7/9/2016 The SAFE YOU team in Thessaloniki joined the Life Skills Sport Academy organised by the Aristotle University Sports Center and discussed with emerging exercisers the importance of sport in the development and maintenance of health, as well as the negative physical, psychological and social consequences from the use of maladaptive practices during sport involvement. …
27/8/2016 Dr Barkoukis attended the ICM (International conference on Motivation) conference in Thessaloniki, Greece to present the Safe You project quantitative results. The presentation was focused on the reasons why recreational athletes involve in PAES use. The presentation stimulated discussion on PAES use in recreational settings and scholars were informed on the magnitude of the…
5/5/2016 Prof Andrea Petroczi and Dr Julie Vargo attended the ASP (Association of Sport Psychology) conference in Munster, Germany to divulgate the Safe You EU project qualitative results. The talk and event presented itself as a networking opportunity with funders and other experts in the field of Sport Psychology. Discussing results with colleagues was a…
17/05/2016. Mr Kouloglou, a Greek Member of the European Parliament with SYRIZA-GUE/NGL, followed up the SAFE YOU press release and addressed the issue by submitting a parliamentary question. He required information as to whether any actions are taken to a) prevent doping use among youngsters, b) control promotion and trafficking of performance and appearance enhancement…
The University of Potsdam initiated the establishement of a network from stakeholders interested in doping. The network aims to inform the public about doping use, promote research towards better understanding the phenomenon, and support preventive efforts against doping use. Stakeholdernetwork SAFE YOU Germany
The SAFEYOU partner in Germany, University of Potsdam, published a press release at the German magazine Doping informing athletes and stakeholders interested in doping about the SAFEYOU tool. Mr Tobias Nowack interviewed Dr Domenic Müser from the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Germany and Mr Dustin Tusch from DSSV – Employers Association of German fitness and health facilities, and…
1/2016. The University of Potsdam published a press release at the Doping magazine presenting the SAFEYOU project. The release presented the consortium of the project and the future activities that will aim to tackle doping use in amateur and recreational sports. Doping Magazin 1-2016
Keep exercise clean from drugs! The SAFEYOU team keeps informing the public about the SAFEYOU project findings and the values of drug-free exersice! SAFEYOU Newsletter July 2016 / v.1
14/5/2016. The SAFE YOU team promoted the ‘stay fit, stay clean’ message to the participants of the 8th Aristotle Run, held in Thessaloniki, Greece. This is a running event organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and includes a 5000m run for adults and a 1000m run for children. The SAFE YOU teamed up with…
17/4/2016 The SAFEYOU team in Greece co-organised with the Students’ Union of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science a symposium on ‘Doping in recreational sports: Research evidence and educational practices’. The symposium included two sessions. In the first session Prof. Kouidi and Prof. Mougios presented and discussed the health side effects of doping…
