The ‘'Trainer education for people with disabilities’ project of the Association for Modern Pentathlon is picking up speed and is making great progress! The most important milestones have been reached: the instructors are ready, the sports hall has been booked and most of the written teaching material has already been translated into easy language. Even a special first aid course for people with disabilities has already been organised.

A special highlight: "We are delighted that Monica Lierhaus is supporting our project as an ambassador with her full commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. She is passionate about this topic and is supporting our project with great commitment," reports Thomas Floethe, of the Krefeld 05 sports club and part of the organising team.

Her motto says it all: 

 "Sport and inclusion are a real affair of the heart for me! Sport connects people - with and without disabilities. That's why it's so incredibly important that everyone has the opportunity to take part. This project is a great signal for equality and an important step towards normality. This is what inclusion should look like in our world..."

The trainer education programme
The aim is to train qualified trainers - regardless of whether they have a disability or not. This training leads to the DOSB-recognised trainer licence C (cross-sport) and is carried out by the Modern Pentathlon Association in compliance with all DOSB requirements.
This gives graduates the opportunity to work as qualified coaches in sports clubs and actively contribute to the promotion of inclusion in sport.

Participants wanted!
Despite all the preparations, one thing is still missing: enough participants.  
Currently, 10 out of 22 places are occupied - at least 16 participants are needed to organise the course.
We are particularly pleased that four places for people with disabilities can be financed by a foundation, meaning that these participants can take part in the training programme free of charge.

As with anything new, there is often reluctance or uncertainty. But those who take up this opportunity can not only learn a lot, but also actively contribute to making sport more accessible for everyone!

The course takes place in Krefeld, but is open to athletes from all over Germany. If necessary, we will be happy to help with accommodation and other organisational measures.
Mr Huber from the Modern Pentathlon Association and Thomas Floethe from the Krefeld 05 sports club will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

As part of a commissioned scientific evaluation, the process of development and implementation will be supervised by Junior Professor Dr Helga Leineweber and Tobias Braukmann.

Here you can find the announcement in simple language and a flyer.