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ŠD Riba (Slovenia)

The Riba swimming club, officially a sports association, was founded in 2002 by a group of young swimming enthusiasts and ex-competitive swimmers, brimming with ideas and eager to put them into practice. Our ideas are working and our enthusiasm is going as strong as ever. Through the years we turned hundreds of people into regular swimmers.

We know how to teach swimming everybody - children, adults, seniors, disabled, disadvantaged etc. Over the years we learned a lot from trials and mistakes and have participated in many training courses. In our staff we have licenced instructors, swimming teacher and coaches (licenced by Slovenian Swimming Association) and professionals who gained their degree from Faculty of Sports (University of Ljubljana). We have a lot of theoretical and practical knowledge.

Riba has members aged from 3 to over 75, who all love swimming and share the appreciation of this sport that not only exercises the body but is good for the mind as well. And since injuries in swimming are rare, it’s a sport that can be done throughout one’s entire life. We share our beliefs and knowledge with all who join us. We learn from one another and grow together, because swimming is our passion. Our mission is to provide fun and challenging swimming workouts to all who want them.

Our ongoing programs: beginners and advanced swimming courses for children, adolescent and adults, competitive program (there are 5 training groups or squads in the competitive program), recreational swimming for adults and competitive (masters) squad. Besides that we organize courses and events for disabled children and adults - from beginner and advanced classes to competitive swimming programs for people and children with disabilities. We tend to integrate all abilities and all age groups if the pool and timing and desire of people involved enables such a programme.

We are one of the 4 main swimming clubs in our nation’s capital and consist of around 700 members, which include all levels of swimming, all age groups and the physically and mentally disabled.

Partners

ODBOJKAŠKI KLUB “UMAG” (Croatia)

Volleyball Club Umag is a Croatian sports club founded in 2005, currently counting over 120 members across all age groups. The club operates with a professional team of licensed coaches, a sports psychologist, and a physiotherapist, and runs a range of programs including competitive volleyball, a free seasonal volleyball school, and an internationally attended Summer Volleyball School each August. Recognized as the Best Sports Club of the City of Umag in 2023, the club brings hands-on experience from an active coaching environment to the TCYC2.0 project, contributing to the needs assessment, testing of the mental health toolkit, and delivery of "Coaches for Coaches" workshops within its local and regional coaching community.

Wintersportverein Kirchdorf in Tirol (Austria)

Wintersportverein Kirchdorf in Tirol is an Austrian winter sports club established in 1956, with over 300 active members. The club provides structured ski training for children, youth, and adults, and collaborates closely with local kindergartens and schools to broaden participation in sport. In the TCYC2.0 project, the club contributes as a real-world testing ground for the mental health tools and training materials, hosting one of the key project meetings in Kirchdorf and engaging its coaching staff in the "Coaches for Coaches" workshops and peer learning activities.

Lusófona University, CIDEFES — Portugal

Lusófona University is the largest private university in Portugal, and participates in this project through CIDEFES, its Center for Research and Development of Physical Education and Sports. CIDEFES serves as the scientific and academic backbone of TCYC2.0, providing evidence-based expertise in sports psychology to guide the development and refinement of the coach well-being toolkit and online course. The center is represented by Professor Sodonio Serpa, a Full Professor and former President of the International Society of Sport Psychology, whose research in mental resilience and performance directly shapes the project's approach to supporting coaches' mental health. In his applied practice, Prof. Serpa has worked as a psychologist with top-level athletes, including as part of the Portuguese Sailing Team's staff at the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, and currently serves as Chair of Psychology of the Olympic Committee of Portugal — bringing a wealth of real-world experience at the highest levels of sport to the partnership.