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Cindrić“, autora Vladimira Dugandžića iz Splitsko-dalmatinske županije, a dobitnik treće nagrade je Igor Kupljenik iz Slovenije za fotografiju „Panika“. U kategoriji Fair playa dobitnica je Vesna Živičić iz Karlovačke županije za fotografiju „Fair game“, a nagradu za najboljeg mladog autora (do 21. godine) osvojio je Fran Horvat iz Zagreba, s fotografijom „Planet BB“. Izložba koju su podržali Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, Središnji državni ured za šport i Primorsko-goranska županija, kako je kazao tajnik Zajednice Darko Ivošević, idejni pokretač ovog natječaja, “odraz je poveznice športa i umjetnosti koja je nedvojbeno prisutna u športskom stvaralaštvu”. Ravnatelj HOA-e Saša Ceraj u pozdravnom je govoru istaknuo da je „Hrvatskoj olimpijskoj akademiji zaduženoj za promicanje olimpijskih vrijednosti i programe povezivanja športa s obrazovanjem, kulturom i umjetnošću, veliko zadovoljstvo biti partner Zajednici sportova Primorsko-goranske županije, kreatoru ovog sjajnog programa koji je poticaj športskom i umjetničkom stvaralaštvu“.
Svjetska imena na Godišnjem kongresu trenera U organizaciji Hrvatskog olimpijskog odbora i HOO-ova odjela za istraživanje i unapređenje razvojnih programa pod vodstvom ravnatelja Nevena Šavore, u Zagrebu je 28. i 29. studenoga, održan Godišnji kongres trenera, prvi takve vrste u povijesti naše trenerske struke. Kongres je okupio dvjestotinjak vrhunskih, vrsnih, kvalitetnih, kao i trenera mlađih dobnih uzrasta, a predvodili su ih eminentni svjetski treneri Nikola Bralić (veslanje), Lino Červar (rukomet), Zlatko Dalić (nogomet), Edo Fantela (jedrenje), Ivica Tucak (vaterpolo) i Mladen Katalinić (atletika), većinom nositelji naslova najuspješnijih trenera u godišnjim izborima HOO-a. U središnjem dijelu dvodnevnog skupa, rukometni izbornik Červar naglasio je da su osobine vrhunskog trenera: kompetentnost, sposobnosti idejnog vođe za prenošenje vizije na športaše, osobnost, spremnost na stalno usavršavanje i dječja znatiželja, vizionarstvo, empatija i socijalna inteligencija, kreativnost i uvođenje interaktivnog modela rada u kojem je športaš subjekt, posjedovanje koda hrabrosti. Prema njegovoj ideji, za ostvarivanje svojih prava hrvatski treneri trebaju se organizirati u udrugu kao što je Hrvatski klub olimpijaca. Na pitanje kakav trener doista treba biti da bi bio uspješan, velikan svjetskog veslanja Nikola Bralić uvažio je većinu Červarovih odrednica vrhunskog trenera, podvlačeći kao neizostavno stručnost i ljudski pristup prema športašima. Nogometni izbornik Zlatko Dalić rekao je da trener mora biti kompletna, karakterna i jaka osoba te psiholog, vaterpolski izbornik Ivica Tucak dodao je da vrhunski trener mora biti vizionar, a iznad svega - čovjek, dok je atletski stručnjak Mladen Katalinić kazao kako trener, uz sva znanja i stručnost, mora biti i umjetnik. Edo Fantela, trener i otac svjetskih jedriličarskih prvaka braće Fantela, ustvrdio je kako “trener na dugom putu mora imati odgovore za sve probleme i biti na pomoć svima”. Na temu kako zadržati motivaciju vrhunskih športaša, uvjeta bez kojeg se ne može puno, obilje korisnih savjeta ponudili su Nikola Bralić i njegovi „zlatni“ veslački reprezentativci Martin i Valent Sinković. O trenerskoj struci i stručnosti trenera, primjeni novih tehno-
player Zoran Primorac and Martina Špiljak from the Addeco Group. Among the participants of the workshop were our top tennis player Ana Konjuh, National Boxing Team members Toni Filipi (silver medalist at the Mediterranean Games), Marko Milun and Petar Cetinić, Junior World Champions in rowing Josipa and Ivana Jurković, best Croatian figure skaters Hana Cvijanović and Katarina Kitarović and speed skaters Danijela Ivandić and Martin Kolenc, shooter Valentina Gustin, karate champions Karlo Raguž and Luka Kondić, kayak champions Luka Obadić, Jadran Zonjić and Ivan Tolić, State Champion in golf Marko Stepinac, State Champion in fencing Ana Mesić and members of the National Junior Ice Hockey Team. The workshop – rated by the participants as excellent and very useful for future life of a young athlete – was organized by Ana Popovčić, Head of Olympism promotion projects at the Croatian Olympic Academy. President of the Croatian Olympic Committee hosted the Romanian Princess Margareta and Prince Radu The President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mateša received on 5 November the Romanian delegation, led by the Custodian of the Romanian Crown, Her Majesty Princess Margareta and her husband, His Royal Highness Prince Radu. The Croatian-Romanian cooperation, formalized with signing the contract back in 2009, successful till the present day as proof that Croatian and Romanian sport have a deep connection, either in terms of results or impact on the development of sports in both countries. The hosts and his guests talked about the organization and status of sports in two countries, Olympic successes, participation of Romanian athletes at the international Gymnasiade project, mass inclusion of the youngest in sports through the Croatian NOC’s Olympic festival, this year’s Davis Cup finals with France, impact of once quite successful Romanian tennis player Ion Tiriac, who later became a manager that took care of Goran Ivanišević’s career as well and about the future of cooperation between the National Olympic Committee of Romania and Croatia. Besides the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Secretary General Josip Čop, the ceremony was also attended by the Croatian Honorary Consul in the Republic of Croatia Dragutin Kamenski and Head of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s International Relations Department Ljiljana Ujlaki Šubić. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness were accompanied by Sarca Sebastian Traian, the Consultant to the Custodian of the Crown, his Excellency Constantin – Mihail Gregorie, Romanian Ambassador to Croatia and Narcis Seiceanu, Minister-Consultant at the same Embassy. International conference “Good management and gender equality in sport” In the organization of the Croatian Olympic Committee and the competent Office for European Union Programs and Projects, an international conference “Good management and gender equality in sport” was held on 20 November in Zagreb. Croatian NOC’s Vice Presidents Morana Paliković Gruden and Sanda Čorak, both Heads of National Sports Federations in skating (Gruden) and judo (Čorak) talked about gender equality as a prerequisite for good management in sport and society, about women in leading positions in sports associations and about implementation of educational program for young athletes or persons educated in the field of sports activities. The Croatian Ombudswoman for Gender Equality Višnja Ljubičić introduced to the present the authorities in cases of discrimination against women in sports, while Ana Maskalan from the Institute for Social Research, Ratko Cvetnić from the Croatian NOC’s Gender Equality in Sport Commission and Anita Malenica from the Agency for Electronic Media talked about issues in the field of media influence. The President of the Croatian Association for Sports Management Ivan Vranković covered the topic of good management in sport through women’s education and networking. The Conference was held in the framework of the GETZ (Gender Equality Toolkit for generation Z) project implemented by the British
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