Sep 25, 2022
EU Athletes Board member Tom Parsons traveled to Prague earlier in this week to participate in the opening of the European Week of Sport 2022. Following an invitation from the European Commission, Tom was able to present EU Athletes campaign fulfiling the pledge supporting the #healthylifestyle4all initiative.
This event was a unique opportunity to present the work done by EU Athletes and its members during the last couple of weeks within the Athletes for #healthylifestyle4all campaign. By signing the pledge we have made the commitment to the European Commission to spread the message as much as possible and we believe the support of our players will tremendously help.
Tom Parsons
Sep 14, 2022
The HealthyLifestyle4All is the European Commission’s initiative that aims to link sport and active lifestyles with health, food and other policies. It showcases the European Commission’s commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles for all, across generations and social groups, noting that everyone can benefit from activities that improve health and well-being
To promote a broad outreach, uptake and ownership of healthy lifestyles across society, the European Commission wishes to involve sport movements at national, European and international level; state authorities (ministries), cities & regions (local governments) and civil society organisations of the EU Member States, the Erasmus+ programme countries, the Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans countries.
“Sport is the day to day life of the athletes we represent” said EU Athletes board member Camille DELZANT “We believe as an organisation that our members have a role to play to help spreading the message across that a healthy lifestyle has a lot of positive impact on people mental and physical wellbeing. You can start small, there is no need for fancy equipments. And she concluded “With our Union members we have gathered a great group of ambassadors to promote this really important message. Follow their tips and it won’t take very long before you see some benefits in your day to day life.
EU Athletes is a proud signatory of the pledge for #healthylifestyle4all initiative. We have committed to develop a communication campaign to raise awareness about the importance of healthy lifestyle, with participation of professional athletes from different countires and sports in Europe. Follow our social media plateforms to discover the videos of our members under the Athletes for #healthylifestyle4all.
Aug 19, 2022
About Tom
Tom Parsons is the CEO of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and an EUA board member since 2022. He was a long-serving mayo midfielder who retired from inter-county football in 2021.
Q&A
1. What are you trying to achieve as a Board member of EU Athletes?
I believe in the power of the collective voice, and that players want to be change agents when it comes to the future of sport. I want to help harness that collective voice between athletes and player associations at national and international level.
2. In your view, what has been the most important achievement of EU Athletes during your time on the Board?
The coming together under one collective structure of player associations in Europe and forming a body that defends, protects and advances player rights and interests.
3. What is in your opinion the biggest challenge that player associations are facing in 2022?
The voice of athletes heard as key stakeholders within National Governing Bodies & federations in Sport still remains the biggest challenge.
Aug 18, 2022
EMPLOYS (‘ERASMUS+ Understanding, Evaluating, and Improving Good Governance’) is a collaborative project which aims to improve good governance in the employment relations of athletes in Olympic sports. It does so by providing, evaluating and sharing evidence based information, practices and recommendations in sport and governance. EMPLOYS runs from January 2020 to December 2022.
As part of the project, a number of transnational project meetings (TPMs) have taken place.
The seventh TPM is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, 19 and 20 September 2022. It will take place in Warsaw, Poland. During the TPM, the project partners will prepare the publication of the Final Report and the Final Event which will take place in Brussels later this Autumn.
More information about EMPLOYS is available here.
Aug 12, 2022
About Alessandro
Alessandro Marzoli is the president of Giocatori Italiani Basket Associati (GIBA), the Italian basketball players association, and an EUA board member since 2015.
Q&A
1. What are you trying to achieve as a Board member of EU Athletes?
As a Board member of EU Athletes, I am striving to improve the work and life conditions of every single athlete in Europe.
2. In your view, what has been the most important achievement of EU Athletes during your time on the Board?
The most important achievement of EU Athletes has been the implementation of European projects that involve athletes and create better opportunities for their future.
3. What is in your opinion the biggest challenge that player associations are facing in 2022?
The biggest challenge that player associations are facing in 2022 is the direct involvement in crucial decisions that will affect sport sector and athletes in the future.
