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Wrestling Conducts Sports Psychology Webinar Series on Preparing an Athlete for Competition

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 15:40 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (March 5) -- United World Wrestling conducted a series of webinars Feb. 27 on Sports Psychology-Preparing an Athlete for Competition.  

Santoro GERARD (FRA), Dr. Judy GOSS (CAN), Mtra. Magaly ZERON AVILA (MEX) and Dr. Nermin RAFIQ MOHAMED (EGY) were presenters for the webinars. 

The webinars were conducted in four languages: French, Spanish, English, and Arabic.  Over 500 people participated in the four webinars, which was the largest one-day total for webinar attendance. A Russian webinar was originally scheduled but was unable to be conducted due to technical difficulties and will be rescheduled to a later date. 

The participants will be receiving a certificate for attending the webinar, which can be used for continuing education credits.
 

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India Organizes a Level 1 Coaching Course

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 11:52 By United World Wrestling Press

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New Delhi, India (August 22) – The Wrestling Federation of India organized a Level 1 Coaching Course from July 28-31. The course was led by UWW Certified Educators Mr. Ahmed Khedhri (TUN) and Mr. Hassan Madany (EGY). 

The course had 65 official participants.  During the 4 days of training, they learned foundational skills to help them develop as coaches.  Topics included identifying key factors, coaching skills, and risk management. The course was organized over two sessions per day for a total of 32 hours of work.  The participants not only learned theoretical knowledge but also participated in practical sessions.  “The environment in the course was very good because of each participant's dedication and effort along with outstanding teamwork amongst the participants,” said Mr. Khedhri.