The University of Delaware and the US Olympic Committee have partnered up again for the tenth 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 2017 is comprised of coaches from 31 nations, 5 continents and represent 13 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.”
2017 Graduates
Nikita Campbell
Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sport: Volleyball
Project Title: Introduction & Development of a Beach Volleyball Program for Athletes in St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Jeanne-Marie Coetzer
Country: South Africa
Sport: Wrestling
Project Title: The Development of South African Women’s Wrestling from Grassroots Level Through Wrestlers and Coaches
Shaimaa El Gammal
Country: Egypt
Sport: Fencing
Project Title: Functional Movement Screen as a predictor of fencing related injuries
Henry Elder
Country: Fiji
Sport: Weightlifting
Project Title: Create an Athlete Tracking & Monitoring System
Ismail Faruhaan
Country: Maldives
Sport: Swimming
Project Title: Creating a Coaching Syllabus to Make a Sustainable Long Term Swimmers Development Program in The New Lagoon Swimming Club
Wolfgang Gruenzweig
Country: Austria
Sport: Swimming
Project Title: Austrian Swim Youth Talent Identification
Davit Kipshidze
Country: Georgia
Sport: Weightlifting
Project Title: Develop Sponsorship Proposals for Multiple Product Categories and Partners for GWF
Ledina Koci
Country: Albania
Sport: Basketball
Anthony Marcano
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Sport: Field Hockey
Amon Mutale Masala
Country: Zambia
Sport: Weightlifting
German Medina
Country: Colombia
Sport: Cycling/BMX
Project Title: Level 1 Cycling BMX Coaching Development
Amel Mekic
Country: Bosnia Herzegovina
Sport: Judo
Project Title: Long-Term Coaches Development Program
Fidel Mendonca
Country: Cape Verde
Sport: Basketball
Project Title: Basketball A Lifestyle
Bryan Miranda Romero
Country: Mexico
Sport: Volleyball
Project Title: Sinaloa Model of Beach Volleyball
Shadrack Modiakgotla
Country: Botswana
Sport: Volleyball
Project Title: Planning of Periodization Strength Training Program for Volleyball Women
Martina Orzan
Country: Italy
Sport: Rowing
Project Title: Bring The Girls in the Boat- Talent Identification
Michael Rabago
Country: Guam
Sport: Volleyball
Project Title: A League Created to Help Improve the Development of Volleyball in Guam
D'Arcy Rahming Jr.
Country: Bahamas
Sport: Judo
Project Title: Creating a Holistic Environment to Optimize Performance leading to the Jr World Championships
Dhanaraj Rassiah
Country: Malaysia
Sport: Taekwondo
Project Title: Sponsorship and Fundraising Projects to Generate Funds for Taekwondo Malaysia (WTF)
Yeldos Saidalin
Country: Kazakhstan
Sport: Boxing
Project Title: Development and improvement of women’s boxing in Kazakhstan
Jose Alberto Sanchez Valdes
Country: Cuba
Sport: Athletics
Project Title: To Establish a New Training Model for Sprinters in Development Stages in Cuba
Sumera Sattar
Country: Pakistan
Sport: Basketball
Project Title: Effective Coaching Program for Youth and Elite Basketball Players in Pakistan
Igor Shelyakin
Country: Uzbekistan
Sport: Tennis
Diego Souto Morine
Country: Brazil
Sport: Taekwondo
Project Title: Performance Database of the Brasilian Taekwondo Team- Feedback to Enhance Performance
Thanakorn Srichaphan
Country: Thailand
Sport: Tennis
Project Title: The Importance of Positive Psychology in Tennis Player Development
Aleksandra Tihovska
Country: Latvia
Sport: Volleyball – Indoor and Beach
Project Title: Implementing of Mental Toughness Program for Elite Volleyball Players
Washington Vargas
Country: Ecuador
Sport: Cycling
Project Title: The Teaching of the Technique Skills of BMX and its Impact on the Competitive Process in Athletes between 12 and 16 Years in Tungurahua Ecuador
Nikola Vukelja
Country: Croatia
Sport: Table Tennis
Project Title: Croatian Table Tennis Guidebook- All What You Want To Know About Croatian Table Tennis: How, When, Who, What, Why
Dema Wangchuk
Country: Bhutan
Sport: Taekwondo
Project Title: Long-Term Athlete Development in Taekwondo
Hsing-Su Yen
Country: Chinese Taipei
Sport: Basketball
Project Title: Youth Basketball Long Term Development