Unicamp organizes a course at the National Sports Training Forum

Posted On: October 27, 2023

Rector Antonio Meirelles (center) and Professor Leandro Mazzei (center, right), alongside CBC President Paulo Germano Maciel (center, left) and club directors

Unicamp, in partnership with the Brazilian Committee of Clubs (CBC), organized the Sports Management course in Brazilian Clubs, taught as part of the program of the National Sports Training Forum, organized by CBC, from August 28 to 31. The event took place in the presence of the Minister of Sports, Ana Moser, accompanied by a delegation from the ministry. Officials from the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and athletes from the Brazilian team – who represent the country in international championships – also participated in the forum.

The course organized by Unicamp was taught by Professor Leandro Mazzei, from the Sports Sciences sector of the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FCA), and had the special participation of the Director of Development and Sports Sciences of the COB, Kenji Saito. At the opening of the course, Rector Antonio José de Almeida Meirelles highlighted the importance of Unicamp’s partnership with the CBC, in advancing scientific knowledge and skill of the University.

Mazzei highlighted that the action aimed to provide guests with tips and lessons on how to build good management within clubs with a view to achieving excellent results. According to the professor, this effort involves, among other things, encouraging the training of athletes with a winning mentality in order to increase Brazil’s representation in international championships.

Professor Leandro Mazzei, from the FCA, gave a course for — Professor Leandro Mazzei, from the FCA, who gave a course at the National Sports Training Forum: encouraging the training of athletes with a winning mentality

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During the National Sports Training Forum, more than a thousand participants were able to discover the Athlete Training Program of the Brazilian Clubs Committee, whose objective is to develop national sport and train athletes. They were also able to receive advice on how to improve club management, in addition to learning more about the lives of great Brazilian sports professionals through lectures given by Bernardinho and Lars Grael. Other activities aimed at exchanging knowledge, such as a panel attended by Emanuel Rego, Magic Paula, Ney Wilson and André Heller, were highlighted in the program.

Alongside the official forum program, meetings took place between the directors of the CBC and the secretaries of state and representatives of the national confederations and leagues with the aim of aligning the actions of the different entities, all with a view to strengthening Brazilian sport.

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