Sports merit particular attention within a number of contexts, including widespread educational emergencies, or where there are gaps within traditional educational structures, such as in the family or in school. It is important to focus on this theme because although sports are a precious educational resource for younger generations, this “educational road” (Pope Francis, Address to the Italian Tennis Federation, 8 May 2015, 8) is not widely appreciated. Within this field, a special role is placed on the coaches, who are considered to be true educators. Hence, we chose the theme, Coaches: educating people for our International Study seminar held in Rome from 14 to 16 May 2015, and of which this volume contains the proceedings.
Laity Today Collection, n. 27: Coaches: Educating People, International Seminar, Rome, 14-15 May 2015 (€ 18). Available in English, Italian and Spanish.
CONTENTS
Foreword, Stanisław Ryłko
Message from the Holy Father Francis to participants
I. LECTURES
The world of youth and the world of sports: a challenging combination for today’s coaches, Norbert Müller
The biggest challenge: anti-doping training, Gerhard Treutlein
Training the coach and coaching the trainer, Raymond McKenna
The influences in the life of a coach: fame, money, media, and family, Antonio Manicone
Coach and educator: a life’s witness at the service of the human person, George Pell
II. PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Coaches: A mission towards social inclusion
The integrating power of sport for people with disabilities, Irene Villa, Journalist
The coach as trigger for people with less resources, Jamie Fillol Durán
The coach as an inspiration: the John Paul II Foundation for Sport Goa, Kennedy D’Silva
The education of coaches for the development of the peoples, Sandra Allen Craig
III. Testimonies: Sports changed my life
A miracle, Chris Tiu
Sports - as understood by the father of a family, Massimo Achini
Being a better person through soccer, Ivan Ramiro Córdoba
How I found my vocation through sport, Alison Wanner
IV. CONCLUSIONS
A real commitment, a desire of action, Josef Clemens
