OUR LATEST NEWS.

On 3 December, the General Assembly of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) convened in Baden-Baden and has re-elected Thomas Weikert as DOSB President. The newly elected executive committee is as follows:

The online Conference “Translating European Grassroots Sports Policy into Practical Action” successfully took place on 15 November and recorded 48 registrations from 26 Countries. The Conference was the finale conference of the Europe in Action project.  

TAFISA is looking to welcome two new interns in 2023. 

On 2 December from 12:00-14:00 (UTC +1/CET), the INTERACT Final Conference will take place online. Registrations are free and open to all Europeans!

On 15 November from 13:30-15:30 (UTC+1/CET), the Europe in Action Final Conference will take place online. Registrations are free and open to all Europeans!

A worldwide search for ambitious, innovative ideas to get people physically active is to be launched by University College Cork, in association with Sport Ireland and with UNESCO patronage - with incubation prizes for the best ideas.

You can now register to take part in the Global Design Challenge 2022, with the challenge running from 10-14 October 2022.

sportanddev has released a public call for proposals for organisations to apply to become the host of the International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev).

In the call, sportanddev mentions: 

Launched by TAFISA Member the International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF), the project “100 Foosball for Schools” aims at giving access to physical activity for all youth, by developing and expanding the daily practice of Table Soccer in schools. To reach this goal, the ITSF supports the implementation of 100 foosball tables in 100 schools in each participating countries.

On 1-4 September, the Pilates Heritage Congress was held in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Kathy Corey, President of World Pilates Confederation (WPC), a TAFISA Member organisation, gave a very gracious welcome and appreciated the presence of 131 outstanding coaches from 36 countries.