SilverCoaches is a two-year Erasmus+ Sport project bringing together organisations from Poland, Slovenia, Finland and Spain. The key is to develop practical ways of involving senior sports professionals in the everyday life of sports organisations.
Because age is not a limit. It brings us experience as an asset.
Why?
Every sporting achievement is built on experience. Coaches, former athletes, managers or educators spend their whole decades on developing knowledge and skills. That wisdom can shape the next generation. But when they reach the age of 60+, many experienced professionals disappear from the sporting environment.
Our project wants to create new opportunities for them to remain active in sport, share their knowledge and take on new roles within sports organisations.
Who?
The project partners profit from the knowledge from four different organisations, representing varied countries:
- TS Iron Man (Poland)
- Medobčinska nogometna zveza Maribor (Slovenia)
- Svenska Finlands Idrottsförbund SFI r.f. (Finland)
- Universidad Del Pais Vasco (Spain)
What is our goal?
Silver Coaches project has five main elements:
Understand the barriers
We want to investigate the factors that influence the withdrawal of people aged 60+ from professional and social activity. Our main goal is to identify the barriers that prevent experienced professionals from remaining active.
Strengthen sports organisations
We will develop the knowledge of sports clubs and organisations that they can better prepare and support the involvement of people aged 60+ in different roles.
Develop senior dual-career experts
Experienced coaches, athletes and sports managers will be prepared to become Dual Career trainers. We want them to support athletes in managing their sporting and non-sporting careers.
Promote active participation
We want to increase awareness and demonstrate that senior professionals can play an important role in clubs and organisations.
Turn ideas into action
Silver Coaches will support innovative ideas that create real opportunities for people aged 60+ to remain in sports organisations.
The effects
Our short-time goals assume that 32 senior trainers aged 60+ will become involved again in the activities of sports clubs, as Dual Career Officers. We also plan to implement 24 innovative ideas for involving older people in sports clubs and organisations.
Who is SilverCoaches for?
Are you 60+ and have experience as a:
- coach or trainer,
- former athlete,
- sports manager,
- educator,
- mentor,
- or another sports professional?
Silver Coaches offers an opportunity to turn your experience for the good of future generations. Get in touch with us via info@aftermatch.eu address.
The Silver Coaches project is co-funded by the European Union.
