Nat_Flow: Final Conference

On 15 November, the final Conference of the Erasmus+ Sport project "Natural Flow" took place. The seminar gathered 55 participants. The participants were sports coaches, managers and functionaries, as well as representatives of four municipalities interested in promoting physical activity through natural movement. The project is still in the process of developing the project's Handbook on the specifics, nuances and exercises of natural movement, so that anyone interested in being physically active, healthy and doing it right can do it independently and safely. At the final conference of this project, guest speaker Alina Silicka gave a masterclass in the practical part of the seminar, demonstrating correct natural movements and exercises. Sandija Zaļupe, the project manager, introduced the objectives of the project and the activities carried out to achieve them.

FOTO frem the event here.

VIDEO from the event here.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

   

Nat_flow: Workshops in the Natural Movement Training

This week, on Tuesday (August 8), Wednesday (August 9) and Friday (August 11), the Latvian partner in the Natural Movement: Move to Flow project held three seminars, which consisted of both theoretical training and practical lessons. In the first seminar, LSIIDP team trained 11 coaches whose task was to take the idea and training program of this project further to their students and athletes. LSIIDP team can be proud of strong and experienced coaches who directly wanted to supplement their knowledge and train their athletes in a more versatile way to achieve higher athletic results.
The very next day after the training of coaches, the experienced sprint kayak and canoe, as well as now basketball coach, Kristaps Zaļupe, continued the work on the dissemination of the project's training program. Kristaps Zaļupe is not only an experienced coach, but also a former professional in sprint kayak and a participant of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, ranking in the high 7th place. Kristaps has always differed from other coaches with his desire to grow, develop, improve and with his openness to the new. The program of the project "Natural movement: Move to Flow" is an innovation in Latvia, and the eight athletes who were trained in the natural movement exercises are clearly pioneers.
Kristaps was followed by Inese Dubulte, coach and deputy director of the Limbaži Regional Sports School, who was once one of the strongest decathletes in Latvia. Inese also trained 8 athletes.
Both coaches admitted that they are eager to receive the full description of the program in the Project Handbook, which is being developed by the project team led by the highly qualified sports science professor Celia Marcen. This Handbook will be available at the end of this year, just before the project finishes on December 31.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

   




Publication of the "Training to Win" Project - in the Pages of the Magazine of the Olympic Committee of France

FOK zurnalsThe "Training to Win" project has left a lasting mark on the international sports arena - the publication on the development of BMX sports in Latvia, created by Sandija Zalupe, project managers of the Board of Directors of Sports Educational Institutions of Latvia (LSIIDP) and "Training to Win" project coordinator Celia Marcen from the Spanish BMX school "Zaragosa",  has been published in the Journal of the Olypmic Committee of France. LSIIDP, together with five other European organizations related to the field of sports and, specifically, cycling, has implemented the Erasmus+ Sports program project "Training to Win". Its purpose is to promote education in sports, paying special attention to the development of skills necessary in the sport of BMX and the training of coaches, in order to improve the sports career and the safety of young athletes. The project has developed an open-access training course for BMX coaches, riders, organizers, all interested parties involved in this sport in Latvia and throughout Europe. After a period of two and a half years, the project is now at the finish line.

The publication was prepared to continue the idea of the "Training to Win" project and at the request of Gilles Lecocq, vice-president of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee, and published in the first edition of the 2023 annual magazine of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee. The Pierre de Coubertin Committee of France, founded in 1950 under the name of the National Association for the Protection and Development of Sports, Physical Activities and Outdoors, is one of the French sports ethics committees. The journal of this committee is published twice a year. The vice-president of the committee, who is also a partner of LSIIDP in other Erasmus+ projects, translated the articles into French for publication.
 
The "Training to Win" project is co-funded by the European Union.
Information about the project can be found on the LSIIDP website here


SWOST: Project Final Conference: Promoting Gender Equality in Sport Organizations

Join us for the swost.eu (Sport Without Stereotypes) Project's Final Conference, held alongside the prestigious Skillman International Forum 2023 (SIF) in Ogre, Latvia, on September 26-27, 2023. This conference, organised by the Ministry of Education and Science, showcases the achievements of swost.eu, a groundbreaking Erasmus+ Sport project aimed at challenging gender stereotypes in sport organisations.

Discover the practices and quality self-assessment tool developed during the project's implementation. Connect with sport associations, stakeholders, and those interested in joining the affiliation program. This event provides a unique opportunity to test and learn from the results achieved by swost.eu.

The conference, led by the UEFA Foundation for Children, unites project partners, external stakeholders, public authorities, local sport clubs, associations, federations, young people, and the wider public. Through its extensive network, the UEFA Foundation for Children will select local participants from clubs, sport federations, and public authorities.

Engage in two sections of the conference: one for swost.eu tool recipients and another for young people and project beneficiaries. The gathering welcomes 40 European partners and 140 local representatives. Alongside UEFA's involvement with grassroots sport associations and youth beneficiaries, several EU and non-EU partners active in sports, research, and NGOs have shown interest in the project.

Conference Objectives:
- Share project results and raise visibility at the EU level.
- Establish a network of decision-makers and stakeholders.
- Present intellectual outputs.
- Foster collaboration among participants.
- Engage youth organisations, education providers, sport organisations, and policymakers in informative debates.
- Share project outcomes.
- Reflect on the development and utilisation of intellectual outputs.
- Involve young project beneficiaries.

This interactive conference facilitates collaborative dialogue, knowledge sharing, and idea generation, fostering a vibrant network of conversation and action. Gain insights into the project, discuss new strategies and curricula in training and education, and contribute to shaping the future utilisation of project outcomes.

Participants from various target groups are welcome, including youth workers, representatives from youth associations, sport workers, coaches, learners in formal sport education, federations, Olympic committees, sport journalists, educators, and local, national, and European authorities involved in youth and sports.

Media Coverage:
All conference content will be published on the official website, with video recordings of key contributions.

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SWOST: Transnational multiplier event, “Creating the EU network of sport clubs, federations and associations to promote gender awareness in sport”

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