“The Triangle of a Healthy Lifestyle: Development, Wellbeing and Quality Relationships" involved a full day with International sport psychology experts from ENYSSP (European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology). During the sport psychology day, the student athletes were involved in workshops that were aimed at either team sport or individual sport athletes.The workshop for team sports was focused on developing a mindset that would be useful for reaching elite level in sports, while keeping healthy development and wellbeing in mind. The sport psychologists also addressed some communicational and team work aspects through a practical game. In the other workshop for individual sports, three sport pscyhology experts conducted discussions and practical self-analysis exercises on how to support wellbeing, facilitate optimal performance and sustain healthy relationships.
After the workshops, the student athletes were all invited to participate in a knowledge café. During that session, student athletes could choose between 5 different topics to discuss with the experts: focus, setbacks and challenges, motivation, emotions and self-confidence. The youngsters got to share their own experiences, ask questions and learn from each others’ as well as the sport psychologists’ experiences.
Please find the seminar description in Estonian and photos HERE
November 10, 2018 In Kaunas there was the first seminar for coaches and athletes funded by the Erasmus + program. It was the third workshop of this programe. In the first workshop 5 lecturers gave lectures. The lecturers were professors of the Lithuanian Sports University, personal trainer, chairman of the Judge Committee of the LCKF. Lecture topics on the training of young athletes, the specifics of the work of LCKF judges, the overview of reports of the international Catoira coaches workshop.
The nice summer has almost come to an end and this is what we have managed with the youngest athletes within the project ICY (590413). Together with eldest and experienced athletes the young ones have got the opportunity to try catching them up during the whole summer. As Limbazi canoe base is considered the best base in Latvia and the only one with a status of "National", we are glad to have athletes of the National Team holding their practices here as well. Within the August the young athletes had also an opportunity to practice in "the same waters" together with an Olympian Aleksejs Rumjancevs and a kayak quarter preparing for the World Championship which will be held during 23rd - 26th august, 2018. 
On a warm autumn day LSIIDP carried out a workout on a topic: "Best Practices and Best Examples by Known People in the Field of Sports". The workout was organised for sports specialists and coaches. Among the invited speakers were not only famous athletes, but also politicians, because it was elections' period in Latvia at the time, and representatives from the most influential eight political parties were expressing their views on the youth sports in the country. It was important for the youth sports representatives - sports school and sports club employees, to hear the promises of the politicians, keep them in mind and later use in practice. Among the eight politicians there were one of the best youth basketball coaches of Latvia Varis Krūmiņš, who has trained the national boys' team of Latvia and led them through U-16 European championship, a basketball athlete and a famous musician now (after a trauma he had to leave the basketball career) Andris Kivics, and a famous ex-motorist Artis Rasmanis.