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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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UWW launches coaches’ mentorship program

Sunday, June 29, 2025 - 18:04 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (June 29) — United World Wrestling has signed an agreement with the Hungarian Wrestling Federation for a mentorship program for coaches in collaboration with the University of Hungary.

This is the first-ever coaches’ mentorship program and will be held at the KIMBA training centre from November 2 to 15 in collaboration with Hungarian federation.

The coaches who will attend the Olympic Solidarity Coaches Scholarship Programme will be eligible for the mentorship program. Upon completion of the course, selected coaches will also participate in a 14-day mentorship programme, organised in collaboration with the Hungarian federation and the KIMBA Training Centre.

The application for the Olympic Solidarity Coaches Scholarship Programme must be submitted through their respective National Olympic Committee and send a copy to: development@uww.org.

Application deadline: August 3, 2025
Course dates: October 1 – November 1, 2025
Mentorship programme: November 2 to 15, 2025

For more details, coaches and NFs are requested to contact: development@uww.org.