PSYCOACH moves forward: 2nd Transnational Meeting in Bari (Italy)

On 18 March 2024, Bari (Italy) hosted the second transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ Sport PSYCOACH project — an intense coordination day at the PalaCarrassi Sport Court where the four partners reviewed the progress of the first nine months and adjusted the planning ahead of the key course production phase.

Hosting organisation and coordination

As hosting organisation, APS ASD Margherita Sport e Vita (MSV), represented by Spartaco Grieco, welcomed the meeting. From Psicosport / 6tma, Francisco “Paco” Díaz attended. The team was completed by Antónia Correia and Joana Machado (SCC, project lead) and Irene Montejano (Universidad Isabel I).

What the meeting delivered

• Part I: official welcome by MSV. Project overview and state of the art since January 2023 (SCC). Status of the PSYCOACH research and training programme (Psicosport / 6tma). Status of dissemination and impact, project website and social channels (Universidad Isabel I).
• Part II: operations of the course platform and video editing (UI1). Events and pilot activities. Actions to recover identified delays.
• Part III: project administration and management, next TPM planning, quality monitoring. Closing of the meeting and institutional PSYCOACH dinner at the Fra Bo restaurant in Bari.

Partners and roles

• 🇵🇹 Sporting Clube das Caldas — project coordination
• 🇮🇹 APS ASD Margherita Sport e Vita (MSV) — hosting organisation, quality management
• 🇪🇸 Psicosport / 6tma Associació — research and sport psychology content
• 🇪🇸 Universidad Isabel I — learning platform, dissemination and impact

Next steps

Next transnational meeting scheduled in Burgos (Spain) for November 2024, with the PSYCOACH course already in its final production stretch.

Project co-funded by the European Union — Erasmus+ Sport (PSYCOACH code 101090059). More information at psycoachproject.eu.