Seminar “School and Youth Athletics”

    The above Seminar was held in Moscow in the premises of the Russia State University for Physical Education, Sports and Tourism in the period of May 27 – 30, 2010. It was attended by 17 participants (10 men and 7 women) from 13 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus (2), Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan (2), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia (2), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine (2). Only those representatives who have taken part in the Moscow RDC Courses “Coaches Education and Certification System Level I” for Lecturers in 2007 or 2009 and then actively worked in their sports organizations on the IAAF Program “KIDS’ Athletics”, were invited to participate in the “School and Youth Athletics” Seminar.

    Mr. Abdel Malek El – Hebil, Senior Manager of the IAAF Member Services Department, as Moderator of the Seminar.

    The main aim of the Seminar was to discuss issues related to the preparation of young athletes 13-15 years old (next age group after “IAAF KIDS’ Athletics”), i.e., means and methods of training for this age, organization and calendar of competitions, medical and social matters, use of modern information technologies, etc.

    Mr. Abdel Malek El-Hebil, Vadim Zelichenok, IAAF Moscow RDC Director, Ms Elena Kiseleva, Assistant Professor of the Chair of Pedagogics, University for Physical Education, Sports and Tourism, Ms Elena Ikonnikova, Head of the Education Department, RUSADA, Andrey Kirsanov, Website Administrator, All – Russia Athletic Federation, delivered their presentations.

    Participants of the Seminar submitted their specific plans on the further implementation of the “KIDS’ Athletics” Program in their respective countries.

    On the 31 st of May Abdel Malek El-Hebil delivered a presentation of this program in front of the students and teachers of the Chair of Theory and Methodology of Athletics of the University for Physical Education Sports and Tourism followed by the exhibition competition “KIDS’ Athletics”. IAAF Moscow Regional Development Centre and IAAF Lecturers on the Program “Kids’ and Youth Athletics” Ms Elvira Nikitina and Evgeny Lebonda were in charge of the competition.