Frank Ludolph, presently leading UEFA's Technical Development, brings extensive experience in football education. His session, "The Importance of Grassroots Football - A Pan-European Perspective," promises insights from his years of involvement in football's fundamental aspects.
Radmila Turner, Head of National Federations, Youth & Anti-doping at FIBA, offers a unique blend of professional sports expertise and administrative knowledge. Through her contributions to development programmes and anti-doping management, she contributes to a balanced understanding of sports integrity.
Ludolph and Turner are set to provide valuable insights into the foundational role of grassroots efforts in shaping a sport like handball. The convention aims to bring forward discussions and knowledge sharing, offering attendees a deeper understanding of sports development from various angles and from different sporting directions. With these speakers at the forefront, the event expects to deliver engaging sessions for everyone interested in nurturing grassroots handball and, more generally, grassroots sports.
The event brings together an impressive group of handball experts and keynote speakers, from both the handball world and beyond. Their expertise comes from areas such as coaching, education, safeguarding, and the presentation of exemplary cases. Other speakers include Folker Hellmund, EOC EU Office Director; Sergio Lara-Bercial, ICOACHKIDS Co-founder and Leeds Beckett University's Sport Coaching Professor; Carlos Prieto, Share & Play founder and former elite player; Vanessa Patucca-Bourgeais, an EHF expert representing the French National Federation's kindergarten handball initiative; Alex Gehrer, an EHF beach handball expert; and Martin Goepfert, a respected figure within the German Handball Federation's board.
With more than 25 speakers sharing insights across four conference rooms simultaneously, this event is an invaluable opportunity. A full timeline can be downloaded below.