FILA cria comissão científica

PRESS RELEASE
February 20, 2013


From the FILA Bureau Meeting held in Phuket (THA) on 15-16 February 2013: Approval was given for the establishment of a Scientific Department within FILA and named David Curby (USA), Boris Podlivaev (RUS), Harold Tünnemann (GER), Ioannis Barbas (GRE), Bahman Mirzaei (IRI) as members.


The impetus for this major addition has been the work of the International Network of Wrestling Researchers (INWR). During the past five years, this organization has gathered a large network of over 250 scholars and wrestling professionals from 58 FILA countries. The INWR has organized scientific meetings at the past two world championships, and the publishing of a scientific journal-the International Journal of Wrestling Science. The INWR initiated the proposal for a Scientific Department to FILA two in 2011. Our intentions are work for FILA and support the new department in the following areas:

Promotion and Support of Needed Wrestling Research
* Conduct research requested by FILA to answer important questions.
* Organize research activities at major wrestling competitions and training centers.
* Form collaborative arrangements that will provide the Department with increased access to expertise and other research resources.
* Identify wrestling researchers and scientists at an international level.
* Build a communication network so that wrestling researchers may communicate and share ideas.
* Support a database of wrestling-related research articles.

Distribution of Wrestling Scientific Knowledge
* Organize wrestling scientific congresses, seminars and workshops.
* Publish a wrestling scientific journal.
* Provide a wrestling scientific portal and discussion forum to enable communication between wrestling scientists, coaches and athletes.
* Support wrestling-related educational activities in collaboration with academic institutions and universities (e.g. advanced degrees).

Scientific Support
* Provide scientific information for FILA Bureau and the other FILA Departments.
* Provide scientific information for National Wrestling Federations.
* Develop the curricula of training and certification programs for all Federations to use with the various level of coaches-basic to advanced degrees.
* Complete other relevant tasks as assigned by the FILA Bureau.

The work of this department in the year 2013, will have the following objectives: 1) organize the new Scientific Department and provide immediate support to the efforts to keep our sport in the Olympic Games; 2) continue the publication and dissemination of our journal in March and September; 3) produce the curriculum for the basic wrestling coach certification for use by all federations (with advanced programs to follow) and 4) organize a combined Medical and Scientific Congress to be held in conjunction with the Budapest World Championships. We remain at the disposal of FILA and will take the steps that are necessary to bring the FILA Scientific Department to the service of wrestling.