Training systems for young athletes, sports policy, and frameworks for health checks in Europe.
Prof. Kevin De Pauw is honored to be part of the international expert panel for the national Latvian research program "Sport" at the RSU Laboratory for Sport and Nutrition Research. Many thanks to Dace Reihmane for the invitation to contribute together with Jostein Hallén from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and Daniel Madigan from York St John University. We participated in a visit to Latvia for roundtable discussions with representatives from ministries, children's hospitals, and other stakeholders. We discuss research by MFYS - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, sports and robotics technology by BruBotics - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and work by colleagues from the Faculty of Physical Education and Kinesiology - VUB in the fields of sports psychology: Paul Wylleman (holistic career model for athletes, mental health/stress) and sports policy: Veerle De Bosscher (SPLISS model).