and will run from January 2019 until December 2021.
CoachForce21 follows the successful completion of Dr Lara-Bercial’s previous European Commission funded projects - including CoachLearn – which established a European Sport Coaching Framework – and the ongoing iCoachKids - supporting the development of a specialist children and youth coaching workforce across the EU.
The projects have led to significant changes to coach education and coaching policy across the continent and promoted the visibility and recognition of coaching as a significant workforce in the EU.
Dr Lara-Bercial, Reader in Sport Coaching at Leeds Beckett, said: “The European Commission has increasingly emphasised the role of coaches as central to 21st century life. CoachForce21 will provide a significant stepping stone for the professionalisation of coaching and the full recognition of coaches as a central pillar of civic society.
“CoachForce21 will build on our previous projects, providing the tools for the development of a stronger network of Coaches Associations and helping ‘the voice of the coach’ be heard louder and clearer in the social dialogue in Europe.”
Project CoachForce21 brings together nine organisations from across the European Union and builds on the successful partnership between Leeds Beckett and the International Council for Coaching Excellence. The team includes representatives from Trainerakademie Köln (Germany), the Czech Olympic Committee, Hungarian Coaching Association, Polish Sport Institute, Coaching Portugal, SAVAL (Professional Coaches Association of Finland) and POPA (Hellenic Federation of Sport Coaches and Trainers).
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