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Background
From our experience, we notice that the coaches focus mainly on the athletes’ performance and do not
emphasize developing psychological skills and promoting mental well-being. This observation is
probably due to the lack of relevant knowledge and training and the orientation of each coach. The competition
becomes an end in itself, even at the local level, and combined with the intense emotional reaction of the
teenagers; it probably leaves no room for behaviours that aim at different results, such as the development of mental
skills through exercise.
These coaches’ attitudes often exclude the less able athletes, and sport is not mass character. All participating
sports clubs aim to motivate teenagers in training sessions and attract more youths to sports regardless of
athletic ability.

Objectives

• to exchange experiences and good practices in the work context
• to develop best practices for the development of intrinsic motivation to make athletes enjoy participating in
  sports
• to develop best practices for the development of psychological skills through participation in sports
• to create a training program for coaches with the cooperation of psychologists
• to record the degree of satisfaction of adolescents regarding the psychology and motivations of participation
• to apply the good practices, we will create
• Monitor our applications and analyze the results
• to write a guide with good practices and suggestions from psychologists
• to increase the extroversion of our union
• to increase the working and communication skills of our coaches
  Activities
• Observation of the way of work and exchange of information
• Meetings with coaches and psychologists from other countries
• Development and implementation of best practices
• Application of questionnaires for the satisfaction of the athletes
• Development of educational information by psychologists
• Creation of a guide with good practices