News Archive

Sport Studies
Demographics of Footballers in Europe

11/02/2011

The Professional Football Players` Observatory (PFPO) has released findings of the third Demographic Study of Footballers in Europe.

 

Football Initiative
Respect FC Reducing Bad Behaviour

11/02/2011

The Football Association (FA), United Kingdom, has created a new approach to remedy bad behaviour from fans and players by launching its own football club called Respect FC.

 

Interactive Multimedia Guide
Online Platform for Coaches of Adults

11/02/2011

The Instituto Andaluz del Deporte, Spain, launched a new online platform to guide coaches in enhancing the health of adults and elderly people.

 

Best Practice Report
Ten Years of Sport and Cooperation Network

11/02/2011

The Sport and Cooperation Network has released a report outlining the development projects they have undertaken to support vulnerable children and youth in impoverished countries.

 

Sport Studies
Trends within the Sport for All Sector

11/02/2011

The conclusions of a study which analysed trends within the Sport for All sector have now been released in English.

 

Recognising Sport and Development Projects
Beyond Sport Opens 2011 Award Entries

11/02/2011

 

The third annual Beyond Sport Awards, celebrating sport and development projects from around the world, are open for nominations.

 

The twelve award categories are divided into:

Physical Activity and Health
WHO Publishes Global Recommendations

11/02/2011

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published Global Recommendations for Physical Activity and Health for the age groups of 5-17 years old, 18-64 years old and 65 years old and above.

 

UNICEF Call for Proposals
Evaluating CWC Campaign Against HIV Infection

11/02/2011

UNICEF calls for proposals to evaluate the Cricket World Cub (CWC) campaign for youth with a high risk of exposure to HIV infection.

 

Millennium Development Goals
Educational Comic Book Published

11/02/2011

Spanish national and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, and Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, launched the comic book Score the Goals at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

European Commission
First-ever Sport Package Unveiled

11/02/2011

Sports Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou unveiled a communication which sets out the European Union`s (EU) first-ever sports programme and hopes to have the first collection of policies released in 2014.

 

ICSEMIS 2012 - An Interdisciplinary Approach
Drawing Together Scientific Branches

11/02/2011

Sport and exercise scientists, world leading experts and policy makers from all branches of sport science will meet at the International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) in Glasgow, Scotland, from 19-24 July, 2012.

 

Sport for Development and Peace
Cooperation of Israeli and Palestinian Olympic Committees

11/02/2011

During a meeting at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, the National Olympic Committees of Israel and Palestine expressed their will for cooperation in the lead-up to the 2012 Olympics.

 

Conference on Sport for Development and Peace
Sport as a Mediator Between Cultures

11/02/2011

From 13-17 September, 2011, an international development and peace conference, including pre-conference workshops, will focus on the role of sport in the development of society and intercultural experiences.

 

Sport and Society
Traditional Physical Culture and Sports

11/01/2011

From 15-17 January, 2013, a Global Conference on Traditional Physical Culture and Sport will take place in Amravati, India.

 

CeRiSM Congress
Mountain, Sport and Health

11/01/2011

The 4th Mountain, Sport & Health Congress will be held in Rovereto, Italy from 10 – 12 November, 2011.

 

IASK conference
Sport Kinetics

11/01/2011

The International Association of Sport Kinetics (IASK) and the University School of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland, will host the 12th International Conference Sport Kinetics from 22 – 24 September, 2011.

 

International Children’s Games Conference
Health and Well-being

11/01/2011

On the occasion of the International Children`s Games, a Health and Well-being conference will be held from 2-4 August, 2011, in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

 

TGfU Conference
Teaching and Coaching Games Successfully

11/01/2011

The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, England, will host the Fifth International Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) Conference from 14 - 16 July, 2012.

 

ATINER Conference
Sports: Economic, Management, Marketing & Social Aspects

11/01/2011

The 11th Annual International Conference on Sports will be held 11-14 July, 2011 in Athens, Greece.

 

Sport and Philosophy
EAPS International Conference

11/01/2011

 

From 19-21 May, 2011, the 1st European Association for the Philosophy of Sport (EAPS) International Conference will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.

 

ICEPA 2011
International Congress on Enhancement of Physical Activity

11/01/2011

The University of Jyväskylä, Finland, will host the International Congress on Enhancement of Physical Activity from 7-9 April, 2011 in Vuokatti, Finland.

 

The topics of the Congress are:

Sport Management
ALGEDE 2011

11/01/2011

The 2nd Congress of the Latin American Association for Sport Management will be held in Monterrey, Mexico from 28-30 March, 2011.

 

Networking event
Leaders in Sport

11/01/2011

The second gathering Leaders in Sport will be held 27-29 March, 2011 at the La Manga Club resort in Spain.

 

This gathering will welcome one hundred CEOs and director-level executives from football and other sports to participate in a unique networking opportunity.

HELLP Symposium
Health Literacy

11/01/2011

The international symposium of HELLP (Health as a Lifelong Learning Process), will be held in Vienna, Austria from 22-24 March, 2011.

 

Keilir Health Academy Summit
Sport and Fitness

11/01/2011

The Keilir Health Academy will host the International Sport and Fitness Summit for Trainers and Coaches from 24-26 February, 2011 in Reykjanesbaer, Iceland.

 

Topics for the event will be:

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