14 October 2025, 10.00am – 12.20pm CEST

Online
 

   NEW! Highlights and recommendations

  Concept note and programme

  News item

  Speakers' biographies and presentations

This webinar aimed to:

• increase awareness on key competences, attitudes and challenges in educating Para sport coaches, referees and managers;
• learn from research and good practice: discover innovative training pathways and models from different contexts;
• facilitate dialogue across levels: link grassroots realities with policy, European standards and international frameworks;
• ensure that Para sport coaches and referees are leading the discussion.

Based on the webinar discussions, a short set of practical recommendations on the development of Para sport coaches, referees and managers was identified and published above.

 Recording

 Chapters

• 00:00—07:28 Opening: Philipp Muller-Wirth, Unesco
• 07:29—13:41 Opening: Apolline Poas, French triathlon referee
• 13:42—14:07 Mapping the present: Introduction
• 14:08—25:55 Alan Dineen, University of Limerick
• 25:56—40:23 Miroslaw Krogulec, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia
• 40:24—53:56 Päivi Tolppanen, Finnish Paralympic Committee
• 53:57—1:03:47 Ivo Quendera, European Paralympic Committee
• 1:03:48—1:14:01 Break
• 1:14:02—1:16:14 Shaping the future: Introduction
• 1:16:15—1:17:51 Empowering referees with lived experience of disability in leadership (Apolline)
• 1:17:52—1:19:19 Changing roles and competencies of Para sport professionals
• 1:19:20—1:20:52 Key skills, attitudes and values for future training programmes
• 1:20:53—1:24:09 Empowering Para sport professionals with lived experience of disability in leadership (Ivo)
• 1:24:10—1:29:44 Integrating disability inclusion into mainstream curricula
• 1:29:45—1:31:25 Innovative learning methods
• 1:31:26—1:32:36 Integrating disability inclusion into referee education
• 1:32:37—1:39:28 Ensuring long-term sustainability and recognition of Para sport qualifications across countries
• 1:39:29—1:40:46 The importance of English language in referee education
• 1:40:47—1:43:58 The role of global organisations in standardising policy frameworks on safeguarding
• 1:43:59—1:46:09 Strengthening continuous professional development of Para sport staff
• 1:46:10—1:49:35 How can (inter)national policies and frameworks better support local level
• 1:49:36—1:56:32 The importance of incentives & multistakeholder approach
• 1:56:33—2:01:16 Scaling up grassroots initiatives in other contexts
• 2:01:17—2:09:19 Recommendations for practitioners, coaches, policy-makers etc.
• 2:09:20—2:10:49 Ensuring that voices of Para sport professionals remain central
• 2:10:50—2:12:46 Establishing an inclusive sport system with limited resources
• 2:12:47—2:14:21 Shaping the future: Conclusion
• 2:14:22—2:15:32 Closing