Coaches With Skills

Background One of the objectives which the European Commission set itself in the field of sport and which it reflected in the EU Sport White Book was to ensure that young athletes receive a quality academic and professional education alongside their sports training, reducing drop out. For this we must have a correct preparation on the part of our coaches with an integral formation including not only technical-tactical aspects, but social competences and more concretely related to the Emotional Intelligence Objectives To avoid anxiety situations for young people, coming from training methods or low participation. These possible situations can be controlled with adequate preparation and putting into practice social skills such as Emotional Intelligence (EI)The project followed 3 key objectives: evaluate existing training and education schemes for coaches related with social skills and EI in our chosen regions, encourage collaboration between partners and define the most needed characteristics Implementation -Using non-formal education, work in a more open and flexible way. -Taking advantages of professional sport support, adding an invaluable asset to the coaches through our partners profiles.-Using experimental learning, implementing Kolb´s experimental Learning Theory using a holistic perspective including experience, perception, cognition and behavior. -Understanding and using the leadership styles proposed by Daniel Goleman.-Using the expertise of our multidisciplinary team. Achievements To have understood the profile of coaches in the chosen countries in order to work on the future creation of a common framework. To offer several training seminars and make available to any coach practical tools to improve their EI, as well as the website, a video explaining the project and an eBook translated into several languages.