The University of Delaware and the US Olympic Committee have partnered up again for the sixth year of the International Coaching Enrichment Certification Program (ICECP).
The program provides coaches with intensive education that consists of lectures, projects, guest speakers, participant presentations, group work, field trips and project planning. It is funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Participants in ICECP are all national-level coaches in their home countries. The Class of 2016 is comprised of coaches from 33 nations, 5 continents and represent 15 sports.
Topics include sport nutrition, sport medicine, injury management and prevention, sport psychology and physiology, sport administration and coaching methods.
The program is being conducted in partnership with the IOC, Olympic Solidarity, which provides financial assistance to National Olympic Committees around the world.
“We are looking to build on last year’s success,” stated Matt Robinson, program director. “The faculty was incredible last year and we had a committed and passionate group of participants who have returned to their native countries and have made impacts at the grassroots levels all the way up to the highest levels of competition in their respective sports. We cannot be prouder last year’s group and we are excited about working with the new group.”
2016 Graduates
Branko Andrievski
Country: Macedonia
Sport: Basketball
Project Title: Long Term Development Model of Young Basketball Players in Macedonia
Oscar Arnold
Country: Belize
Sport: Volleyball
Project Title: Setting Belizean Volleyball on the Path to Success
Makelesi Batimala
Country: Fiji
Sport: Athletics
Project Title: High Performance Plan for Athletics Fiji 2017 – 2024
Lionel Blokland
Country: Suriname
Sport: Volleyball
Project Title: Development of Neighborhood Volleyball in Suriname
Evelina Burneo
Country: Ecuador
Sport: Fencing
Project Title: Promoting the Sport of Fencing as a Healthy and Enriching Sport for All
Francisco Antonio Castellanos García
Country: Guatemala
Sport: Athletics
Project Title: Development Program for Young Athletes 12-15 Years for National Federation of Athletics
Rachel Davis
Country: Zimbabwe
Sport: Rowing
Project Title: Recruit, Retrain, Retain – a Framework for Developing Coaches in Zimbabwe
Justice Dipeba
Country: Botswana
Sport: Athletics
Project Title: Development of a Strength and Conditioning Education program for National Coaches in Botswana
Kyle Dougan
Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sport: Swimming
Project Title: Waterproofing St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Ahmed Elmenshawy
Country: Egypt
Sport: Judo
Project Title: Create Physiological Profile for Elite Judokas in Egypt
Carlton Felix
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Sport: Rugby
Project Title: Long Term Athlete Development for Women’s Rugby in Trinidad and Tobago
Boikie Gama
Country: South Africa
Sport: Athletics
Project Title: Grassroots Development Program to Attract Junior Girls from Age 9 – 16 Years in Athletics
Romina Giraldo
Country: Peru
Sport: Synchronized Swimming
Project Title: Coach Education for Synchronized Swimming in Peru
Aabid Hammour
Country: Sudan
Sport: Swimming
Project Title: Open Water Swimming Development Program
Alva Grisel Torres Gomez
Country: Aruba
Sport: Synchronized Swimming
Project Title: Early Identification of Elite Sync Swimmers in Aruba
Jadulla Hassan
Country: Maldives
Sport: Table Tennis
Project Title: Gateway to Islanders for Table Tennis, Maldives (Grass Roots Participation Initiative)
Mohammad Ziaul Hoque
Country: Bangladesh
Sport: Archery
Project Title: Archery Coaches Development Program in Bangladesh
Edward Kassman
Country: Papua New Guinea
Sport: Taekwondo
Odbayar Khasbaatar
Country: Mongolia
Sport: Table Tennis
Project Title: Long term Development for Table Tennis Athletes
Francis Manioru
Country: Solomon Islands
Sport: Athletics
Project Title: Training Design for Sprinters in the Solomon Islands
Bobson Mansaray
Country: Sierra Leone
Sport: Swimming
Project Title: Development of Teaching Swimming to Coaches in Sierra Leone
Fulvio Miyata
Country: Brazil
Sport: Judo
Project Title: Judo Olympic Cycle. Compare Two Different Training Models and Control Controlling Load of Olympic Athletes.
Florian Muca
Country: Albania
Sport: Judo
Project Title: Creating a National Framework for Developing a Coaching Education Program Judo, Karate and Taekwondo
Peter Simon Mugisha
Country: Uganda
Sport: Swimming
Project Title: Establish Grass Roots Junior Clubs in Schools
Andrejs Ostrovskis
Kenneth Payne
Country: Barbados
Sport: Rugby
Project Title: Training to Compete in Women’s Rugby Sevens in Barbados
Harinelina Mickael Rakotondramanana
Country: Madagascar
Sport: Fencing
Project Title: Development of Fencing in Madagascar
Oscar Ramiro Videa
Country: Bolivia
Sport: Tennis
Project Title: Developing a Grassroots Tennis Program and Talent ID in Bolivia
Tito Restrepo
Country: Colombia
Sport: Cycling
Project Title: Guidelines for Road Cycling Initiation Program Making Champions
Wisam Seder
Country: Palestine
Sport: Taekwondo
Project Title: Palestine Taekwondo Talent ID
Valeriu Tomescu
Country: Romania
Sport: Rowing
Project Title: Development and Implementation of Specific Lab Testing and Monitoring for Better Manipulation and Periodization of Annual Training Plans
Alexei Vasilianov
Country: Moldova
Sport: Modern Pentathlon
Project Title: Grassroots Sport Development in a Restricted Financial Situation in Modern Pentathlon in Moldova
Yuri Yogev
Country: Israel
Sport: Archery