Capacity- building initiatives

Contribution:

• Excellent opportunities to disseminate research-based findings contributed by academics, universities, consultants and other groups of interest.
• Multiplier approach considering that coaches are already managing groups in many cases.
• These are unique opportunities for exchange knowledge but also for the exchange of connections: networking opportunities between individuals and organisations.
• Volunteer work is a central component of Sport for All.
• Capacity-building is crucial to raise awareness about Sport for All and its importance, increase skills to develop, promote and deliver Sport for All.

International endorsement

Commissioner Tibor: Develop the skills of Sport and fitness coaches and trainers so they are better equipped to provide motivation and support to encourage inactive people to exercise to a level beneficial to their health.

EU WORK PLAN 2017-2020: The role of coaches is a key topic that should be given priority.

• Lack of qualified instructors to spread knowledge to other coaches.
• Costs.
• Lack of qualifications to attend a course.
• Sport for All is often forgotten in capacity-building schemes, or lost in wider educational frameworks.
• Lack of workforce, volunteers, managers, that are qualified in Sport for All development, promotion, delivery.

Conferences

• Take enough time (at least 6 months) to prepare the event.
• Length for the event: On-site activities should not be longer than 4 days and virtual events no longer than 2 days.
• Providing networking spaces is a must. Attendees are expecting to expand their network.
• Provide added values: a keynote speaker, an exhibition, amenities, a closing cocktail event, etc..
• Deliver a final proceedings document that systematizes the speeches and key topics.

Coaching courses

• Requires a formal endorsement of a competent body, if possible, of a higher education institution.
• Coaching or methodological transfers should focus in the promotion of female coaches.
• Mixing different contents is a pillar to offer participants a good education alternative: theoretical lectures, practical activities, external speakers, etc.
• Selection of participants should be planned with standardised entry criteria.

Other

• As many coaches working voluntarily are seniors (40-54) it is important to provide updated knowledge and capabilities that may be useful for managing younger groups.
• New technologies offer alternatives to reach broader audiences. Consider always virtual backups of the events and the other real-time ways to spread educational content such as streaming or online podcasts.
• Offer printed and digital handouts of main contents.
• Multiplier (coaching) events that involve children should require the authorization of parents.
•  Volunteer work is a central component of Sport for All. It is highly important to install more technical capacities for the success of Sport for All interventions.

Please also consider:
Appendix 3: additional guidelines for this type of event.
Additional guideline 8: provide recommendations regarding the event management process.

Conferences

• Football for unity youth forum. Click Here
• ISF World Educational Games. Click Here.
• Football 4 Peace International training camp. Click Here

Coaching certified courses:

TAFISA certified leadership courses. Click Here

She Runs workshop. Click Here

Other capacity-building models
TREE model (for Teaching Styles, Rules, Environment, Equipment). Click Here to learn more

Basketball Without Borders (BWB)
(Fédération Internationale de basket-ball)

• Four-day camp, which brings together the basketball grassroots.
• It encourages campers to build long-lasting relationships with their fellow teammates and coaches.
• To provide grassroots across continents an opportunity to get together for new experiences and learn life-skills through camping.

More information:
Featured Videos. Click Here
Project official page. Click Here