A special year calls for special occasions: VUB-class of 2020 graduates! - Speech by our ex-colleague Nicky Van Rossem on the Grand Place of Brussels
"As if it wasn't challenging enough, things had to become totally different in recent months." Students 'Physical Education & Movement Sciences' waved goodbye to the VUB at a unique location, the heart of Europe, the Grand Place of Brussels.&
Read more
Mental Health & Athletic Retirement: How should athletes be supported?
With the support of the Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme provided by the Olympic Studies Centre of the IOC, we conducted research on the impact of athletic retirement on athletes’ mental health and well-being.
Read more
World Mental Health Day
“World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10th every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
Read more
'Mind the Gap'-report defines road map for player development in football
FIFPRO has published the second ‘Mind the Gap’ report to help player unions support athletes off the pitch with everything from mental health to their transition to a new career. The report follows a two-year-long project led by FIFPRO, co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus + program...
Read more
Live Session Prof. Dr. & Head of SPMB Paul Wylleman: Supporting elite athletes and coaches
Last Thursday, June 18th, Paul Wylleman, full professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, head of the research group SPMB, and team psychologist for TEAM NL provided an online live session for 45 minutes on a psychological perspective with regard to supporting athletes and coaches.
Read more
Magic in sports is trainable
It is quite a challenge for an elite athlete to get the most out of themselves. However, there are so many facets where you can still get some percentages.
Read more
Research: Impact of COVID-19 on student-athletes’ lives
Corona not only has direct consequences for student-athletes’ participation in trainings and competitions, but also beyond their sporting lives, impacting their academic, psychological, psychosocial and financial development.
Read more
Erasmus+ project ‘Dual Careers for Mental Health’ (DC4MH) submitted
For the 2020 Erasmus+ Sport call, SPMB submitted as a coordinator a collaborative partnership project entitled Dual Careers for Mental Health (DC4MH).
Read more
Corona & staying positive
As the coronavirus continues to affect everyone’s daily routine, it’s now more important than ever that you stay positive and #mentallyfit.
Read more
Department Elite Sport and Study present at the Brussels Universities Cyclocross
Criss-crossing the VUB and ULB’s numerous auditoriums and on the lovely green of their campuses, Golazo Sports is organising a true cyclo-cross event on Sunday, 5 January 2020.
Read more
Congratulations, Dr. Suzan Blijlevens!
Wednesday December 4, Dr. Suzan Blijlevens succesfully defended her PhD dissertation on performance behaviour in elite sports. Congratulations, Suzan!
Read more
SPMB presenting at the 27th EASM conference
Last week (3-6 September), Koen De Brandt, Simon Defruyt, and Sofie Smismans presented their current research during the 27th conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) in Seville: Koen De Brandt - Exploring Dual Career Development Environments Acro...
Read more