• SPGN (Foundation Promotion of Sports for People with a Disability, The Netherlands)
• In cooperation with: NebasNsg
• Project title: Symposium 'The Fine Art of Adapted Coaching'
• Period: November 2003

The project

In the weekend of November 2003, SPGN organised a symposium for 51 participants. The symposium was on the coaching and the guiding of adapted top athletes. Experienced speakers from the (adapted) sports world were present. The program focused partly on the participation of coaches from developing countries. The EIP-subsidy was specifically used to finance the participation of eighteen coaches from five developing countries. It concerns coaches from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Tanzania and Uganda (Because of problems that occurred during the process of visa obtainment, three invited participants from Nigeria could not be present).

The result

The expertise of eighteen coaches from five developing countries in the field of guiding athletes with a disability, especially of top athletes, has been improved. By way of a buddy-system, foreign coaches were coupled to Dutch colleagues during the symposium. This leads to positive reactions as well. One of the Dutch coaches was invited to set up a clinic sit-volleyball for African trainers in Cameroon.

About SPGN

SPGN is a Dutch organisation dedicated to the sport for people with a disability. SPGN collects funds and very frequently organises major events. Previously, SPGN has organised for example the World Cup table tennis and in 2006 the organisation will set up the triple world championship volleyball for people with a disability (standing volleyball for men, sit-volleyball for women and sit-volleyball for men) in Roermond.

Website: www.spgn.nl